Cube
This article is about the 3-dimensional shape. For cubes in any dimension, see Hypercube. For other uses, see Cube (disambiguation). A geometric shape with 6 square faces Regular hexahedron (Click here for rotating model) Type Platonic solid Elements F = 6, E = 12 V = 8 (χ = 2) Faces by sides 64 Conway notation C Schläfli symbols 4,3 t2,4 or 4× tr2,2 or ×× Face configuration V3.3.3.3 Wythoff symbol 3 | 2 4 Coxeter diagram Symmetry O h , B 3 , [4,3], (*432) Rotation group O, [4,3] + , (432) References U 06 , C 18 , W 3 Properties regular, convexzonohedron Dihedral angle 90° 4.4.4 (Vertex figure) Octahedron (dual polyhedron) Net Net of cube In geometry, a cube [1] is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex. The cube is the only regular hexahedron and is one of the five Platonic solids. It has 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices. The cube is also a square parallelepiped, an equilateral cuboid and a right rhombohedr