Editing Heptagram (section)

==Uses==
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===Flags and heraldry===
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File:Coat of arms of Georgia (1918–1921; 1990–2004).svg|Former Georgian coat of arms, 1918–1921, 1991–2004
File:Flag of Occitania (with star).svg|The seven-pointed star of the [[Félibrige|Felibritge]] on the [[Occitania|Occitan]] flag.
File:Flag of Jordan.svg|The Jordanian flag, bearing the star that symbolizes [[Al-Fatiha]]
File:Flag of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg|Symbol of [[Hokkaido]]
File:Emblem of Samarkand.svg|Coat of arms of [[Samarkand]]
File:Commonwealth_Star.svg|Commonwealth Star as the crest of [[Coat of Arms of Australia]]
File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois.svg|The flag of [[Cook County]], [[Illinois]], adopted in June 2022 and taking design cues from the [[Flag of Chicago|Flag of]] [[Chicago]], its [[county seat]]
File:CHE_Thun_Flag.svg|The coat of arms and flag of [[Thun]] Switzerland
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* The seven-pointed star is incorporated into the flags of various bands of [[Cherokee Indians]] and the badges of [[Navajo Nation Police]] (as well as other 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 [[Crux|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 {7/2} heptagram as an element.
* A seven-pointed star is used as the [[badge]] in many sheriff's departments and some smaller-community police departments.
*A seven-pointed star is used in the [[otherkin]] pride flag.

=== Law enforcement ===
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File:Seal of the California Highway Patrol.svg|Seal of the [[:California Highway Patrol]]
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===Religious and occult symbolism===
[[File:Babalon seal.png|thumb|right|Seal of Babalon and the A∴A∴]]
* The heptagram became a traditional symbol for warding off evil in Catholicism.
* The symbol is also used in [[Kabbalah|Kabbalist]] Judaism.
* The heptagram is used in the symbol for [[Babalon]] in Aleister Crowley's occult system [[Thelema]].
* The heptagram is known among [[modern paganism|neopagan]]s 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 [[magic (paranormal)|magical power]] in some [[pagan]] spiritualities.
* In [[alchemy]], a seven-sided star can refer to the seven planets which were known to early alchemists, and also, the seven alchemical substances: fire, water, air, earth, sulphur, salt and mercury.
* In [[astrology]]. For example, the [[planetary hours]], from which comes the [[names of the days of the week]].
* 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huna.org/|title=HUNA INTERNATIONAL - Your best resource for Huna Knowledge and Practice|website=www.huna.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 0835600025|title = Children of the Rainbow: A Book Concerning the Religion, Legends, and Gods of the Natives of Pre-Christian Hawaii|last1 = Melville|first1 = Leinani|year = 1969| publisher=Theosophical Publishing House }}</ref>
* The seven-sided star is an important symbol of the Cherokee people of southern Appalachia, representing the seven clans of the Cherokee and the sacred number seven.

===In popular culture===
[[File:Maersk Group Logo.svg|thumb|Logo of [[Maersk]]]]

* 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. Møller – Mærsk A/S, 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 [[Themes in A Song of Ice and Fire#Faith of the Seven|Faith of the Seven]].
* 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 (Finnish band)|HIM]] used a heptagram on the cover of their eighth studio album ''[[Tears on Tape]]''.
* American heavy metal band [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]] used a heptagram on the cover of their eighth studio album ''[[Darkest Hour (album)|Darkest Hour]]''.
* English singer [[Damon Albarn]] uses a heptagram as a symbol in his solo performances and with his band [[Blur (band)|Blur]].
* The {7/3} heptagram is used by some members of the [[otherkin]] subculture as an identifier.
* The American progressive rock metal band [[Tool (band)|Tool]] uses an 'open' seven pointed symbol for their fan group.  It is 'open' to signify an invitation into the collective unconscious.
* An alternate logo of [[Chicago]]-based [[Scholastic Corporation#Imprints and corporate divisions|Children's Press]] from 1945 to 1970, having the slogan "Children's Books Are Important".

=== Variants ===
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File:Heptagram.svg|Interlaced; equivalent to the [[71 knot|7<sub>1</sub> knot]]
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