Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Cross (Charge)

Per Bend Sinister a Cross Issuant §

Device
Badge

Equal field division.

Source: Tiroler Handschrift. Artist unknown. (Folio 49r.)

Cross Alisée §

A cross formed from a roundel invected.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

No eveidence has been found for this charge in period armory and it is not registrable without further documentation.

Source: West Kingdom Heraldic Templates.Artist: Vigdís Vestfirzka.

Cross Annuletty §

A cross with an annulet conjoined to the end of each arm. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: West Kingdom Heraldic Templates. Artist: Vigdís Vestfirzka.

Avellane Cross (1) §

A cross of four stylized filbert nuts.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Accepted in the society but not documented in period heraldry.

Source: A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. Artist: James or Irene Parker.

Avellane Cross (2) §

A cross of four stylized filbert nuts.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Accepted in the society but not documented in period heraldry.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Avellane Cross (3) §

A cross of four stylized filbert nuts.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Accepted in the society but not documented in period heraldry.

Source: West Kingdom Heraldic Templates. Artist: Vigdís Vestfirzka.

Cross of Annulets Braced §

A cross formed of annulet conjoined to each other. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: West Kingdom Heraldic Templates. Artist: Vigdís Vestfirzka.

Cross Barby §

A cross with an arrow point at each end.

This symbol is associated with a white supremacist movement in Hungary and may be unregistrable for that reason.

No eveidence has been found for this charge in period armory and it is not registrable without further documentation.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: West Kingdom Heraldic Templates. Artist: Vigdís Vestfirzka.

Cross Bottony (1) §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Bottony (2) §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Ortenburger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. Adapted by Jessimond of Emerickeskepe. (Folio 221v.)

Cross Bottony (3) §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Ortenburger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. Adapted by Jessimond of Emerickeskepe. (Folio 209r.)

Cross Bottony (4) §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 71.)

Cross Bottony (5) §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 71.)

Latin Cross Bottony §

A cross with three knobs at each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Bottony Fitchy (1) §

A cross with three knobs at each end and the lower arm replaced by a spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations. Artist unknown. (Page 95.)

Cross Bottony Fitchy (2) §

A cross with three knobs at each end and the lower arm replaced by a spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: English Arms A. Artist unknown. (Page 95.)

Bowen Cross §

A length of cord interlaced into a stylized knot.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Canterbury Cross §

A cross based on an English brooch.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Adapted from a photograph of a ninth-century brooch found in Canterbury.

Cross Of Calatrava (1) §

A cross with stylized fleurs de lys on the ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Adapted from a Spanish banner of the Order of Calatrava.

Cross Of Calatrava (2) §

A cross with stylized fleurs de lys on the ends. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Cross Of Calatrava (3) §

A cross with stylized fleurs de lys on the ends. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Cross Of Calatrava (4) §

A cross with stylized fleurs de lys on the ends. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Cross Of Calvary (1) §

A Latin cross mounted on a pedestal of three steps. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Of Calvary (2) §

A Latin cross mounted on a pedestal of three steps.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: A System of Heraldry. Artist unknown. (Page 113.)

Cross Capital §

A cross formed of intersecting architectural columns. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Hofkleiderbuch des Herzogs Wilhelm IV und Albrecht V. Artist unknown. (From folio 50v.)

Celtic Cross (1) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Very rarely used in period heraldry.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Celtic Cross (2) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Very rarely used in period heraldry.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Celtic Cross (3) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Very rarely used in period heraldry.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Celtic Cross (4) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Very rarely used in period heraldry.

Celtic Cross (5) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Very rarely used in period heraldry.

Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Equal-Armed Celtic Cross (1) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Equal-Armed Celtic Cross (2) §

A style of cross found in stone monuments in Ireland. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

This "gunsight" form is associated with white-supremacist groups and is no longer registrable as of the July 2018 LoAR.

Cross Clechy (1) §

A cross with flared and pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Clechy (2) §

A cross with flared and pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Page 200, arms of da Santo Petio.)

