Ten pasta shapes: Spaghetti, Penne, Fusilli, Farfalle, Rigatoni, Conchiglie, Orecchiette, Tagliatelle, Lasagne sheets, Elbow macaroni. Differences between strands, ribbons, tubes, spirals, shells and flat sheets. A thematic selection, not a quality ranking. All ten images are real photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Photograph credits and modifications: File:Spaghetti spiral, 2008.jpg: Paolo Piscolla; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spaghetti_spiral,_2008.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Barilla penne 1.jpg: Mx. Granger; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barilla_penne_1.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Girandole.jpeg: Popo le Chien; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girandole.jpeg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Farfalle.png: Popo le Chien; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farfalle.png; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Rigatoni closeup.png: Popo le Chien; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigatoni_closeup.png; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Conchiglie rigate.png: Popo le Chien; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conchiglie_rigate.png; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Orecchiette Pasta.JPG: Liveon001 © Travis K. Witt; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orecchiette_Pasta.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Dry tagliatelle pasta.jpg: Mathias Braux; Public domain; Public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dry_tagliatelle_pasta.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Lasagne.png: Popo le Chien; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lasagne.png; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Macaroni closeup.jpg: Sherool; colour and contrast adjustment by Takeaway; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macaroni_closeup.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. The source photographs retain their stated licenses; no ownership of the originals is claimed.