10 Challenging star pattern programs in C

1. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

*
*
*

*
*

*
*
*
*

Program:
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01 /* This is a simple mirror-image of a right angle triangle */
02
03 #include <stdio.h>
04 int main() {
05 char prnt = '*';
06 int i, j, nos = 4, s;
07 for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
08 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
09
printf(" ");
10

11

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

12

// Spacing factor

printf("%2c", prnt);

13

14
15

printf("\n");
--nos;
// Controls the spacing factor

16 }
17 return 0;
18 }
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2. Write C program to print the following pattern:

3. *
*
4. * * *
* * *
5. * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * *

Program:
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01 #include<stdio.h>
02 int main() {
03 char prnt = '*';
04 int i, j, k, s, c = 1, nos = 9;
05 for (i = 1; c <= 4; i++) {
06

// As we want to print the columns in odd sequence viz.

1,3,5,.etc

07

if ((i % 2) != 0) {

08
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
09 printf("%2c", prnt);
10 }
11 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) { //The spacing factor
12

if (c == 4 && s == 1) {

13

break;

14

15

printf("

");

16

17

for (k = 1; k <= i; k++) {

18

if (c == 4 && k == 5) {

19

break;

20

21

printf("%2c", prnt);

22

23

printf("\n");

24
25

nos = nos - 4;
++c;

26

27 }
28 return 0;
29 }
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// controls the spacing factor

6. Write C program to print the following pattern:

7. *
8.
*
9. *
*
10.
*
11. *
*
12.
*
13. *
*
14.
*
*

*
*

*
*

*
*
*

*
*

*
*

Program:
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01 #include<stdio.h>
02 int main() {
03 char prnt = '*';
04 int i, j, k, s, p, r, nos = 7;
05
06 for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
07

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

08 if ((i % 2) != 0 && (j % 2) != 0) {
09 printf("%3c", prnt);
10 }
11 else if ((i % 2) == 0 && (j % 2) == 0) {
12 printf("%3c", prnt);
13 }
14 else {
15 printf("

");

16 }
17 }
18 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
19
printf("
");

// for the spacing factor

20

21

for (k = 1; k <= i; k++) { //Joining seperate figures

22 if (i == 5 && k == 1) {
23 continue;
24 }
25 if ((k % 2) != 0) {

26 printf("%3c", prnt);
27 }
28 else {
29 printf("

");

30 }
31 }
32 printf("\n");
33 nos = nos - 2;
34 }

nos = 1;

// space control

// remaining half..

35 for (p = 4; p >= 1; p--) {

36
for (r = 1; r <= p; r++) {
37 if ((p % 2) != 0 && (r % 2) != 0) {
38 printf("%3c", prnt);
39 }
40 else if ((p % 2) == 0 && (r % 2) == 0) {
41 printf("%3c", prnt);
42 }
43 else {
44
45
46
47

printf("
");
}
}
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {

48

printf("

");

49

50

for (k = 1; k <= p; k++) {

51

if ((k % 2) != 0) {

52

printf("%3c", prnt);

53

54 else {
55
printf("
56

");

57

58
59

nos = nos + 2;
printf("\n");

60 }
61 return 0;

// space control

62 }
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Explanation:
This can be seen as an inverted diamond composed of stars. It can be noted that the
composition of this figure follows sequential pattern of consecutive stars and spaces.
In case of odd row number, the odd column positions will be filled up with *, else a
space will be spaced and vice-versa in case of even numbered row.
In order to achieve this we will construct four different right angle triangles
aligned as per the requirement.
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15. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

16. *
*
*
*
*
17.
*
*
*
*
18.
*
*
*
19.
*
*
20.
*
21.
*
*
22.
*
*
*
23.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Program:
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01 #include<stdio.h>
02 int main() {
03 char prnt = '*';
04 int i, j, s, nos = 0;
05 for (i = 9; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
06

for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {

07

printf("

");

08

09

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

10
11

if ((i % 2) != 0 && (j % 2) != 0) {
printf("%2c", prnt);

12

} else {

13

printf("

");

14

15

16
17

printf("\n");
nos++;

18 }
19 nos = 3;
20 for (i = 3; i <= 9; (i = i + 2)) {
21 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
22

printf("

");

23

24

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

25
26
27

if ((i % 2) != 0 && (j % 2) != 0) {
printf("%2c", prnt);

28

} else {

29

printf("

30

");

31

32
33

nos--;
printf("\n");

34 }
35 return 0;
36 }
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24. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.

