Heraldic ordinaries

thumb|right|A diagonal cross (decussate cross, saltire, St. Andrew's Cross)

thumb|150px|A bordure Gules thumb|150px|right|The arms of Thomas de Holland, showing a bordure ermine and bordure argent 150px|right|thumb|The arms of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, with a bordure argent semy of lions [[purpure – the lions alluding to those of León in the arms of his mother]] In heraldry, a bordure is a band of contrasting tincture forming a border around the edge of a shield, traditionally one-sixth as wide as the shield itself. It is sometimes reckoned as an ordinary and sometimes as a subordinary.

basic geometric charge in heraldry which reaches to the edge of a field, which is the main difference to "mobile charges" (the second typ of charges)

ordinary in heraldic blazon; horizontal band at the top of a coat of arms

150px|thumb|right|"Argent a fess gules"

heraldic charge

heraldic charge

heraldic charge

V-shaped insignia used in various fields

heraldic ordinary

heraldic ordinary

triband flag where the centre band is wider than the outter bands

A gyron is a triangular heraldic ordinary having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. A shield divided into gyrons is called gyronny, the default is typically of eight if no number of gyrons is specified. The word gyron is derived from Old French , meaning 'gusset'. When a single gyron extends across so the tip touches the edge of the coat of arms, forming a square, it is called an esquire.

wide central horizontal stripe on a flag

thumb|Argent flaunches gules

heraldic charge

heraldic term

heraldic figure