A standard (smooth) cylinder has 0 vertices.

Quick Scoop

  • A cylinder has:
    • 0 vertices (no corners).
* 2 edges (the circular rims at the top and bottom).

* 3 faces (2 flat circular ends + 1 curved surface).

Why it has 0 vertices

  • A vertex is a sharp corner where edges meet (like on a cube).
  • On a cylinder, the top and bottom are circles, and the side is curved, so there are no sharp corner points where edges intersect.
  • Even where the curved surface meets the circles, the join is smooth, not pointy, so these are edges but not vertices.

A quick mental picture

Imagine a soda can:

  • The two circular ends are the flat faces.
  • The label wrapped around is the curved face.
  • The rims around the top and bottom are the edges.
  • There is no place your finger can touch that feels like a “corner” → so 0 vertices.

Some advanced discussions note that if you approximate a cylinder with a many-sided prism, it would have vertices, but for normal school geometry, the accepted answer is that a cylinder has 0 vertices.

TL;DR: A cylinder has 0 vertices, 2 edges, and 3 faces.

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