Hex usually refers to: * A

curse A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, ...

or supposed real and potentially supernaturally realized malicious wish *

Hexadecimal Hexadecimal (also known as base-16 or simply hex) is a Numeral system#Positional systems in detail, positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of sixteen. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using ten symbo ...

, a base-16 number system often used in computer nomenclature Hex, HEX, or The Hex may also refer to:

Magic

Hex sign Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to Fraktur (Pennsylvania German folk art), fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles", began to ...

, a barn decoration originating in Pennsylvania Dutch regions of the United States * Hex work, a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) folk magic system also known as

pow-wow A powwow (also pow wow or pow-wow) is a gathering with dances held by many Native American and First Nations communities. Inaugurated in 1923, powwows today are an opportunity for Indigenous people to socialize, dance, sing, and honor their ...

Engineering and technology

Hex key A hex key (also, hex wrench, Allen key and Allen wrench, Unbrako or Inbus) is a simple driver for Bolt (fastener), bolts or screws that have heads with ''internal'' hexagonal recesses (Socket wrench, sockets). Hex keys are formed from a sin ...

, a tool also known as a hex wrench or Allen wrench, used to drive fasteners * Hex key, a

number sign The symbol is known as the number sign, hash, (or in North America) the pound sign. The symbol has historically been used for a wide range of purposes including the designation of an ordinal number and as a Typographic ligature, ligatured abbre ...

(#) key on telephones (regional term used in Singapore and Malaysia) * High-energy X-rays, sometimes abbreviated "HEX-rays" * Hexcentric, an item of climbing protection equipment *

Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. The fluids may be separated by a solid wall to prevent mixing or they may be in direct contac ...

, a device for heat transfer * Hypersonic Flight Experiment, a planned mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation *

Intel HEX Intel hexadecimal object file format, Intel hex format or Intellec Hex is a file format that conveys binary information in ASCII text form, making it possible to store on non-binary media such as paper tape, punch cards, etc., to display o ...

, a computer file format *

Uranium hexafluoride Uranium hexafluoride, sometimes called hex, is the inorganic compound with the formula . Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile, white solid that is used in enriching uranium for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Preparation Uranium dioxide is co ...

, a compound used in nuclear fuel refinement * Hex color, a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in computing applications to represent colors

Businesses and services

* Hex'Air, an airline based in southern France *

Heathrow Express Heathrow Express is a high-frequency airport rail link operating between London Heathrow Airport and . Opened in 1998, trains run non-stop, with a journey time of 15 minutes. The service is operated jointly by Great Western Railway (train operat ...

, a train service in London *

Nasdaq Helsinki Nasdaq Helsinki, formerly known as the Helsinki Stock Exchange (, ), is a stock exchange located in Helsinki, Finland. Since 3 September 2003, it has been part of Nasdaq Nordic (previously called ''OMX''). After the OMX merger, it was referred t ...

, formerly the Helsinki Stock Exchange

Games and sport

* Hex, a hexagonal tile of a

hex map A hex map, hex board, or hex grid is a game board design commonly used in simulation games of all scales, including wargames, role-playing games, and strategy games in both board games and video games. A hex map is subdivided into a hexagonal ...

, used in war and strategy board games *

Hex (board game) Hex (also called Nash) is a two player abstract strategy board game in which players attempt to connect opposite sides of a rhombus-shaped board made of hexagonal cells. Hex was invented by mathematician and poet Piet Hein in 1942 and later r ...

, a mathematical strategy game played on a hexagonal grid or rhombus * Hex (climbing), an item of rock climbing equipment used to arrest a fall * ''Hex'' (video game), a 1985 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST * '' Hex: Shards of Fate'', an MMO trading card game by Cryptozoic Entertainment * Hex – The Legend of the Towers, a Vekoma Madhouse ride at the Alton Towers Resort, England * The Hexagonal (CONCACAF), final round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean * Hex, pseudonym of the puzzle writers Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon * ''The Hex'' (video game), a 2018 computer game by the creator of ''Pony Island''

Places

* Hex River, a tributary of the

Breede River The Breede River (), also known as Breë River, is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Travelling inland north from the city of Cape Town, the river runs in a west to east direction. The surrounding western mountains formed th ...

in South Africa * Hex River, a tributary of the Elands River in South Africa *

Hexham railway station Hexham is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via Hexham. The station, situated west of Newcastle, serves the market town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Norther ...

