Charm may refer to:

Social science

Charisma Charisma () is a personal quality of presence or charm that compels its subjects. Scholars in sociology, political science, psychology, and management reserve the term for a type of leadership seen as extraordinary; in these fields, the term "ch ...

, a person or thing's pronounced ability to attract others *

Superficial charm Superficial charm (or insincere charm) refers to the social act of saying or doing things because they are well received by others, rather than what one actually believes or wants to do. It is sometimes referred to as "telling people what they w ...

, flattery, telling people what they want to hear

Science and technology

Charm quark The charm quark, charmed quark or c quark (from its symbol, c) is the third-most massive of all quarks, a type of elementary particle. Charm quarks are found in hadrons, which are subatomic particles made of quarks. Examples of hadrons containin ...

, a type of elementary particle *

Charm (quantum number) Charm (symbol ''C'') is a flavour quantum number representing the difference between the number of charm quarks () and charm antiquarks () that are present in a particle: :C = n_\text - n_\ By convention, the sign of flavour quantum numbers agr ...

, the difference between the number of charm quarks and charm antiquarks in a particle *

Neoregelia ''Neoregelia'' is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, native to South American rainforests. The genus name is for Eduard August von Regel, Director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russ ...

'Charm', a hybrid cultivar flowering plant

Computing

Charm (programming language) Charm is a computer programming language devised in the early 1990s with similarities to the RTL/2, Pascal and C languages in addition to containing some unique features of its own. The Charm language is defined by a context-free grammar amenabl ...

, devised in the 1990s, similar to RTL/2, Pascal and C *

Charm++ Charm++ is a parallel object-oriented programming paradigm based on C++ and developed in the Parallel Programming Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Charm++ is designed with the goal of enhancing programmer productivity ...

, a parallel programming language based on C++ * Charms, part of the

Windows shell The Windows shell is the graphical user interface for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Its readily identifiable elements consist of the desktop, the taskbar, the Start menu, the task switcher and the AutoPlay feature. On some versions of W ...

user interface in Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1

Magic and superstition

* Magic charm or

incantation An incantation, a spell, a charm, an enchantment or a bewitchery, is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremo ...

* Charm, an object believed to have been magically charmed, such as an

amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects ...

* Trinket, on a

charm bracelet A charm bracelet is a type of bracelet which carries personal jewelled ornaments or "charms", such as decorative pendants or wikt:trinket, trinkets. The decorative ''charms'' usually carry personal or sentimental attachment by the owner. Histor ...

Business

BlackBerry Charm The BlackBerry Charm (7100 series) is a discontinued smartphone made by BlackBerry Limited, then known as Research In Motion. The Charm was the first BlackBerry with SureType technology, allowing full keyboard and text support with a standard phon ...

, a mobile phone *

Motorola Charm The Motorola Charm is a smartphone manufactured by Motorola. It was released exclusively to U.S. carrier T-Mobile, and Canadian carrier Telus. The Motorola Charm is the second Motorola Android phone to feature the updated Motoblur UI for Android ...

, a smartphone *

Charm (finance) In mathematical finance, the Greeks are the quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives such as options to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or portfolio of financial instruments is dep ...

, in quantitative finance, a second order derivative of an option pricing function versus the underlying spot price and time * The Charm Company, manufacturer of

Charms Blow Pops The Charms Candy Company was a candy company founded in 1912 and sold to Tootsie Roll Industries in 1988. History Walter W. Reid Jr. founded the Charms Candy Company in 1912. The company was originally called Tropical Charms, a reference to the ...

candy; acquired by Tootsie Roll Industries * Charms, a brand of cigarette manufactured by

VST Industries VST Industries Ltd. is a public conglomerate company headquartered in Hyderabad, India. The company manufactures and distributes cigarettes. Its Market Capitalization is 5604 Cr as on end june, 2021, PE Value: 17.94 and Dividend Yield: 3%. ...

