How many points are there in a Pentagram?

A pentagram has five points.

The word comes from Greek roots: *penta* means “five,” while *gramma* refers to something written or drawn. Geometrically, a pentagram is a five-pointed star formed by connecting the vertices of a regular pentagon with diagonal lines. Its five outer tips are the points normally meant in everyday language.

The symbol has appeared in many cultures and contexts. Ancient Mesopotamian examples are known, while Greek Pythagoreans used the five-pointed figure as a sign associated with health and recognition. During the Renaissance, writers such as Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa connected its five points with the classical elements and the human form. Later, the upright and inverted versions acquired different meanings in religious and occult traditions.

A common mix-up is counting the inner corners as additional points. Those are vertices where the lines intersect, but they are not the star’s outward-facing points. A pentagon has five sides and five corners; a pentagram is the star-shaped figure with five prominent tips.