, Northumberland, England

Arts and media

Books

* ''Hex'' (1998 novel), a dystopian novel for young adults by Rhiannon Lassiter * ''Hex'', a 2011 science fiction novel by

Allen Steele Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author. Background Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings o ...

* ''HEX'' (2013 novel), a Dutch horror novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, published in English in 2016

Fictional characters

* Hex (''Ben 10''), a villain in the ''Ben 10'' franchise *

Hex (Discworld) This article contains brief biographies for prominent characters from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. More central characters' biographies are also listed in articles relating to the organisations they belong to, main characters have the ...

, a computer in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' novels * Hex Schofield, a companion of the Seventh Doctor in a series of ''Doctor Who'' audio plays * Hex, an illusionist and escapologist in the Marvel Comics series '' ClanDestine'' * Hex, an undead dark elf necromancer in the Netflix animated series '' Skylanders Academy'' * HEX, an evil organization in the novel ''

InterWorld ''InterWorld'' is a fantasy and science fiction novel by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. The book was published in 2007 by EOS, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It follows the story of Joey Harker who, together with a group of other Jo ...

'' *

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

, a DC Comics character * The Hex Girls, a fictitious musical group in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise

Film, television and stage

* HEX, in ''

WandaVision ''WandaVision'' is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series i ...

'' is a nickname for the city of Westview * ''Hex'' (1973 film), a 1973 film starring Keith Carradine, Gary Busey, Dan Haggerty, and Hillarie Thompson * ''Hex'', a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by

Kuei Chih-Hung Kuei Chih-Hung (桂治洪, aka Kwei Chi Hung, Gui Zhi-Hong, Gwai Chi-hung) (20 December 1937 – 1 October 1999) was a filmmaker who worked for the Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers Studios, directing more than 40 films throughout the late 1960s, 19 ...

* ''Hex'' (2015 film), a 2015 film directed by Clarence Peters * ''Hex'', a 2018 film directed by

Rudolf Buitendach Rudolf Buitendach (or Rudolf B.) is a South African born film director and editor. Works Buitendach's short film ''Indoor Fireworks'', produced by Sleevemonkey Films, was the world's first fully uncompressed film shot on the Viper filmstream ca ...

* ''Hex'' (musical), a 2021 musical based on the Charles Perrault version of ''Sleeping Beauty'' * ''Hex'' (TV series), a 2004–2005 supernatural/horror drama on British television * ''Jonah Hex'' (film), a 2010 film based on a DC Comics character * '' Mr. Hex'', a 1946 Bowery Boys comedy film * Stephanie Bendixsen (born 1985), presenter for Australian TV show ''Good Game'', known by the gamertag Hex

Music

Musical artists

* Hex, an indie rock duo formed in 1988 by Steve Kilbey and Donnette Thayer * Hex (VJ group), a British-based multimedia group active in the 1990s which later became Hexstatic *

Hex Hector Hex Hector (born Héctor Ortiz) is an American music producer and remixer. Early life Hector was born Héctor Ortiz in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father. Career Hex Hector's interest in music began at an early ...

(born 1965), American dance remixer

Songs and albums

* ''Hex'' (Bark Psychosis album), 1994 * ''Hex'' (Hex album), 1989, by the indie rock duo Hex * ''Hex'' (Jon McKiel album), 2024 * ''Hex ''(Poison Girls album), 1979 * ''Hex'', a 2003 album by the Los Angeles-based rock band Bigelf * '' Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method'', a 2005 album by the band Earth * "Hex" (song), by Rezz and 1788-L * "Hex", a 2014 song co-written by Wax Motif and

Tommy Trash Thomas Matthew Olsen better known by his stage name Tommy Trash, is an Australian DJ, record producer, and remixer. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California and signed to Ministry of Sound Australia. Biography Early life Thomas Ol ...