Harlequin (disambiguation)

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Harlequin may refer to:

• Harlequin (Arlecchino in Italian), a comic servant character from the Italian Commedia dell'Arte.

In business:

• Harlequin Enterprises, a Canadian book publisher and the world's leading publisher of series romance and women's fiction (and, by extension, romance novels published by Harlequin)
• Harlequin Air, a now-defunct Japanese domestic airline
• Harlequin (software company), a defunct group of software companies including Harlequin Limited, Harlequin Inc, Harlequin Pty Inc, The Harlequin Group Limited, and Harlequin Group plc

In fiction and entertainment:

• Harlequin (comics), the name of several fictional characters in the DC Comics Universe
• Harlequin (computer game), a 1990s computer game
• Harlequin (film), a 1980 Australian film
• Harlequin Valentine, a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman
• Harley Quinn, a fictional character in the Batman universe
• Eldar Harlequins, a racial subgroup in the wargame Warhammer 40,000
• "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," a short story by Harlan Ellison

In nature:

• Harlequin Duck, an Arctic species of sea-duck
• Harlequin lady beetle, a common insect
• Harlequin rasbora, a small fish.

In sports:

• The Dallas Harlequins, a rugby union club competing in the Rugby Super League (United States)
• Harlequins Rugby League, a rugby league club also from London, competing in the Super League (Europe) and affiliated with Harlequin F.C.

Miscellaneous:

• Harlequin (band), a Canadian rock band
• Harlequin (color), the color between chartreuse and green on the color wheel
• Harlequin, Nottinghamshire, a place in England
• Harlequin type ichthyosis, a congenital dermatological condition