Editing Hexagram (section)

===Other symbolic uses===
* A six-point interlocking triangles has been used for thousands of years as an indication a sword was made, and "[[Proof test|proofed]]", in the [[Damascus]] area of the [[Middle East]]. Still today, it is a required proof mark on all official [[UK]] and [[United States]] [[military]] [[sword]]s though the [[blade]]s themselves no longer come from the [[Middle East]].
* In southern Germany the hexagram can be found as part of tavern anchors. It is symbol for the tapping of beer and sign of the brewer's guild. In German this is called "Bierstern" (beer star) or "[[Brauerstern]]" (brewer's star).
* A six-point star is used as an identifying mark of the [[Folk Nation]] alliance of US street gangs.
* The Indian sage and seer [[Sri Aurobindo]] used it—e.g. on the cover of his books—as a symbol of the aspiration of humanity calling to the Divine to descend into life (the triangle with the point at the top), and the descent of the Divine into the Earth's atmosphere and all individuals in response to that calling (the triangle with the point at the bottom). (This was explained by the Mother, his spiritual partner in Her 14-volume Agenda and elsewhere by Sri Aurobindo in his writings.){{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* The [[Seal of Portland, Oregon|seal of the city of Portland, Oregon]] features a small six point star above the head of [[Portlandia (statue)|Lady Commerce]]. The star represents the "crown achievement of Portland's historical leadership."<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 22, 1878 |title=SEAL OF THE CITY |work=[[The Oregonian|The Morning Oregonian]] |pages=3}}</ref>