Hex or HEX may refer to:

Magic

* Hex, a

curse A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, ...

or supposed real and potentially supernaturally realized malicious wish *

Hex sign Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles", began to appear on the landscape in the early 1 ...

, a barn decoration originating in Pennsylvania Dutch regions of the United States * Hex work, a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) folk magic system also known as

pow-wow A powwow (also pow wow or pow-wow) is a gathering with dances held by many Native American and First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an ...

Web colors

Hex triplet Web colors are colors used in displaying web pages on the World Wide Web, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. Colors may be specified as an RGB triplet or in hexadecimal format (a ''hex triplet'') or according to their c ...

, a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in computing applications to represent colors

Engineering and technology

Hex key Hex keys of various sizes Socket head screws of various sizes A hex key (also, hex wrench, Allen key and Allen wrench) is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with ''internal'' hexagonal recesses (sockets). Hex keys are form ...

, a tool also known as a hex wrench or Allen wrench, used to drive fasteners * Hex key, a

number sign The symbol is known variously in English-speaking regions as the number sign, hash, or pound sign. The symbol has historically been used for a wide range of purposes including the designation of an ordinal number and as a Typographic ligature, ...

(#) key on telephones (regional term used in Singapore and Malaysia) * High-energy X-rays, sometimes abbreviated "HEX-rays" *

Hexadecimal In mathematics and computing, the hexadecimal (also base-16 or simply hex) numeral system is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of 16. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using 10 symbols, hexa ...

, a base-16 number system often used in computer nomenclature * Hexcentric, an item of climbing protection equipment *

Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. The fluids may be separated by a solid wall to prevent mixing or they may be in direct contac ...

, a device for heat transfer *

Hypersonic Flight Experiment Hypersonic Flight Experiment or HEX was the first test flight in the RLV Technology Demonstration Programme of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The demonstration trials will pave the way for a two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) fully re-usab ...

, a planned mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation *

Intel HEX Intel hexadecimal object file format, Intel hex format or Intellec Hex is a file format that conveys binary information in ASCII text form. It is commonly used for programming microcontrollers, EPROMs, and other types of programmable logic dev ...

, a computer file format *

Uranium hexafluoride Uranium hexafluoride (), (sometimes called "hex") is an inorganic compound with the formula UF6. Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile white solid that reacts with water, releasing corrosive hydrofluoric acid. The compound reacts mildly with alumin ...

, a compound used in nuclear fuel refinement

Businesses and services

Hex'Air Hex'Air was a French regional airline based at Le Puy – Loudes Airport in Le Puy-en-Velay. History The airline was established on 30 March 1991, was owned by Financiere Hex'Air (80%) and had 8 employees at March 2007. During 2006 the airline ...

, an airline based in southern France *

Heathrow Express Heathrow Express is a high-frequency airport rail link operating between London Heathrow Airport and . Opened in 1998, trains run non-stop, with a journey time of 15 minutes. The service is operated jointly by Great Western Railway and Heathrow ...

, a train service in London *

Helsinki Stock Exchange The Nasdaq Helsinki, formerly known as the Helsinki Stock Exchange ( fi, Helsingin Pörssi, sv, Helsingforsbörsen), is a stock exchange located in Helsinki, Finland. Since 3 September 2003, it has been part of Nasdaq Nordic (previously called ...

Games and sport

* Hex, a hexagonal tile of a

hex map A hex map, hex board, or hex grid is a game board design commonly used in wargames of all scales. The map is subdivided into a hexagonal tiling, small regular hexagons of identical size. Advantages and disadvantages The primary advantage of a ...

, used in war and strategy board games * ''Hex'' (board game), a mathematical strategy game played on a hexagonal grid or rhombus *

Hex (climbing) A hex is an item of rock-climbing equipment used to protect climbers from falls. They are intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock, and do not require a hammer to place. They were developed as an alternative to pitons, whic ...

, an item of rock climbing equipment used to arrest a fall * ''Hex'' (video game), a 1985 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST * '' Hex: Shards of Fate'', an MMO trading card game by Cryptozoic Entertainment *

Hex – The Legend of the Towers Hex – The Legend of the Towers is a walkthrough dark ride experience at Alton Towers. The ride is based on an interpretation of the local legend of the Chained Oak Tree and is set within the restored ruins of the Towers themselves. It is na ...

, a Vekoma Madhouse ride at the Alton Towers Resort, England * The

Hexagonal (CONCACAF) In association football, the term Hexagonal (known in English as ''The Hex'') was often used to refer to the final round of FIFA World Cup qualification among the six remaining teams in CONCACAF. The six-team round robin format was used by CONCACAF ...

, final round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean * ''The Hex'', a 2018 computer game by the creator of ''

Pony Island ''Pony Island'' is a video game developed and published by Canadian indie developer Daniel Mullins. As a metafictional game, the game has the player interact with what appears to be an old arcade cabinet game called "''Pony Island''". The playe ...

Places

* Hex River, a tributary of the

Breede River The Breede River ( af, Breederivier), also known as Breë River, is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Travelling inland north from the city of Cape Town, the river runs in a west to east direction. The surrounding western mou ...

in South Africa * Hex River, a tributary of the Elands River in South Africa *

Hexham railway station Hexham is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via Hexham. The station, situated west of Newcastle, serves the market town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Norther ...

