They are incomplete as instructional material and will get you into trouble if you believe that they are. This is a list of areobatic figures that have common names. I have included a short verbal description and the IAC symbol for each basic figure. The symbols for the figures follow the rules of the FAI for depicting aerobatic figures. The figure starts at the small solid circle and ends at the vertical bar.
All aerobatics figures start and end from horizontal lines in either upright or inverted flight.
This affects the difficulty numbers for the figures. In general, the altitude at which the figure is entered does not have to be the same as the exit altitude. In cases where the entry and exit lines have to be the same altitude, they are drawn slightly separated to better show them. The elements used in these figures are horizontal, vertical and 45 degree lines. These describe straight flight in these directions.