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The 80 layer groups

3D objects periodic in two directions. Open a group to see its symmetry elements drawn in the cell, its operations, and its Wyckoff positions with a model atom you can move.

The 230 space groups · The 17 plane groups · The 7 frieze groups · The 75 rod groups · The 80 layer groups

Triclinic (2)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
1p 1111
2p1̅251

Monoclinic (5)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
3p112251
4p11m221
5p11a213
6p112/m4101
7p112/a453

Orthorhombic (41)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
8p211232
9p2₁11212
10c211422
11pm11232
12pb11212
13cm11422
14p2/m11492
15p2₁/m11442
16p2/b11442
17p2₁/b11432
18c2/m11862
19p2224131
20p2₁22442
21p2₁2₁2431
22c222881
23pmm2491
24pma2442
25pba2431
26cmm2861
27pm2m462
28pm2₁b432
29pb2₁m422
30pb2b432
31pm2a432
32pm2₁n422
33pb2₁a412
34pb2n422
35cm2m842
36cm2e832
37pmmm8181
38pmaa8112
39pban881
40pmam882
41pmma892
42pman862
43pbaa842
44pbam861
45pbma842
46pmmn861
47cmmm16121
48cmme16101

Tetragonal (16)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
49p 4441
50p4̅461
51p 4/m881
52p 4/n :2852
53p4228101
54p42₁2851
55p4mm871
56p4bm841
57p4̅2m8101
58p4̅2₁m851
59p4̅m2891
60p4̅b2861
61p4/mmm16141
62p4/nbm, origin 21692
63p4/mbm1681
64p4/nmm, origin 21682

Trigonal (8)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
65p 3341
66p3̅651
67p312681
68p321651
69p3m1651
70p31m641
71p3̅1m1281
72p3̅m11271

Hexagonal (8)

No.SymbolOperationsWyckoff positionsSettings
73p 6641
74p6̅681
75p 6/m1281
76p6221291
77p6mm1261
78p6̅m212101
79p6̅2m1281
80p6/mmm24121

Operations are counted per conventional cell (lattice centring included). Symbols follow the International Tables; the first listed setting is the standard one.