Latin Cross Clechy §

A cross with flared and pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Clechy Voided §

A cross with flared and pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Page 200, arms of da Santo Petio.)

Coptic Cross §

An annulet with four arms.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Latin Cross Couped §

A cross with the lower arm extended. Symbolic of the crucifix, and may be blazoned a “Passion cross.”

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Couped Fusilly §

Couped ordinary.

Cross Crescenty §

A cross with crescents on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Crosslet (1) §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Crosslet (2) §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: SVG Heraldry Components. Artist: Nicholas de Estleche.

Cross Crosslet (3) §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Crosslet (4) §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Queens College MS 72. Artist unknown. (Folio 87r.)

Cross Crosslet (5) §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Queens College MS 72. Artist unknown. (Folio 87r.)

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (1) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (2) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (3) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg. Artist unknown. (Arms of King Arthur, page 2.)

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (4) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: SVG Heraldry Components. Artist: Nicholas de Estleche.

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (5) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Crosslet Fitchy (6) §

A cross crosslet with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Gorrevod Armorial. Artist unknown. (KBR, ms. II. 6563, folio 20.)

Cross Crosslet Voided §

A cross with an additional cross on each arm. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Armorial Catalan. Artist unknown. (Folio 21r, arms of Vilanona.)

Doubled Cross §

A cross with a two crosspieces.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Doubly Pommeled (1) §

A cross with two knobs on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Doubly Pommeled (2) §

A cross with two knobs on each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Urbium Italiae Septentrionalis. Artist: Unknown. (From the arms of de Cruce, folio 165.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Énchancré (1) §

A cross with round bites cut out of its ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

This charge has not yet been registered and its final blazon will be determined by Wreath.

Adapted from images of the reverse side of a Fench Ecu coin minted in Troyes in 1574 during the reign of Charles IX.

Cross Énchancré (2) §

A cross with round bites cut out of its ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

This charge has not yet been registered and its final blazon will be determined by Wreath.

Adapted from images of the reverse side of a Fench Liard coin minted in Chambéry in 1601 during the reign of Henry IV.

Cross Fitchy §

A cross with the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist unknown. (Folio 2r.)

Cross Flanchy §

A cross with engrailed ends.

This charge has not been registered and would likely require documentation.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Floretty (1) §

A cross with fleurs de lys emerging from the ends. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Floretty (2) §

A cross with fleurs de lys emerging from the ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 213.)

Cross Flory (1) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Flory (2) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.

Cross Flory (3) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Scottish Nobility E2. Artist unknown. (Folio iir, arms of Margaret of Wessex.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Flory (4) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Cross Flory (5) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Armas o Blasones de Familias Diferentes. Artist: Jerónimo de Bolea. (Page 185.)

Cross Flory (6) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 212.)

Cross Flory (7) §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappen besonders von deutschen Geschlechtern. Artist unknown. (Folio 41r.)

Latin Cross Flory §

A cross with flared ends resembling fleurs de lys. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Cross Formy (1) §

A cross with flared arms.

Cross Formy (4) §

A cross with flared arms.

Source: English Arms A. Artist unknown. (Page 51.)

Cross Formy (5) §

A cross with flared arms.

Cross Formy Fitchy (1) §

A cross with curving arms and flared ends and the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Formy Fitchy (2) §

A cross with curving arms and flared ends and the lower arm replaced by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 71.)

Cross Formy Fitchy At The Foot §

A cross with curving arms and flared ends and the lower arm supplemented by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobleza del Andaluzia. Artist unknown. (Arms of Aragon, folio 34v.)

Cross Formy Fitchy at All Ends §

A cross with curving arms and flared ends and all arms supplemented by a pointed spike.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Encyclopædia Heraldica. (Volume 3, plate XXXIV.) Artist unknown.

Cross Formy Calvary §

A cross with flared ends mounted on a pedestal of three steps. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Formy Double-Pommeled at the Foot §

A cross with curving arms and flared ends, having two knobs hanging from its lower end. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber.

