List Of Planar Symmetry Groups
This article summarizes the classes of discrete planar symmetry groups. The symmetry groups are named here by three naming schemes: International notation, orbifold notation, and Coxeter notation.
There are three kinds of symmetry groups of the plane:
- 2 rosette groups – 2D point groups
- 7 frieze groups – 2D line groups
- 17 wallpaper groups – 2D space groups.
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