Heptagram

Geometry

Uses

Flags and heraldry

• The seven-pointed star is incorporated into the flags of various bands of Cherokee Indians and the badges of Navajo Nation Police.
• The Bennington flag, a historical American Flag, has thirteen seven-pointed stars along with the numerals "76" in the canton.
• The Flag of Jordan contains a seven-pointed star.
• The Flag of Australia employs five heptagrams and one pentagram to depict the Southern Cross constellation and the Commonwealth Star.
• Some old versions of the coat of arms of Georgia including the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic used the heptagram as an element.
• A seven-pointed star is used as the badge in many sheriff's departments and some smaller-community police departments.

  Law enforcement

Religious and occult symbolism

• The heptagram was used in Christianity to symbolize the seven days of creation and became a traditional symbol for warding off evil. The symbol is used in some Christian sects such as Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.
• The symbol is also used in Kabbalist Judaism.
• In Islam, the heptagram is used to represent the first seven verses in the Quran.
• The heptagram is used in the symbol for Babalon in Thelema.
• The heptagram is known among neopagans as the Elven Star or Fairy Star. It is treated as a sacred symbol in various modern pagan and witchcraft traditions. Blue Star Wicca also uses the symbol, where it is referred to as a septegram. The second heptagram is a symbol of magical power in some pagan spiritualities.
• In alchemy, a seven-sided star can refer to the seven planets which were known to early alchemists.
• In Polynesia, the seven-pointed star is used often in imagery, basket making, tattoos, and is considered to be a symbol of Kanaloa, the first Polynesian navigator. .

  In popular culture

• The logo of american shoe brand DC Shoes features a 7/3 heptagram in the letter C.
• The seven-pointed star is used as the logo for the international Danish shipping company A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, sometimes known simply as Maersk.
• In George R. R. Martin's novel series A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV version Game of Thrones, a seven-pointed star serves as the symbol of the Faith of the Seven.
• Progressive metal band Tool uses the heptagram in their art and visuals as a symbol of positive energy and openness.
• In the manga series MeruPuri, a magical mirror/ portal is in the shape of a heptagram. The symbol is also seen during spellcasting.
• Finnish rock band HIM used a heptagram on the cover of their eighth studio album Tears on Tape.
• American heavy metal band Darkest Hour used a heptagram on the cover of their eighth studio album Darkest Hour.
• English Singer Damon Albarn uses a heptagram as a symbol in his solo performances.
• The heptagram is used by some members of the otherkin subculture as an identifier.