Cross Formy Voided §

A cross with flared arms.

Cross Fourchy (1) §

A cross with forked ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Fourchy (2) §

A cross with forked ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Fourchy (3) §

A cross with forked ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Orbis Polonus. Artist unknown.

Latin Cross Fourchy §

A cross with forked ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Glandular §

A cross with acorns growing from each end.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. No proper coloration.

Source: Livro de Nobreza. Artist: António Godinho. (Arms of Bulhao, folio 37r.)

Greek Cross §

A Greek Cross has arms that are the same length and width.

Use of a cross gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Of Jerusalem §

A cross potent with crosses crosslet tucked within its arms.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Key Cross (1) §

A cross clechy and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.

Key Cross (2) §

A cross clechy and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Latin Cross or Passion Cross §

A cross with a longer arm on the bottom.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Of Lorraine §

A cross with a second shorter crosspiece above the first. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Maltese Cross (1) §

A cross formed of four equal-sized wedges meeting in the center

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Maltese Cross (2) §

A cross formed of four equal-sized wedges meeting in the center

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: SVG Heraldry Components. Artist: Nicholas de Estleche.

Maltese Cross (3) §

A cross formed of four equal-sized wedges meeting in the center.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Cross Miller §

A cross with forked arms.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Moline (1) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Unknown.

Cross Moline (2) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Moline (3) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.

Cross Moline (4) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Moline (5) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Beyeren Armorial. Artist: Claes Heinenzoon. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Moline (6) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke. (From page 30.)

Cross Moline (7) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Cross Moline (8) §

A cross with flared ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Fenwick Roll. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Moline Disjointed §

A cross with flared ends.

The term “disjointed” indicates that the cross has been separated down the middle into separate pieces.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Norse Sun-Cross (1) §

A cross within and conjoined to an annulet.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Norse Sun-Cross (2) §

A cross within and conjoined to an annulet.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Patonce (1) §

A cross with tripartite flares the ends, sometimes described as “wolf-clawed.”

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Patonce (2) §

A cross with tripartite flares at the ends, sometimes described as “wolf-clawed.”

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Cross Patonce (3) §

A cross with tripartite flares at the ends, sometimes described as “wolf-clawed.”

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 228.)

Latin Cross Patonce §

A cross with tripartite flares the ends, sometimes described as “wolf-clawed.”

This is the “latin” version; shorten the lower arm for the default equal-armed cross patonce.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Patriarchal Cross (1) §

A cross with a second shorter crosspiece above the first. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Patriarchal Cross (2) §

A cross with a second shorter crosspiece above the first. Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Encyclopædia Heraldica. (Volume 3, plate XXX.) Artist unknown.

Cross Pointed (1) §

A cross with pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Pointed (2) §

A cross with pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Pointed Voided §

A cross with pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Pointed Voided Pometty §

A cross with pointed ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist unknown. (Folio 22r.)

Cross Pomelly (1) §

A cross with a knob on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Pomelly (2) §

A cross with a knob on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Wappenbuch Süddeutschland. Artist: Unknown. (Folio 26v.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Pomelly (3) §

A cross with a knob on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 72.)

Cross Pomelly (4) §

A cross with a knob on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 72.)

Latin Cross Pomelly §

A cross with a knob on the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Wappenbuch Süddeutschland. Artist: Unknown. (Folio 26v.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Potent (1) §

A cross with flattened ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Potent (2) §

A cross with flattened ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Potent (3) §

A cross with flattened ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist unknown. (Folio 2r.)

Cross Potent (4) §

A cross with flattened ends.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: The Art of Heraldry. Artist unknown. (Page 234.)

Cross Potent Voided §

A cross with bars at the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor. Artist: Jean Du Cros. (Arms of Teixeira, folio 75v.)

Cross Potent Conjoined to an Annulet §

A cross with bars at the end of each arm.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

This bears some resemblence to the "gunsight" motif associated with white-supremacist groups and should be approached with caution.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Ragged Cross §

A cross raguly, formed of two branches.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.

