chevrons
Sergeant's sleeve insignia
Chevrons are V-shaped marks or patterns, pointing up or down.
In military and police uniforms, chevrons on sleeves indicate rank—the more chevrons, the higher the rank.
The shape appears in heraldry, road markings, and decorative patterns.
In typography, angle brackets are sometimes called chevrons: Use chevrons to indicate user input.
Position in hierarchy
- stripesParallel linear markings
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- corporalOf the flesh
- privateRestricted to certain parties
badge · patch · uniform · military · army · navy · airforce · marines
Angled back-and-forth path
- V-shapeAngle like letter V
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
- motifRecurring thematic element
- designPurposeful creative planning
textile · fabric · weave · geometric · repeating · stripe · arrow · print
Arched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
- foldingBending something over itself
- cross-beddingAngled layers within strata
- sedimentologyStudy of geological deposits
stratigraphy · tectonics · deformation · strata · bedding · outcrop · thrust · compressional
rank
Position in hierarchy
private · badge · patch · uniform · military · army · navy · airforce · marines · sleeve
zigzag
Angled back-and-forth path
- V-shapeAngle like letter V
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
- motifRecurring thematic element
design · textile · fabric · weave · geometric · repeating · stripe · arrow · print · embroidery
anticline
Arched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
- foldingBending something over itself
- cross-beddingAngled layers within strata
sedimentology · stratigraphy · tectonics · deformation · strata · bedding · outcrop · thrust · compressional · dip
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
- directionWay something faces
- navigationDetermining position and course
- upOut of bed
down · indicator · scroll · interface · button · icon · bracket · punctuation · caret · pointer
- etched patternscrosshatch, hatching, stippling, guilloche, meander
- uniform insigniarank insignia, collar pins, shoulder boards, service ribbons, medal ribbons
- Andean textilesalpaca wool, manta, poncho, quipu, condors
- StargateStargate, stargates, wormhole, wormholes, event horizon
- decorative patternspaisley, crosshatch, floral, geometric, crosshatching
- dinosaur bodyskull, skeleton, bones, tail, teeth
chevronshorizontal bars
Gymnastic swinging apparatus
horizontal stripes · circles · curves · straight lines · flat lines
chevronshorizontal bars
Gymnastic swinging apparatus
horizontal stripes · fesses · bars · straight lines · parallel lines
chevronsstars
Luminous celestial bodies
eagles · bars · oak leaves · pips · shoulder boards
- chevron patternRepeating V-shaped decorative motif