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Basic elements[edit]
- Escutcheon
- Heraldic shield, the principal element of any coat of arms.
- Field
- Crest
- Motto
- Supporter
- Compartment
Directions[edit]
- Dexter
- Right, from the armiger's point of view; or left, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Sinister
- Left, from the armiger's point of view; or right, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Chief
- Top.
- Base
- Bottom.
Partitions[edit]
Divisions of the field
- Party
- Divided.
- Per fess
- Divided horizontally into two parts.
- Per pale
- Divided vertically into two parts.
- Per bend
- Divided diagonally from dexter chief to sinister base.
- Per bend sinister
- Divided diagonally from sinister chief to dexter base.
- Per chevron
- Divided into two parts by an upward-pointing wedge-shaped line.
- Per pall
- Divided into three parts in a Y shape.
- Per cross, quarterly
- Divided into four parts by a horizontal and a vertical line.
- Per saltire
- Divided into four parts by two intersecting diagonal lines.
- Wavy
- Indented
- Dancetty
- Engrailed
- Invected
- Nebuly
- Embattled
- Dovetailed
- Potenty
Ordinaries[edit]
- Fess
- Bar
- Pale
- Bend
- Bend sinister
- Chevron
- Pall, pairle
- Cross
- Chief
- Bordure
- Pile
- Saltire
Subordinaries[edit]
Diminutives[edit]
Tinctures[edit]
- Or
- Gold or yellow.
- Argent
- Silver or white.
Colours[edit]
- Gules
- Red.
- Azure
- Blue.
- Vert
- Green.
- Sable
- Black.
- Purpure
- Purple.
- Ermine
- Argent semy of ermine spots Sable.
- Vair
- An alternating pattern of patches Azure and Argent
- Murrey
- Maroon.
- Sanguine
- Brown-red.
- Tenné, twany, orange
- Orange or brown-orange.
- Carnation
- Light pink.
- Bleu celeste, celeste, ciel
- Light blue.
- Cendrée
- Dark grey.
- Proper
- The natural colour of an object.
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