Cross Rayonnant §

Device
Badge

A cross with rays of the sun issuant from behind its center point.

Default orientation: crosswise throughout. No proper coloration.

Russian Orthodox Cross §

A cross with a second shorter crosspiece above the first and a third crosspiece at an angle.

Sometimes blazoned an “Eastern Orthodox Cross” or “Greek Orthodox Cross.”

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Artist: Zubeydah al-Badawiyyah.

Cross of St. Brigid §

A cross of straws interlaced to form a central square.

Associated with pre-Christian Irish fertility rituals of the Tuatha Dé Danann goddess Brigid, and then re-assigned to an early Irish Catholic saint of the same name.

Considered a Step From Core Practice (SFCP) because it was not used in period heraldry, but accepted because it is a legitimate period artifact.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Artist: Þórý Veðardóttir. License: CC BY-NC-SA; comercial use requires permision.

Cross Of Santiago (1) §

A cross flory fitchy.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Of Santiago (2) §

A cross flory fitchy.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Cross of Santiago (3) §

A cross flory fitchy.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappen besonders von deutschen Geschlechtern. Artist unknown. (Folio 41r.)

Cross Swallowtailed (1) §

A cross with the ends invected.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration. Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Swallowtailed (2) §

A cross with the ends invected.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Swallowtailed Voided §

A cross with the ends invected.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross Of Toulouse (1) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Of Toulouse (2) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.

Cross Of Toulouse (3) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate.

Cross Of Toulouse (4) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 195.)

Cross Of Toulouse (5) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Cross Of Toulouse (6) §

A cross clechy, voided and pometty.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 216.)

Tau Cross (1) §

A shape like a capital T with flared ends. Also called a “St. Anthony's Cross.”

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Tau Cross (2) §

A shape like a capital T with flared ends. Also called a “St. Anthony's Cross.”

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Tau Cross (3) §

A shape like a capital T with flared ends. Also called a “St. Anthony's Cross.”

Occasionally used in period armory.

Source: Encyclopædia Heraldica. (Volume 3, plate XXX.) Artist unknown.

Tau Cross Fitchy at the Foot §

A shape like a capital T with flared ends. Also called a “St. Anthony's Cross.”

Fitchy at the foot means the lower arm has been supplemented by a pointed spike.

Source: Tiroler Handschrift. Artist unknown. (Folio 13r.)

Wooden Latin Cross Couped (1) §

A wooden cross.

Default orientation: crosswise, upright. Proper coloration: brown wood.

Source: Sammelband Mehrerer Wappenbücher. Artist unknown. (Folio 24r.)

Wooden Latin Cross Couped (2) §

A wooden cross.

Default orientation: crosswise, upright. Proper coloration: brown wood.

Source: Wernigerode Armorial. Artist unknown. (Folio 2r.)

Cross Of Four Ermine Spots (1) §

Four ermine spots arranged in a cross.

Cross Of Four Ermine Spots (2) §

Four ermine spots arranged in a cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cross Of Four Ermine Spots (3) §

Four ermine spots arranged in a cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Boke of Saint Albans. Artist unknown.

Cross Of Four Ermine Spots (4) §

Four ermine spots arranged in a cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations. Artist unknown. (Page 110.)

Cross of Four Hearts Conjoined at the Points §

A symbolic version of the human heart.

Default posture: point to base. No proper coloration.

A cross of four hearts similar to this was reportedly used on the sixteenth-century seal of the Cathedral of Åbo.

Cross of Four Lozenges (1) §

Four diamond shapes arranged in a cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Cross of Four Lozenges (2) §

Four diamond shapes arranged in a cross.

Default orientation: crosswise. No proper coloration.

Cross of Triquetras §

A length of cord interlaced into a stylized knot. See also the trefoil knot.

Sometimes called a “Carolingian cross” due to its use by Charlemagne.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: AnonMoos.