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Valley fold.Fold towards you (used with a valley fold line).

Mountain fold.Fold away from you (used with a mountain fold line).

Fold and then unfold.

Used to show general direction or movement of paper when more than one fold is involved. May also indicate where paper is to be pulled out, or moved from one position to another.

Indicates where a fold line is hidden and should not include the layer above.

Flip the entire model over to its other side.

A dotted line shows a hidden edge.

Indicates a crease.

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Repeat action or step(s) on a different side. Repeat once, twice, or three times.

Fold at measured distances.

Rotate the model clockwise or counter-clockwise. The number inside this symbol indicates degrees to rotate (e.g. 90, pictured right).

A hollow arrow may refer to a push, flatten, squash or sink fold (e.g. sink fold pictured right).

A hollow chevron shows where a model is to be opened. Typically used with a hollow arrow to indicate a squash fold (e.g. open and squash, pictured right).

Pleat the paper by alternating valley and mountain folds.

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Crimp folds. Arrows indicate the final orientation of the paper in cross-

Next image is enlarged.

Next image is reduced.

Designates a point of interest, such as a fold from point to point.

Inflate the model.

Indicates that the model is three- dimensional and should not be flattened.

Provides an alternative point of view from the direction of the dotted line.

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An inside reverse fold inverts a flap towards the inside of a model.

An outside reverse fold inverts a flap towards the outside of a model.

A rabbit ear collapses the edges of a flap towards each other and then flattens it to one side.

In a petal fold, a corner or edge is pulled upward as the sides are opened and squashed towards the center.

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