Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to: *

Halo (optical phenomenon) A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light (typically from the Sun or Moon) interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Halos can have many forms, ranging from colored or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky. Many o ...

Halo (religious iconography) A halo (from the Greek , ; also known as a nimbus, aureole, glory, or gloriole) is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light that surrounds a person in art. It has been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacre ...

, a ring of light around the image of a head HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Video games

* ''Halo'' (franchise), a video game franchise ** '' Halo: Combat Evolved'', the first game in the series **

Halo Array The ''Halo'' video game and media franchise takes place in a fictional science fiction universe. In the distant past, a race known as the Forerunners fought the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners ultimately activate weapons of mass destruction, th ...

, fictional megastructures and superweapons in the franchise

Film and television

* ''Halo'' (1996 film), a drama film made in India * ''Halo'' (2007 cancelled film), a cancelled movie based on ''Halo'' video game franchise * ''Halo'' (TV series), a 2022 TV series based on the ''Halo'' video game franchise *

Nickelodeon HALO Awards The Nickelodeon HALO Awards was a yearly TV special that aired originally on TeenNick but later expanded to Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in its final years. Usually aired every December, the awards profiled five ordinary teens who are Helping And Le ...

, annual American television special (2008–2018)

Comics

* Comics in the ''Halo'' franchise *

Halo (DC Comics) Halo is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200 (July 1983) and was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo. The character's origin i ...

, a fictional superheroine * the title character of ''

The Ballad of Halo Jones ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'' is a science fiction comic strip written by Alan Moore and drawn by Ian Gibson (artist), Ian Gibson, with lettering by Steve Potter (Books 1 & 2) and Richard Starkings (Book 3). ''Halo Jones'' first appeared July ...

'', a science-fiction comic strip

Music

Halo Records Halo Records, also known as Halo UK Records, is an independent British record label, established in 2000.
l Halo ...

Bands and musicians

Halo (Christian rock band) Halo was a Christian rock band formed in Alabama in 1980. Touring in the South for almost a decade before a chance meeting with an encouraging Bob Hartman of Petra fame, Halo was signed by Pakaderm Records and recorded their first album in 1989 ...

, an American band * Halo (metal band), an Australian band * Halo (UK band) *

HALO (South Korean group) HALO (Hangul: 헤일로; abbreviation for Hexagon of Absolute Light and Organization) was a South Korean boy band formed by Histar Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. The group consisted of six members: Dino, Inhaeng, Ooon, Kim Jae-yong, Jaeyong, ...

The Halos The Halos were an American doo wop group from The Bronx. The group formed with members Al Cleveland, J.R. Bailey, Harold Johnson, and Arthur Crier (bass). Phil Johnson replaced J.R. Bailey shortly after the recording of "Nag". (Bailey later joined ...

, an American doo wop group *

Laurel Halo Laurel Anne Chartow (born June 3, 1985), known professionally as Laurel Halo, is an American electronic musician currently based in Berlin, Germany. She released her debut album ''Quarantine'' on Hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim; it was named ...

, stage name of American electronic musician Laurel Anne Chartow (born 1985)

Albums

* ''Halo'' (Azonic album) (1994) * ''Halo'' (Current 93 album) (2004) * ''Halo'' (Juana Molina album) (2017) * ''Halo'', by Severina (2019)

Songs

* "Halo" (Beyoncé song) (2008) * "Halo" (Lumix song) (2022) * "Halo" (Soil song) (2001) * "Halo" (Starset song) (2015) * "Halo" (Texas song) (1997) * "Haloes", a song from the album ''

The Tubes The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their eponymous 1975 debut album included the single "White Punks on Dope," while their 1983 single "She's a Beauty" was a top-10 U.S. hit and its music video was frequently played in the early day ...

'' by The Tubes * "Halo", by All That Remains from '' Madness'' * "Halo", by Basement from ''

Promise Everything ''Promise Everything'' is the third studio album by British rock band Basement. The band began recording with producer Sam Pura in April 2015. The album was released on 29 January 2016 through Run for Cover. Background Before the release of t ...

'' * "Halo", by Bethany Joy Galeotti from '' Friends with Benefits: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 2'' * "Halo", by Bloc Party from ''

Intimacy An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Although an intimate relationship is commonly a sexual relationship, it may also be a non-sexual relationship involving family, friends, or ...