*
* *
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* *
* * *

Program:

*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
* *
* * *
* *
*

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01 #include<stdio.h>
02 int main() {
03 char prnt = '*';
04 int i, j, k, s, nos = 4;
05 for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
06 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
07
printf(" ");
08

09

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

10
11

printf("%2c", prnt);
}

12
for (k = 1; k <= (i - 1); k++) {
13 if (i == 1) {
continue;
14 }
15 printf("%2c", prnt);
16 }
17 printf("\n");

nos--;

18 }
19 nos = 1;
20 for (i = 4; i >= 1; i--) {
21
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
22

printf("

");

23

24
25

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

printf("%2c", prnt);

26

27

for (k = 1; k <= (i - 1); k++) {

28

printf("%2c", prnt);

29

30
31

nos++;
printf("\n");

32 }
33 nos = 3;
34 for (i = 2; i <= 5; i++) {

35 if ((i % 2) != 0) {
36 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
37
printf(" ");
38

39

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

40

printf("%2c", prnt);

41

42

43

if ((i % 2) != 0) {

44

printf("\n");

45

nos--;

46

47 }
48 return 0;
49 }
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35. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.

* *
* * *
* * * *
* * *
* *

Program:
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01 /*
02

This can be seen as two right angle triangles sharing the same

base

03

which is modified by adding few extra shifting spaces

04 */
05 #include <stdio.h>
06 // This function controls the inner loop and the spacing
07 // factor guided by the outer loop index and the spacing index.
08 int triangle(int nos, int i) {
09 char prnt = '*';

10 int s, j;
11 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
12

printf("

// Spacing factor

");

13 }
14 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
15
printf("%2c", prnt);

//The inner loop

16 }
17 return 0;
18 }
19
20 int main() {
21 int i, nos = 5;
22 //draws the upper triangle
23 for (i = 1; i <= 4; i++) {
24 triangle(nos, i);
25 nos++;
26 printf("\n");
27 nos = 7;

//Inner loop construction

// Increments the spacing factor

//Draws the lower triangle skipping its base.

28 for (i = 3; i >= 1; i--) {

29

int j = 1;

30
31

triangle(nos, i);
nos = nos - j;

32

printf("\n");

// Inner loop construction

// Spacing factor

33 }
34 return 0;
35 }
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42. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* *

* * * * * * *
* * *
* * *
* *
* *
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
* *
*
* * *
* *
* * * *
* * * * * *

Program:
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01 #include <stdio.h>
02
03 int main() {
04 char prnt = '*';
05 int i, j, k, s, nos = -1;
06 for (i = 5; i >= 1; i--) {
07
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
08 printf("%2c", prnt);
09 }
10 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
11
printf(" ");
12

13

for (k = 1; k <= i; k++) {

14

if (i == 5 && k == 5) {

15

continue;

16

17

printf("%2c", prnt);

18

19

nos = nos + 2;

20

printf("\n");

21 }
22 nos = 5;
23 for (i = 2; i <= 5; i++) {
24
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
25 printf("%2c", prnt);
26 }
27 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
28

printf("

");

29

30
31

for (k = 1; k <= i; k++) {

if (i == 5 && k == 5) {

32

break;

33

34

printf("%2c", prnt);

35

36
37

nos = nos - 2;
printf("\n");

38 }
39 return 0;
40 }
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51. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

52. * * * * * * * *
53.
* * * * * * *
54.
* * * * *
55.
* * *
56.
* * * *
57.
* * *
58.
* *
59.
*
*

* * * *
* * *
* *
*
* * * *
* * * *
* * *
* *

*
*
*
*
*

* * * *
* * *
* *
*

Program:
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01 #include <stdio.h>
02 int main() {
03 char prnt = '*';
04 int i, j, k, s, sp, nos = 0, nosp = -1;
05 for (i = 9; i >= 3; (i = i - 2)) {
06

for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {

07

printf("