, Northumberland, England

Arts and media

Books

* ''Hex'' (1998 novel), a dystopian novel for young adults by Rhiannon Lassiter * ''Hex'', a 2011 science fiction novel by

Allen Steele Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author. Background Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings o ...

* ''HEX'' (2013 novel), a Dutch horror novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, published in English in 2016

Fictional characters

* Hex (''Ben 10''), a villain in the ''Ben 10'' franchise *

Hex (Discworld) This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. This list consists of human characters. For biographies of noted members of the Discworld's "ethnic minorities" (dwarfs, trolls, undead, etc.), ...

, a computer in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' novels * Hex Schofield, a companion of the Seventh Doctor in a series of ''Doctor Who'' audio plays * Hex, an illusionist and escapologist in the Marvel Comics series ''

ClanDestine Clandestine may refer to: * Secrecy, the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups, perhaps while sharing it with other individuals * Clandestine operation, a secret intelligence or military activity Music and entertainme ...

'' * Hex, an undead dark elf necromancer in the Netflix animated series ''

Skylanders Academy ''Skylanders Academy'' is a computer-animated streaming television series produced by TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios based on the ''Skylanders'' series. The first season debuted on Netflix on October 28, 2016. A trailer for the series d ...

'' * HEX, an evil organization in the novel ''

InterWorld ''InterWorld'' is a fantasy and science fiction novel by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. The book was published in 2007 by EOS, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It follows the story of Joey Harker who, together with a group of other Jo ...

'' *

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the ...

, a DC Comics character *

The Hex Girls The Hex Girls are a girl group, female Environmentalism in music, eco-Gothic rock, goth-rock band created by writers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman, and portrayed by actresses and singer-songwriters Jennifer Hale (as lead singer and guitarist Tho ...

, a fictitious musical group in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise

Film and television

* HEX, in ''

WandaVision ''WandaVision'' is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series in ...

'' is a nickname for the city of Westview * ''Hex'' (1973 film), a 1973 film starring Keith Carradine, Gary Busey, Dan Haggerty, and Hillarie Thompson * ''Hex'', a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by

Kuei Chih-Hung Kuei Chih-Hung (桂治洪, aka Kwei Chi Hung, Gui Zhi-Hong, Gwai Chi-hung) (20 December 1937 – 1 October 1999) was a filmmaker who worked for the Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers Studios, directing more than 40 films throughout the late 1960s, 19 ...

* ''Hex'' (2015 film), a 2015 film directed by Clarence Peters * ''Hex'', a 2018 film directed by

Rudolf Buitendach Rudolf Buitendach (or Rudolf B.) is a South African born film director and editor. Works His short ''Indoor Fireworks'' produced by Sleevemonkey Films was the world's first fully uncompressed film shot on the legendary Viper filmstream camera an ...

* ''Hex'' (TV series), a 2004–2005 supernatural/horror drama on British television * ''Jonah Hex'' (film), a 2010 film based on a DC Comics character * ''

Mr. Hex ''Mr. Hex'' is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fifth film in the series. Plot The boys are trying to raise money for their friend Gloria. She has to give up her aspiring singin ...

'', a 1946 Bowery Boys comedy film *

Stephanie Bendixsen Stephanie Claire Bendixsen (born 31 March 1985) is an Australian video game critic, author, and is best known as one of the former presenters of the video game television programs '' Good Game'' and '' Good Game: Spawn Point'', where she went by ...

(born 1985), presenter for Australian TV show ''Good Game'', known by the gamertag Hex

Music

Musical artists

* Hex, an indie rock duo formed in 1988 by

Steve Kilbey Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954) is an English Australians, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church (band), the Church. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter. As of 2020, Kilbey h ...

and

Donnette Thayer Donnette Thayer is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter most active in the 1980s and early 1990s indie rock scenes of Northern California. Thayer was a member of the band Game Theory, and later formed Hex with Steve Kilbey of The Church. She ...

Hex (VJ group) Hex, or Hex Media, were a London-based multimedia group founded in the early 1990s by artist Robert Pepperell, coder Miles Visman and the DJ duo Coldcut. The group set out to exploit the creative potential of, what was then, the new media techno ...

, a British-based multimedia group active in the 1990s which later became Hexstatic *

Hex Hector Hex Hector (born Héctor Ortiz on April 15, 1965) is an American music producer and remixer. He won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Remixer. He was born in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban Cuban may refer to: * Something ...

(born 1965), American dance remixer

Songs and albums

* ''Hex'' (Hex album), 1989, by the indie rock duo Hex * ''Hex'' (Bark Psychosis album), 1994 *

Hex (Poison Girls album) ''Hex'' is the debut studio album by English anarcho-punk band Poison Girls, released in 1979 by record label Small Wonder. In a 2016 retrospective article following the death of Vi Subversa, ''The Independent'' considered the album "essentia ...

* ''Hex'', a 2003 album by the Los Angeles-based rock band

Bigelf Bigelf is an American progressive rock/progressive metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1991. They have since released four studio albums. Biography Bigelf were formed as a psychedelic/ glam-tinged hard rock outfit in 1991 in Los Angeles, Calif ...

* '' Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method'', a 2005 album by the band Earth * "Hex" (song), by Rezz and 1788-L * "Hex", a 2014 song co-written by Wax Motif and

Tommy Trash Thomas Olsen, better known by his stage name Tommy Trash, (born 15 November 1979) is an Australian DJ, record producer, and remixer. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California and signed to Ministry of Sound Australia. Biography Early ...