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Hexagon Calculator

Calculate area, perimeter, diagonals, apothem, and circumradius of a regular hexagon.

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Measurement
Side (s)
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Formula

A = 3√3 2 s2   P = 6s   a = s√3 2   R = s   dlong = 2s   dshort = s√3
A
Area of the hexagon
P
Perimeter — the sum of all six sides
s
Side length — all six sides are equal
a
Apothem — centre to midpoint of a side (inscribed-circle radius)
R
Circumradius — centre to any vertex (circumscribed-circle radius). For a regular hexagon, R = s.
dlong
Long diagonal — joins opposite vertices (passes through the centre)
dshort
Short diagonal — joins vertices two apart (parallel to a side)
Worked example — your numbers
  1. s =
  2. s² =
  3. Area = (3√3 / 2) · s² =
  4. Perimeter = 6s =
  5. Apothem = s√3 / 2 =
  6. Circumradius = s =
  7. Long diagonal = 2s =
  8. Short diagonal = s√3 =

The regular hexagon is six equilateral triangles glued around a common centre — which is why its area equals 6 · (s²√3 / 4) = (3√3 / 2) · s², and why the circumradius equals the side length exactly. Every interior angle is 120°, the complement that makes three hexagons tile a plane with no gaps.