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Heraldry Symbols

The meaning of the symbols on your crest

 

Heraldry began in medieval Europe as a way to identify knights, families, and territories through distinctive visual emblems. Over time, it became a rich symbolic language in which every image on a coat of arms could express identity, values, ancestry, and connection to place. Here is a list of the most popular symbols used in heraldry and their meaning.
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 Baguette Gemstone

BAGUETTE GEMSTONE

Banners

BANNERS

Bar

BAR

Bar Wavy

BAR WAVY

Bat

BAT

Baton

BATON

Heraldry symbol Battle Axe

BATTLE AXE

Heraldry symbol bay leaf

BAY LEAF

Heraldry symbol beacon

BEACON

Heraldry symbol Bear

BEAR

Heraldry symbol Beaver

BEAVER

Heraldry symbol Bee

BEE

Heraldry symbol Beech Leaf

BEECH LEAF

Heraldry symbol Bell

BELL

Heraldry symbol Bell Tower

BELL TOWER

Heraldry symbol Berries

BERRIES

Heraldry symbol Bezant

BEZANT

Heraldry symbol Billette

BILLETTE

Heraldry symbol Birch leaves

BIRCH LEAVES

Heraldry symbol Bird of Paradise

BIRD OF PARADISE

Heraldry symbol Birdbolt

BIRDBOLT

Heraldry symbol Blackbird

BLACKBIRD

Haerldry symbol Blackberries

BLACKBERRIES

Heraldry symbol Blacksmith's hammer

BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER

Heraldry symbol Bladder

BLADDER

Heraldry symbol Boar

BOAR

Heraldry symbol Blade

BLADE

Heraldry symbol Bluebell

BLUEBELL

Heraldry symbol Blanket

BLANKET

Heraldry symbol Boar's Head

BOAR'S HEAD

Heraldry symbol Boat

BOAT

Heraldry symbol Bolt

BOLT

Heraldry symbol Bow

BOW

Heraldry symbol Bowknot

BOW KNOT

Heraldry symb Bowed String

BOWED STRING

Heraldry symbol Border

BORDER

Heraldry symbol Branch

BRANCH

Heraldry symbol Bramble

BRAMBLE

Bowl

BOWL

Bowsaw

BOWSAW

Brewing Mash Tun

BREWING MASH TUN

Bricklayers trowel

BRICKLAYER'S TROWEL

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Caduceus

CADUCEUS 

Camel

CAMEL

Camel's head

CAMEL'S HEAD

Cameronian Thistle

CAMERONIAN THISTLE

Calipers

CALIPERS

Cauldron

CAULDRON

Campfire

CAMPFIRE

Candelabrum

CANDELABRUM

Cane reed

CANE REED

Canopy

CANOPY

Cap

CAP

Capercaillie

CAPERCAILLIE

Caravel

CARAVEL

Castle

CASTLE

Carnation

CARNATION

 

