Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Canton

See also: Canton in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Canton (1) §

Device
Badge

Peripheral ordinary. An upper corner of the device. Typically a third of the overall width but can be as large as a half.

Canton (2) §

Device
Badge

Peripheral ordinary. An upper corner of the device. Typically a third of the overall width but can be as large as a half. A larger canton such as this is sometimes blazoned a “quarter.”

Sinister Canton (1) §

Device
Badge

Peripheral ordinary. An upper corner of the device. Typically a third of the overall width but can be as large as a half.

Sinister Canton (2) §

Device
Badge

Peripheral ordinary. An upper corner of the device. Typically a third of the overall width but can be as large as a half. A larger canton such as this is sometimes blazoned a “quarter.”

Fess Conjoined With a Canton §

Device
Badge

Central ordinary.