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* ''The Charm'', play by

Walter Besant Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. Early life and education The son of wine merchant Will ...

1896 * ''The Charm'', poetry collection by

Robert Creeley Robert White Creeley (May 21, 1926 – March 30, 2005) was an American poet and author of more than sixty books. He is usually associated with the Black Mountain poets, though his verse aesthetic diverged from that school. He was close with Char ...

1969 * ''The Charm'', poetry collection by

Kathy Fagan Kathy Fagan Grandinetti is an American poet. Biography Kathy Fagan earned a B.A. in English from California State University, Fresno in 1980. She holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. She teaches at Ohio ...

The Charm (play) ''The Charm'' is a comic one-act Manx dialect play by Christopher R. Shimmin. It was first performed in 1912 by the Peel Players and it is considered to be one of the earliest and most frequently performed pieces in the Manx dialect repertoire. ...

, a play by Christopher R. Shimmin

Music

Bands

The Charms The Charms are an American garage rock band from Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, who were formed in 2002. Following 8 straight years of releasing records and touring the band went on a hiatus and returned for a few one off shows befor ...

, an American garage rock band *

Otis Williams and the Charms Otis Williams and the Charms were an American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s, who were originally billed as The Charms. Williams is not related to Otis Williams of The Temptations. Career Otis Williams (born June 2, 1936, in Cincinnati, Ohio ...

, an American doo-wop group

Albums

* ''

The Charm ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'', by American rapper Bubba Sparxxx * ''The Charm'' (T. S. Monk album), 1995 * ''Charm'' (album), by American producer and rapper Danny!

Songs

* "Charm", a song by Wild Colonials from the album ''This Can't Be Life'' * "Charm", a song by Tony Banks from the album '' The Fugitive'' 1983 * "Charm", a song by

Positive Noise Positive Noise were a new wave and synthpop band from Scotland who had a number of indie hits in the 1980s. They released three albums and several singles and were together for over five years. History The band was formed in 1979 by Ross Middle ...

1981 * "Charm", a song by

Virginia Astley Virginia Astley (born 26 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter most active during the 1980s and 1990s. Her songwriting career started in 1980. Her classical training influenced her as did a desire to be experimental with her music. Alt ...

1987 * "Charms" (song), a 1963 song by Bobby Vee * "Charms" (The Philosopher Kings song), a song by Canadian band The Philosopher Kings from the 1996 album ''

The Philosopher Kings The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian band. The band was most commercially successful in the late 1990s and have been nominated for five Juno Awards, winning one in 1996 for "Best New Group". Most of the band members, current and former, have also ...

People

Daniel Charms Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (russian: Дании́л Ива́нович Хармс; – 2 February 1942) was an early Soviet-era Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist. Early years Kharms was born as Daniil Yuvache ...

, a pseudonym of Russian poet, writer and dramatist Daniil Kharms (1905–1942) *

Charm Tong Charm Tong (born in 1981, Shan State, Burma) is a Shan teacher and human rights activist. She is head of the School for Shan State Nationalities Youth in Northern Thailand. Charm Tong is also one of the founders of Shan Women's Action Network, whi ...

(born 1981), teacher and human rights activist from Shan State, Burma

Other uses

Charm, Ohio Charm is an unincorporated community in northwestern Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and p ...

, an unincorporated community in the US *

Baltimore Charm The Baltimore Charm was a team in the Legends Football League with home games at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. They began their inaugural 2010–2011 season in the Lingerie Football League on September 17, 2010, and finished with a 1 ...

, a franchise in the Legends Football League (formerly the Lingerie Football League) *

Royal Ordnance L30 The L30A1, officially designated Gun 120 mm Tk L30, is a 120 mm rifled tank gun used by the British Army and Royal Army of Oman. It is an improved production model of the Royal Ordnance L11 series of rifled tank guns. It is fitted in ...

, Challenger armament (CHARM) project to provide a new main armament for the British Challenger 2 tank