Carpenter's square

CARPENTER'S SQUARE

cAT

CAT

Cattails

CATTAILS

Catherine wheel

CATHERINE WHEEL

Centaur

CENTAUR

Cerberus

CERBERUS

Chaplet

CHAPLET

Chapeau

CHAPEAU

Chamomile

CHAMOMILE

Cherry blossom

CHERRY BLOSSOM

Chequy

CHEQUY

Chess rook

CHESS ROOK

Chevron

CHEVRON

Chimera

CHIMERA

Chief

CHIEF

Chrysanthemum

CHRYSANTHEMUM

Chough

CHOUGH

Church

CHURCH

Civic wreath

CIVIC WREATH

Cloud

CLOUD

Claw

CLAW

Cinqufoil

CINQUEFOIL

Clarion

CLARION

Cockrel

COCKREL

Cockatrice

COCKATRICE

Column

COLUMN

Comet

COMET

Community

COMMUNITY

Compass

COMPASS

Compony

COMPONY

Cornucopia

CORNUCOPIA

Cow

COW

Coupeaux

COUPEAUX

Crane

CRANE

Crescent

CRESCENT

Crosier in saltire

CROSIER IN SALTIRE

Crooked staff

CROOKED STAFF

Cross

CROSS

Crown

CROWN

Cup

CUP

Cushion

CUSHION

Cygnet

CYGNET

Cypress tree

CYPRESS TREE

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Daffodil

DAFFODIL

 Dagger

DAGGER

Dahlia

DAHLIA

Daisy

DAISY

Dawl Quatrefoil

DAWLE QUATREFOIL

Decrescent

DECRESCENT

Deer

DEER

Dice

DICE

Dill

DILL

Dog

DOG

Dogwood

DOGWOOD

Dolphin

DOLPHIN

Dove

DOVE

Dragon

DRAGON

Drops

DROPS

Drum

DRUM

Duck

DUCK


Eagle

EAGLE 

Double headed eagle

EAGLE DOUBLE HEADED

Edelweiss

EDELWEISS

Elephant

ELEPHANT

Elm tree

ELM TREE

Enfield

ENFIELD

Ermine spot

ERMINE SPOT

Escallop

ESCALLOP

Escarbuncle

ESCARBUNCLE

Escutcheon

ESCUTCHEON

Eye

EYE




 Fig leaf

FIG LEAF

Finger pointing

FINGER POINTING

Fire

FIRE

Fish

FISH

Flanches

FLANCHES

Flag

FLAG

Fleece

FLEECE

Fleur de lis

FLEUR DE LIS

Flint

FLINT

Fly

FLY

Fountain

FOUNTAIN

Fountain barry

FOUNTAIN BARRY

Fox

FOX

Fraises

FRAISES

Fret

FRET

Fruit

FRUIT

Fusil

 

