Quark

Quarks are the building blocks of protons and neutrons, and are part of the elementary particles. However, these protons and neutrons are constructed from only 2 of the 12 known quarks, being up quarks and down quarks.

The 12 Types of Quarks
There are 12 main types of quarks, being split into 6 particles made of matter and 6 particles made of antimatter, with each of these halves being split into three 'generations'. Here is a list of the 12 known kinds of quarks:

First Generation


 * Up quark
 * Down quark
 * Up antiquark
 * Down antiquark

Second Generation


 * Charm quark
 * Strange quark
 * Charm antiquark
 * Strange antiquark

Third Generation


 * Top quark
 * Bottom quark
 * Top antiquark
 * Bottom antiquark