'' * "Halo", by Cage the Elephant from ''

Melophobia ''Melophobia'' is the third studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. Recorded at St. Charles in Nashville, Tennessee and produced by Jay Joyce, the album was released on October 8, 2013, through RCA Records. It is also the final albu ...

'' * "Halo", by The Cure from '' Join the Dots'' * "Halo", by Deep Blue Something from ''

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...

'' * "Halo", by Depeche Mode from '' Violator'' * "Halo", by

Endless Shame Endless Shame is an electronic band from the South of Sweden. The music is inspired by various types of electronic music and alternative rock and pop. Endless Shame started in the 90s but it wasn't until 2007 that they released their debut album ...

from ''Generation Blind'' * "Halo", by Foo Fighters from '' One by One'' * "Halo", by

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...

from ''LP Underground X: Demos'' * "Halo", by Hieroglyphics from '' Full Circle'' * "Halo", by Machine Head from ''

The Blackening ''The Blackening'' is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007, in the United States, ''The Blackening'' sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became Machine Head's third highest charting release a ...

'' * "Halo", by Porcupine Tree from ''

Deadwing ''Deadwing'' is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in Japan on 24 March 2005, in Europe on 28 March, and in the US on 26 April. It quickly became the band's best selling album, although it was l ...

'' * "Halo", by The Pussycat Dolls from ''

Doll Domination ''Doll Domination'' is the second and most recent studio album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. The album's release was preceded by the departure of the group's longest-standing memb ...

'' * "Halo", by Red Flag * "Halo", by Ryan Adams from '' Prisoner (B-Sides)'' * "Halo", by Slash from ''

Apocalyptic Love ''Apocalyptic Love'' is the second solo studio album by guitarist Slash. However, it is also the first studio album billed to Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. The band features vocalist Myles Kennedy, bassist Todd Kerns and drummer B ...

'' * "Halo", by Tinchy Stryder from '' Catch 22'' * "Halo", by Takida from ''

Bury the Lies ''Bury the Lies'' is the second studio album by Swedish rock band Takida Takida is a Swedish rock band from Ånge formed in 1999. The band's name comes from the character Gohei Takeda in the Japanese anime series '' Nagareboshi Gin''. Takeda' ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Halo'' (sculpture), a wind-driven kinetic sculpture in Sydney, Australia * Halo (b-boy move), a dance move

Astronomy and space

Dark matter halo According to modern models of physical cosmology, a dark matter halo is a basic unit of cosmological structure. It is a hypothetical region that has decoupled from cosmic expansion and contains gravitationally bound matter. A single dark matte ...

, a hypothetical structure in outer space *

Galactic halo A galactic halo is an extended, roughly spherical component of a galaxy which extends beyond the main, visible component. Several distinct components of galaxies comprise the halo: * the stellar halo * the galactic corona (hot gas, i.e. a plasma) ...

, a component of a galaxy *

Halo orbit A halo orbit is a periodic, three-dimensional orbit near one of the L1, L2 or L3 Lagrange points in the three-body problem of orbital mechanics. Although a Lagrange point is just a point in empty space, its peculiar characteristic is that it ca ...

, a concept in orbital mechanics * Helium and Lead Observatory, a supernova neutrino detector *

Habitation and Logistics Outpost The Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO),

, on the Moon *

Stellar halo The stellar halo of a galaxy refers to the component of its galactic halo containing stars. The halo extends far outside a galaxy's brightest regions and typically contains its oldest and most metal poor stars. Observation history Early studies, i ...

Military

HALO jump High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. Tw ...

, High Altitude-Low Opening parachute jump *

Operation Halo Operation Halo was the Canadian Forces contribution of 500 personnel and 6 CH-146 Griffon helicopters to Haiti in March 2004 as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti to assist in stabilizing the country following February's 200 ...

, the Canadian contribution to the 2004 United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti *

Mil Mi-26 The Mil Mi-26 (russian: link=no, Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest and most po ...

, a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter (NATO reporting name: Halo)

Medicine and psychology

Halo brace Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to: * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Video games * Halo (franchise), ...

, a cervical brace *

Halo effect The halo effect (sometimes called the halo error) is the tendency for positive impressions of a person, company, brand, or product in one area to positively influence one's opinion or feelings in other areas. Halo effect is “the name given to t ...