FUSIL

Fusil of yarn

FUSIL OF YARN



 Galley

GALLEY

Garlic

GARLIC

Gannett

GANNETT

Garb

GARB

Gauntlet

GAUNTLET

Gavel

GAVEL

Gem

GEM

Geranium

GERANIUM

Gillyflower

GILLYFLOWER

Ginseng

GINSENG

Globe

GLOBE

Goat

GOAT

Gobony

GOBONY

Goose

GOOSE

Gorged

GORGED

Grapes

GRAPES

Grape leaf

GRAPE LEAF

Grasshopper

GRASSHOPPER

Grenade

GRENADE

Greyhound

GREYHOUND

Griffin

GRIFFIN

Gyronny

GYRONNY



Hammer

HAMMER

Hand 

HAND

Hare

HARE

Harpy

HARPY

Hart

HART

Hawk

HAWK

Hawks lures

HAWKS LURES

Hazel

HAZEL

Heart

HEART

Heart flaming

HEART FLAMING

Hedgehog

HEDGEHOG

Head

HEAD

Heliotrope

HELIOTROPE

Helmet

HELMET

Hibiscus

HIBISCUS

HIND

HIND

Holly

HOLLY

Horns

HORNS

Horse

HORSE

Horsehoe

HORSESHOE

Housemark

HOUSEMARK

Hourglass

HOURGLASS

Humettee

HUMETTE

Huitfoil

HUITFOIL

Hunting horn

HUNTING HORN






Ichthus

ICHTHUS

 Increscent

INCRESCENT

Inescutcheon

INESCUTCHEON

Inkhorn

INKHORN

Infinity symbol

INFINITY SYMBOL

Insignia Marine

INSIGNIA MARINE

Insignia Naval

INSIGNIA NAVAL

Isis

ISIS

Ivy

IVY




Jaguar

JAGUAR

Jessamine 

JESSAMINE

Jessant de lis

JESSANT DE LIS




Keys

KEYS

 Knight on horseback

KNIGHT ON HORSEBACK



Labarum

LABARUM

 Label

LABEL

Ladder

LADDER

Lamb

LAMB

Lamp

LAMP

Lance

LANCE

Laurel leaves

LAUREL LEAVES

Lavender

LAVENDER

Leg

LEG

Lemur

LEMUR

Leopard

LEOPARD

Leopard's head jessant

LEOPARD'S HEAD JESSANT

Letter

LETTER

Lightning

LIGHTNING

Lilac

LILAC

Lily

LILY

Lion

LION

Lion rampant

LION RAMPANT

Linden

LINDEN

Lotus

LOTUS

Lozenge

LOZENGE

Lunel

LUNEL

Lupine

LUPINE

LureLURE

Lymphad

LYMPHAD

Lyre

LYRE



Magnolia

MAGNOLIA

 Man

MAN

Marigold

MARIGOLD

Martlet

MARTLET

Maple leaf

MAPLE LEAF

Mascle

MASCLE

Masonic square

MASONIC SQUARE

Mayflower

MAYFLOWER

Mullet

MULLET

Mushroom

MUSHROOM

Musk Ox

MUSK OX

MUZZLE

MUZZLE



 Nail

NAIL

Narwhal

NARWHAL

Nautilus

NAUTILUS

Nef

NEF

Nettle

NETTLE




Oak leaves

OAK LEAVES

Oak tree 

OAK TREE

Oar

OAR

Obelisk

OBELISK

Octopus

OCTOPUS

Orle

ORLE

Ogress

OGRESS

Olive branch

OLIVE BRANCH

Orb

ORB

Owl

OWL



Pale

PALE 

Palm leaf

PALM LEAF

Parchment

PARCHMENT

Parrott

PARROTT

Passion flower

PASSION FLOWER

Peg

PEG

Pegasus

PEGASUS

Pelican in her piety

PELICAN IN HER PIETY

Pike

PIKE

Pike fish

PIKE FISH

Pillar

PILLAR

Pin

PIN

Pheon

PHEON

Phoenix

PHOENIX

Plate

PLATE

Plume

PLUME



 Quatrefoil

QUATREFOIL




 Rat

RAT

Ratch hound

RATCH HOUND

Raspberries

RASPBERRIES

Ray of sun

RAY OF SUN

Rhinoceros

RHINOCEROS

Rhododendron

RHODODENDRON

Rock

ROCK

Rose

ROSE

Rosemary

ROSEMARY

Roundle

ROUNDLE

Rye

RYE




 Sabre

SABRE

Saddle

SADDLE

Salmon

SALMON

Saltire

SALTIRE

Saracen

SARACEN

Sage

SAGE

Scallop

SCALLOP

Sceptre

SCEPTRE

Scroll

SCROLL

Scythe

SCYTHE

Seadragon

SEADRAGON

Sealion

SEALION

Seaweed

SEAWEED

Seraphim

SERAPHIM

Serpent

SERPENT

Shacklebolt

SHACKLEBOLT

Shield

SHIELD

Ship

SHIP

Shofar

SHOFAR

Shuttle

SHUTTLE

Skull

SKULL

Snail

SNAIL

Snake

SNAKE

Snapdragon

SNAPDRAGON

Spear

SPEAR

Spearhead

SPEARHEAD

Sphere

SPHERE

Sphinx

SPHINX

Spider

SPIDER

Spur rowel

SPUR ROWEL

Squirrel

SQUIRREL

Stag

STAG

Stag antlers

STAG ANTLERS

Star

STAR

Steel

STEEL

Stirrup

STIRRUP

Stool

STOOL

Stork

STORK

Sun

SUN

Sunflower

SUNFLOWER

Swan

SWAN

Sword

SWORD



Table

TABLE

Tabor

TABOR

Taj

TAJ

Talbot

TALBOT

Temple

TEMPLE

Tent

TENT

Terrace

TERRACE

Thistle

THISTLE

Tiger

TIGER

Tiger lily

TIGER LILY

Torch

TORCH

Tortoise

TORTOISE

Tree

TREE

Tree of knowledge

TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

Trefoil

TREFOIL

Tressure

TRESSURE

Tressure counter flory

TRESSURE COUNTER FLORY

Trestle

TRESTLE

Trident

TRIDENT

Trumpet

TRUMPET

Trunk

TRUNK

Tulip

TULIP

Turret

TURRET

Tyme

TYME



 Unicorn

UNICORN


 Vol

VOL

Vine

VINE

Violet

VIOLET

Vulture

VULTURE



 

Walnut leaves

WALNUT LEAVES 

Water bouget

WATER BOUGET

Water lily

WATER LILY

Weeping willow

WEEPING WILLOW

Wheat ear

WHEAT EAR

Wheat garb

WHEAT GARB

Wheel

WHEEL

Wings

WINGS

Wisteria

WISTERIA

Wolf

WOLF

Woman

WOMAN

Woodbine

WOODBINE

Wreath of laurel

WREATH OF LAUREL

Wren

WREN

Wyvern

WYVERN


 

 Yew

YEW






Zinnia

ZINNIA 






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