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Ordinaries consist of those symbols that do not fall under other categories and are mostly plain in their shape. Included on this page are oridinaries including the pale, fess, cross, bordure, and chief. Also included are the different forms in which they can be presented upon charges. Some of these symbols could serve as the charge itself or as a sort of divider within the charge that separated other aspects from eachother.

  • Page 1: pale, fess, cross, bordure and chief

  • Page 2: bend, bend sinister, saltire, chevron and pile

  • Page 3: diminutives; variations of the fess, chevron and bend; geometric divisions of the field; geometric objects on the field; and bordure variations

  pale fess cross bordure chief
simple




engrailed




invecked





embattled




embattled
counter-embattled

not
applicable


not
applicable

not
applicable

not
applicable

indented




dancetté
Similar to indented (above), but with a wider space between points.

Similar to indented (above), but with a wider space between points.
Similar to indented (above), but with a wider space between points.

wavy

No image
available.



nebuly

No image
available.



raguly


No image
available.


dovetailed




other
related
ordinaries

rayoneé

See Page 3 for additional fess ordinaries.

Additional
cross charges

See Page 3 for additional bordure ordinaries.

 

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