, a cognitive bias *

Halo sign In radiology, the halo sign is a finding of a dark halo around the arterial lumen on ultrasound that suggests the diagnosis of temporal arteritis. The standard diagnostic test for temporal arteritis is biopsy; however, ultrasound and MRI show pr ...

, a radiological diagnostic

Places

Ancient Greece

Halos (Thessaly) Halos ( grc-gre, Ἅλος), Latinised as Halus, was a town and polis in the region of Achaea Phthiotis in ancient Thessaly, on the west side of the Pagasetic Gulf. Location It is located 10 km south from present-day Almyros. In Greek myth ...

, a town and polis of ancient Thessaly *

Halos (Delphi) The Halos was a round open space close to the temple of Apollo in Delphi, where ancient rituals were being performed. Description Between the Bouleuterion and Sibyl's Rock in the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi there is a narrow pass leading to the ...

, a space near the temple of Apollo in Delphi

United States

* Halo (bar), a gay bar in Washington, D.C. *

Halo, Kentucky Halo is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bo ...

* Halo, West Virginia

People

* Halo Khan Ardalan, Kurdish ruler of Ardalan from 1590 to 1616 *

Halo Meadows Halo Meadows (May 1, 1905 – May 12, 1985) was an American actress, writer and playwright. She also used Louise Howard as a pseudonym. Early life Born Myrtle Louise Stonesifer in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, she attended the public schools ...

(1905–1985), American actress *

Thea Halo Thea Halo (born 1941) is an American writer and painter of Assyrian and Pontic Greek heritage. Born in New York City, she is the 8th child of Abraham and Sano Halo (original name Euthemia "Themia", Pontic Greek: Ευθυμία). Thea began writ ...

(born 1941), American writer and painter *

Takashi Hirose (swimmer) Takashi "Halo" Hirose was an American swimmer. In 1937, he joined the famed "Three Year Swim Club" of Soichi Sakamoto. He became the first Japanese American to represent the United States in any international swimming competition, and the first to ...

(died 2002)

Sport

Halo (safety device) The halo is a driver crash-protection system used in open-wheel racing series, which consists of a curved bar placed to protect the driver's head. The first tests of the halo were carried out in 2016 and in July 2017. Since the 2018 season the ...

, for racing cars *

Halo (horse) Halo (February 7, 1969 – November 28, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. Background Bred in Kentucky by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, Halo was out of the mare Cosmah (who was the Kentuc ...

(1969–2000) *

Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

, a Major League Baseball team, nicknamed the Halos

Other uses

Halo (mathematics) In nonstandard analysis, a monad (also called halo) is the set of points infinitesimally close to a given point. Given a hyperreal number ''x'' in R∗, the monad of ''x'' is the set :\text(x)=\. If ''x'' is finite (limited), the unique real n ...

, in non-standard analysis * The HALO or

HALO Urban Regeneration HALO Urban Regeneration (Scottish Gaelic: ''HALO Ath-nuadhachadh Bailteil''), known simply as ''The HALO'', is a Scottish business innovation park, urban regeneration and business start-up support company, founded, based and headquartered in K ...

, a Scottish urban regeneration and start-up support company *

Project Halo Vulcan LLC is a privately held company founded by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his sister Jody Allen in 1986 to establish and oversee the family's diverse business activities and philanthropic endeavors. It includes Vulcan Real Estate ...

, in artificial intelligence *

Halo antenna A halo antenna, or halo, is a center-fed dipole antenna, which has been bent into a circle, with a break directly opposite the feed point. The dipole ends are close, but do not touch, and may be widened to form an air capacitor, whose spacing is ...

Halo nucleus In nuclear physics, an atomic nucleus is called a halo nucleus or is said to have a nuclear halo when it has a core nucleus surrounded by a "halo" of orbiting protons or neutrons, which makes the radius of the nucleus appreciably larger than that ...

, in physics *

HALO Trust The HALO Trust (Hazardous Area Life-support Organization) is a non-political and non-religious registered British charity and American non-profit organization which removes debris left behind by war, in particular land mines. With over 10,000 staf ...

(Hazardous Area Life-support Organization), which removes war debris, particularly land mines * HaloIPT, a vehicle charging company bought and sold by

Qualcomm Qualcomm () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware. It creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology. It owns patents critical to the 5G, 4 ...