");

08

09

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

10 printf("%2c", prnt);
11 }
12 for (sp = nosp; sp >= 1; sp--) {
13
printf(" ");
14

15

for (k = 1; k <= i; k++) {

16 if (i == 9 && k == 1) {
17 continue;
18 }
19 printf("%2c", prnt);
20 }
21 nos++;
22 nosp = nosp + 2;
23 printf("\n");
24 }
25 nos = 4;
26 for (i = 9; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
27
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
28

printf("

");

29

30
31

for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {

printf("%2c", prnt);

32

33

nos++;

34
printf("\n");
35 }
36
37 return 0;
38 }
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60. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.

*
* * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
*
* *
*
* * *
* *
* * * * * *
* * *
* *
* *
*
*
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * *

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Program:
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01 #include <stdio.h>
02 /*
03 * nos = Num. of spaces required in the triangle.
04 * i
= Counter for the num. of charcters to print in each row
05 * skip= A flag for checking whether to
06 *

skip a character in a row.

07 *
08 */
09 int triangle(int nos, int i, int skip) {
10 char prnt = '*';
11 int s, j;
12 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
13
printf(" ");
14 }
15 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
16

if (skip != 0) {

17

if (i == 4 && j == 1) {

18

continue;

19

20

21

printf("%2c", prnt);

22 }
23 return 0;
24 }
25
26 int main() {
27 int i, nos = 4;
28 for (i = 1; i <= 7; (i = i + 2)) {
29
triangle(nos, i, 0);
30

nos--;

31

printf("\n");

32 }
33 nos = 5;
34 for (i = 1; i <= 4; i++) {
35 triangle(1, i, 0); //one space needed in each case of the formation
36 triangle(nos, i, 1); //skip printing one star in the last row.
37 nos = nos - 2;
38 printf("\n");
39 }
40 nos = 1;
41 for (i = 3; i >= 1; i--) {
42

triangle(1, i, 0);

43

triangle(nos, i, 0);

44

nos = nos + 2;

45

printf("\n");

46 }
47 nos = 1;
48 for (i = 7; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
49
triangle(nos, i, 0);
50

nos++;

51

printf("\n");

52 }
53 return 0;
54 }
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75. Write a C program to print the following pattern:

76. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
77.
*
*
*
*
78.
*
*
*
*
79.
*
*
*
*
80.
*
*
81.
*
*
*
*
82.
*
*
*
*
83.
*
*
*
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Program:
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* * * * *
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* * * * *

* * *
*
*

*
*
* *

print?
01 #include <stdio.h>
02
03 /*
04 * nos = Num. of spaces required in the triangle.
05 * i
= Counter for the num. of characters to print in each row
06 * skip= A flag for check whether to
07 *

skip a character in a row.

08 *
09 */
10
11 int triangle(int nos, int i, int skip) {
12 char prnt = '*';
13 int s, j;
14 for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
15
printf(" ");
16 }
17 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
18 if (skip != 0) {
19 if (i == 9 && j == 1) {
20

continue;

21 }
22 }
23 if (i == 1 || i == 9) {
24 printf("%2c", prnt);
25 }
26 else if (j == 1 || j == i) {
27 printf("%2c", prnt);
28 } else {
29 printf("
30 }

");

31 return 0; }
32 int main() {
33 int i, nos = 0, nosp = -1, nbsp = -1;
34 for (i = 9; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
35

triangle(nos, i, 0);

36
37

triangle(nosp, i, 1);
triangle(nbsp, i, 1);

38

printf("\n");

39

nos++;

40
41

nosp = nosp + 2;
nbsp = nbsp + 2;

42 }
43 nos = 3, nosp = 5, nbsp = 5;
44 for (i = 3; i <= 9; (i = i + 2)) {
45

triangle(nos, i, 0);

46
47

triangle(nosp, i, 1);
triangle(nbsp, i, 1);

48

printf("\n");

49

nos--;

50
51

nosp = nosp - 2;
nbsp = nbsp - 2;

52 }
53 return 0;
54 }