# WKT Definition

## Description

The Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of Geometry is designed to exchange geometry data in ASCII form. Examples of the basic geometry types include:

| Geometry Types                                                                                                                                |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [POINT](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/point)                           |
| [LINESTRING](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/linestring)                 |
| [POLYGON](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/polygon)                       |
| [MULTIPOINT](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/multipoint)                 |
| [MULTILINESTRING](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/multilinestring)       |
| [MULTIPOLYGON](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/multipolygon)             |
| [GEOMETRYCOLLECTION](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-constructors/geometrycollection) |
| [GEOMETRY](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/geometry/geometry-types)                                                   |

## See Also

* [Geometry Types](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/geometry/geometry-types)

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