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Mathematica > Visualization and Graphics > Symbolic Graphics Language >
Graphics Objects
At the core of Mathematica's graphics language are geometrical objects, represented succinctly and efficiently by simple symbolic constructs—to which all of Mathematica's powerful symbolic programming capabilities can immediately be applied.
Point a point or list of points in 2D or 3D
    
Line a line joining a sequence of points in 2D or 3D
Thick  ▪ Thin  ▪ Thickness  ▪ AbsoluteThickness
Dashed  ▪ Dotted  ▪ DotDashed  ▪ Dashing  ▪ AbsoluteDashing
    
Arrow an arrow from one point to another
Arrowheads  ▪ Thickness  ▪ Dashing  ▪ RGBColor
    
Polygon a polygon in 2D or 3D
RGBColor  ▪ Opacity  ▪ EdgeForm  ▪ FaceForm  ▪ VertexColors  ▪ ...
GraphicsComplex a polygonal mesh or other graphics complex
    
Disk, Circle filled 2D disk, open 2D circle, ellipse or arc
Rectangle 2D filled rectangle
RGBColor  ▪ Opacity  ▪ EdgeForm  ▪ Thickness  ▪ Dashing
    
Sphere 3D sphere
Cuboid 3D cuboidal box (rectangular parallelepiped)
Cylinder 3D cylinder around a line between two points
RGBColor  ▪ Opacity  ▪ Specularity  ▪ Glow  ▪ EdgeForm  ▪ Dotted
PolyhedronData geometry and properties of regular polyhedra
    
Raster 2D image raster
    
Text arbitrary text or other expressions in 2D or 3D
Inset arbitrary objects in 2D or 3D inset into a larger graphic
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