Canon or Canons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Canon (fiction) In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in an individual universe of that story by its fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction. The alternative terms mythology, t ...

, the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture **

Western canon The Western canon is the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that are highly valued in the West; works that have achieved the status of classics. However, not all these works originate in the Western world, and ...

, the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that is highly valued in the West *

Canon of proportions An artistic canon of body proportions (or aesthetic canon of proportion), in the sphere of visual arts, is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art. The word ''canon'' () was first us ...

, a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art *

Canon (music) In music, a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitation (music), imitations of the melody played after a given duration (music), duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure ...

, a type of composition *

Canon (hymnography) A canon ( el, κανών, kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. It consists of nine ''odes'', based on the Biblical canticles. Most of these are found in the Old Testament, but the final ode is taken from th ...

, a type of hymn used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. * ''Canon'' (album), a 2007 album by Ani DiFranco * ''Canon'' (film), a 1964 Canadian animated short * ''Canon'' (game), an online browser-based strategy war game * ''Canon'' (manga), by Nikki * Canonical plays of William Shakespeare * ''The Canon'' (Natalie Angier book), a 2007 science book by Natalie Angier * ''The Canon'' (podcast), concerning film

Brands and enterprises

* Canon Inc., a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation * Château Canon (disambiguation), a number of wineries * UBM Canon, a media company headquartered in Los Angeles

People

* Canon (rapper) (born 1989) * Fernando Canon (1860–1938), Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician and chess player *

Lou Canon Lou Canon is the stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter.

, stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter

Places

* Canon, Georgia, a city in the United States * Canons Park, London, UK * Canon Row, a street in Westminster, London *

Cañon City, Colorado Cañon City is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States Census. Cañon City is the principal city of t ...

, United States *

Cañon Fiord Cañon Fiord is a natural inlet in the west of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut in the Arctic Archipelago. To the north, it opens into Greely Fiord and to the east lies the Agassiz Ice Cap The Agassiz Ice Cap formerly Agassiz Glacier is an ice cap on ...

, on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada * Canon Rock, an island in Northern Ireland

Religion

Religious text Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They differ from literature by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual prac ...

: some religious texts are accepted or categorized as canonical, some non-canonical, and others extracanonical, semi-canonical, deutero-canonical, pre-canonical or post-canonical. *

Biblical canon A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English word ''canon'' comes from the Greek , meaning " rule" or "measuring stick". The use ...

, a set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible *

Canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

, the whole judicial system in Christian churches **

Canon (canon law) In canon law, a canon designates some law promulgated by a synod, an ecumenical council, or an individual bishop. The word "canon" comes from the Greek ''kanon'', which in its original usage denoted a straight rod that was later the instrument u ...

, a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church). * Canon (clergy), a title of certain Christian priests *

, a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity *

Pāli Canon The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school. During th ...

, scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the ''Sutta Pitaka'', the ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and the ''Abhidhamma Pitaka'')

Other uses

* Canon (basic principle), an accepted body of rules * Canon, in

bellfounding Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime. Large bells are made by casting ...

, one or more hanging loops cast integrally with the crown * '' The Canon of Medicine'', a 1025 CE medical encyclopedia by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) *

Canon Yaoundé Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian association football club based in capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was ...

, a Cameroonian association football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé *

Canons High School Canons High School (CHS) is an Academy (English school), academy school situated in Edgware, Middlesex in the eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow. It also has an attached sixth form centre which forms part of the Harrow Sixth Form Colle ...