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See also Honeycomb (geometry), Regular honeycomb, Regular tiling, Tessellation, /info/en/?search=Category:Regular_tilings .

In two-dimensions, honeycombs are called tilings or tessellations.

By dimensions 2 thru 8, the only regular honeycombs are:

2-D:


3-D:


4-D:

5-D:

6-D:

7-D:

8-D:


(see also /info/en/?search=List_of_regular_polytopes_and_compounds#Euclidean_tilings , /info/en/?search=List_of_regular_polytopes_and_compounds#Three_dimensions_(4-apeirotopes) , /info/en/?search=List_of_regular_polytopes_and_compounds#Tessellations_of_Euclidean_4-space , /info/en/?search=List_of_regular_polytopes_and_compounds#Tessellations_of_Euclidean_5-space , /info/en/?search=Euclidean_tilings_by_convex_regular_polygons )