A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common

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in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical

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, it was notably introduced for the

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in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags. It has also become a symbol of fame or " stardom" in Western culture, among other uses.

History of use

Early history

The

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representing "star" had five points (N14 N14), while the "star" sign in Mesopotamian

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had eight.

Sopdet, the Egyptian personification of the star

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, is always shown with the five-pointed star hieroglyph on her head. The five-pointed star is the oldest symbol of

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(once considered a

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instead of a

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) represented the

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and was, in

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, the symbol of the Italian peninsula, which was western to

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. The star (or '' mullet'') is comparatively rare in medieval heraldry, but from an early time, the five-pointed star was preferred in English and Scottish heraldry (e.g. in the Dering Roll, c. 1270), while the preferred number of points in German heraldry was six. The star in the coat of arms of the De Vere family was in legend attributed to the

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, when "a white star ..did light and arrest upon the standard of Aubre de Vere". The de Vere star is notorious in English history, because in the Battle of Barnet in 1471, the star badge of the

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was mistaken for the

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badge of

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by the Earl of Warwick, so that he erroneously attacked his own ally, losing the battle, which probably changed the outcome of the entire War of the Roses.

Modern flags and emblems

The five-pointed stars on the

were introduced in the Flag Act of 1777. The Flag Act did not specify any particular arrangement, number of points, nor orientation for the stars and the arrangement. Some flag makers arranged the stars into one big star, in a circle or in rows and some replaced a state's star with its initial. One arrangement features 13 five-pointed stars arranged in a circle, with the stars arranged pointing outwards from the circle (as opposed to up), the so-called Betsy Ross flag. The American flag shown in the painting ''

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'' by

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(c. 1820, depicting an event of 1781) shows twelve stars arranged along the outline of a rectangle with an additional star in the center. Five-pointed stars became more frequently used in the 19th century. The coat of arms of Valais, adopted for the Rhodanic Republic (1802), was designed with twelve five-pointed stars. The

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, introduced in 1817, has a single five-pointed star known as ''La Estrella Solitaria'' (The Lone Star). The similar

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was introduced in 1839. The

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used by the

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was shown with an eight-pointed stars in early forms (18th century), but was changed to a five-pointed star in the official flag in 1844. Numerous other national or regional flags adopted five-pointed star designs in the later 19th to early 20th century, including

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(1859),

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(1866),

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(1895),

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(1898),

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(1902),

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(1925),

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(1928) and

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(1947). The Flag of Minnesota and 1901 Maine Flag both utilized the 5-pointed design. In 19th century the five-pointed star, which has always represented

, is on the copper cents

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of Vittorio Emanuele II

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. Even today we find the five-pointed star in the emblem of the

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. The five-pointed star also came to be widely used in military badges in the 19th century. A red star was used as the badge of XII Corps of the Union Army in the

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, while VII Corps used a five-pointed star in a crescent. In 1916, a five-pointed red star was used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps' aviation section. The U.S. tradition of barnstars, decorative five-pointed stars attached to buildings, appears to have arisen in

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after the Civil War, and became widespread by the 1930s. The Swiss 1 and 2 francs coins introduced in 1874–5 showed the figure of

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surrounded by 22 stars, enumerating the Swiss cantons (in 1983 changed to 23 stars to reflect the creation of the

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). The green five-pointed star used as a symbol of Esperanto was first proposed in 1890. The five-pointed

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as a symbol of

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was adopted during the

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of 1917–1922, but its exact origin is unclear. The red star was featured on the state emblem of the

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since 1923 and has been in use in

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since 1948. Another variant is a yellow (golden) star on red background, as on the state emblem of

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(1945) and the

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(1949), as well as on the flags of most Communist countries. In the 1930s, red luminescent Kremlin stars were installed on five towers of the

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, replacing gilded eagles that had symbolized

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. Since then, it is customary to install similarly looking red stars atop

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s in the Soviet Union, a tradition that continues to this day in Russia. In the

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, adopted in 1947, the five-pointed star represents the " Star of Italy". The

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, designed in 1955 on behalf of the

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(CoE) and adopted by the

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in 1985 (and thus inherited as the flag of the

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upon its creation in 1993) has a circle of twelve yellow (gold)

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on a blue (azure) field.

Other uses in modern culture

The use of "star" for theatrical lead performers dates to 1824, giving rise to the concept of "stardom" in the film industry. The

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, where famous entertainers are honored with pink

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five-pointed stars along

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, was introduced in 1958. In

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, there is a tradition of using five-pointed stars in team badges to represent victories. The first team to adopt such a star was

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, in 1958, to represent their tenth Italian Football Championship and

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title. The star was later formally adopted by some organisations as a symbol for ten titles, and the ratio of one star for ten titles has become the most common arrangement. Five-pointed stars may be used on elevators to indicate the ground level or lobby of a building. They are also used on various police, fire, and paramedic badges.

