Example: Geometric Characteristic Symbols

The following table shows the geometric characteristic symbols used in creating geometric tolerances. Unless otherwise stated, these symbols adhere to both ANSI and ISO standards.

Symbol		Characteristic	Type
		Position	Location
		Concentricity or coaxiality	Location
		Symmetry	Location
		Parallelism	Orientation
		Perpendicularity	Orientation
		Angularity	Orientation
		Cylindricity	Form
		Flatness	Form
		Circularity or roundness	Form
		Straightness	Form
		Surface profile	Profile
		Line profile	Profile
		Circular runout	Runout
		Total runout	Runout