mountain fold

Ridge in origami

A mountain fold is a crease in paper that forms a ridge pointing upward, like a mountain peak when viewed from the side.

The term comes from origami, where it contrasts with a valley fold, which creases downward.

In diagrams, mountain folds are typically shown as dash-dot-dot lines: Reverse the paper and make a mountain fold along the center line.

technique

crease

Line from folding

score · burnish · fingernail · precision · collapse

geometry

ridge

Narrow raised strip

elevation · vertex · angle · dihedral · projection · three-dimensional · spatial · axis · perpendicular · parallel

origami

kirigami

Cut-and-fold paper sculpture

  • papercraftMaking things from paper
  • baseSupporting bottom structure
  • modelRepresentation or paradigm

diagram · tessellation · unit · flap · kami · washi · instructions · traditional · contemporary · geometric

notation

arrow

Pointed shaft for shooting

marking · indication · schematic

Categories
Opposites
fold direction in origami

mountain foldvalley fold

Fold bending paper inward

flat · unfolded · uncreased · flat sheet

Family

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