Polygons: Name of Shapes With Sides

By McLord Selasi – Updated On: February 12, 2022

Polygons polygon is a flat, two-dimensional (2D) plane figure with straight sides that is fully closed.

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In geometry, polygons may have any number of sides as much as possible.

A polygon with one side is called a henagon or monogon.

A polygon with two sides (edges) and two vertices is called a digon or bigon.

A polygon with three sides is called a Triangle (or Trigon).

A polygon with four sides is called a Quadrilateral (or Tetragon).

A Pentagon is a polygon with five sides.

A polygon with six sides is called a hexagon.

A polygon with 7 sides is called a Heptagon (or Septagon).

A polygon with eight sides is called an Octagon.

A polygon with nine sides is called a Nonagon (or Enneagon).

A polygon with 10 sides is called a Decagon.