Heraldry

The ''Stella d'Italia'' ("Star of Italy"), popularly known as ''Stellone d'Italia'' ("Great Star of Italy"), is a five-pointed white star, which has symbolized

for many centuries. It is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to

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mythology when

, associated with the West as an evening star, was adopted to identify the Italian peninsula. From an allegorical point of view, the ''Stella d'Italia''

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ically represents the shining destiny of Italy. In the early 16th century it began to be frequently associated with '' Italia turrita'', the

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of the Italian peninsula. The ''Stella d'Italia'' was adopted as part of the

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in 1947, where it is superimposed on a steel cogwheel, all surrounded by an

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branch and an

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branch. From an

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point of view, the Star of Italy metaphorically represents the shining destiny of Italy. Its unifying value is equal to that of the

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. In 1947, the ''Stella d'Italia'' was inserted at the center of the

, which was designed by Paolo Paschetto and which is the iconic symbol identifying the Italian State. The Italian Star is also recalled by some honors. The Italian Star is recalled by the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, decoration of the

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which was intended to celebrate the

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, as well as by the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, the first decoration established by Republican Italy, which was replaced in 2011 by the Order of the Star of Italy, second civil honorary title in importance of the Italian State. The Star of Italy is also recalled by the stars worn on the collars of Italian military uniforms and appears on the

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of the

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. In the civil sphere, the Italian Star is the central symbol of the emblem of the Club Alpino Italiano. The symbolism of a star associated with Italy first appeared in the writings of the ancient Greek poet Stesicoro, from whom it passed on to poets such as

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. The oldest national symbol of Italy, it originated from the combination of

, as an evening star, with the West and therefore with the Italian peninsula, one of which was ''Esperia'', or "land of Hesperus, the star of the Evening consecrated to Venus". This symbolism was already attested in archaic Greek literature, in 6th century BC by the poet

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, in the poem ''Iliupersis (Fall of Troy)'' that created the legend of

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which described his return to the land of his ancestors (Italy) after the defeat of

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, under the leadership of Venus.

Relation to the pentagram

As a symbol or emblem, the five-pointed star, or ''mullet of five points'', arises from classical heraldry, and it shares none of the esoteric or occult associations given to the

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, or " Seal of Solomon", since at least the Renaissance period. The two emblems are frequently associated, or identified, in contemporary

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, especially referencing the use of five-pointed stars in the flags of the

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and

List of national flags

Americas

File:Flag of Brazil.svg, Brazil File:Flag of Chile.svg, Chile File:Flag of Cuba.svg, Cuba File:Flag of Dominica.svg, Dominica File:Flag of Grenada.svg, Grenada File:Flag of Honduras.svg, Honduras File:Flag of Panama.svg, Panama File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg, Saint Kitts and Nevis File:Flag of Suriname.svg, Suriname File:Flag of United States.svg, United States File:Flag of Venezuela.svg, Venezuela

Africa

File:Flag of Algeria.svg, Algeria File:Flag of Angola.svg, Angola File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg, Burkina Faso File:Flag of Cameroon.svg, Cameroon File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg, Cape Verde File:Flag of Central African Republic.svg, Central African Republic File:Flag of Comoros.svg, Comoros File:Flag of Djibouti.svg, Djibouti File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg, DR Congo File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg, Ethiopia File:Flag of Ghana.svg, Ghana File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg, Guinea-Bissau File:Flag of Liberia.svg, Liberia File:Flag of Libya.svg, Libya File:Flag of Mauritania.svg, Mauritania File:Flag of Morocco.svg, Morocco File:Flag of Mozambique.svg, Mozambique File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg, Sao Tome and Principe File:Flag of Senegal.svg, Senegal File:Flag of Somalia.svg, Somalia File:Flag of South Sudan.svg, South Sudan File:Flag of Togo.svg, Togo File:Flag of Tunisia.svg, Tunisia File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg, Zimbabwe

Asia

File:Flag of China.svg, China File:Flag of Myanmar.svg, Myanmar File:Flag of North Korea.svg, North Korea File:Flag of Pakistan.svg, Pakistan File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg, Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Philippines.svg, Philippines File:Flag of Samoa.svg, Samoa File:Flag of Singapore.svg, Singapore File:Flag of Solomon Islands.svg, Solomon Islands File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg, Syria File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg, Tajikistan File:Flag of Timor-Leste.svg, Timor-Leste File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg, Turkmenistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg, Uzbekistan File:Flag of Vietnam.svg, Vietnam File:Flag of Turkey.svg, Turkey

Australia and Oceania

File:Flag of Australia.svg, Australia File:Flag of Micronesia.svg, Federated States of Micronesia File:Flag of New Zealand.svg, New Zealand File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg, Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Samoa.svg, Samoa File:Flag of Solomon Islands.svg, Solomon Islands File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg, Tuvalu

Europe

File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Unicode

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provides various Five-pointed Star Symbol:Geometric Shapes Extended Range: 1F780–1F7FF
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