heraldic emblems
Shield decoration motifs
Heraldic emblems are symbols and designs used in coats of arms and other formal insignia to identify families, institutions, or nations.
Lions, eagles, crosses, and crowns appear frequently, each carrying traditional meanings—courage, power, faith, sovereignty.
The emblems follow strict conventions of color, placement, and combination developed in medieval Europe: The university's heraldic emblems include a shield bearing three golden lions.
- crestHighest point or tuft
- color symbolismMeanings assigned to hues
- ordinariesFixed-price public meals
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
quartering · tinctures · family crest · royal arms · charges · differencing · noble houses · mantling · supporters · escutcheon · blazon · cross · lion · rampant lion · marshalling · animal symbolism · fleur de lis · eagle
- emblemsemblems, crests, badge, seal, badges
- regaliacrown jewels, scepter, orb, ceremonial dress, imperial crown
- relief sculpturebas-reliefs, wall plaques
- stone carvingsstone carvings, carved stones, petroglyphs, reliefs, bas-reliefs
heraldic emblemscorporate logos
Visual emblems identifying companies
doodles · emoji · graffiti tags · clip art · memes
heraldic emblemsanonymity
Unknown identity state
namelessness · facelessness · obscurity · commonality · the masses