Template:Coat of arms/doc

Usage

1341 gathering of prince-electors from the constituent states of the Holy Roman Empire. The use of heraldry as a means to identify geographical entities is a centuries-old tradition, preceding flags.

This template facilitates the use of heraldry as a means to simply and orderly illustrate armigers (e.g. countries, regions, cities, persons or organisations) in lists.

Exemplum I

*{{Coat of arms|Germany}}
*{{Coat of arms|Kingdom of France}}
*{{Coat of arms|United States|text=none}}
*{{Coat of arms|Paris|text=''[[Fluctuat nec mergitur]]''}}
*{{Coat of arms|United Kingdom|size=45px}}

Would produce:

•  Germany
•  Kingdom of France
• 
•  Fluctuat nec mergitur
•  United Kingdom

Exemplum II

<div style="position:relative; text-shadow:white 0em 0em 0.4em">
[[Image:Slovakia location map no surrounding.svg|500px]]
{{Image label|x=28|y=170|text={{Coat of arms|Bratislava Region|text=<br />[[Bratislava Region|<font color="black">Bratislava</font>]]}}}} 
{{Image label|x=75|y=155|text={{Coat of arms|Trnava Region|text=<br />[[Trnava Region|<font color="black">Trnava</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=120|y=190|text={{Coat of arms|Nitra Region|text=[[Nitra Region|<font color="black">Nitra</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=115|y=100|text={{Coat of arms|Trenčín Region|text=<br />[[Trenčín Region|<font color="black">Trenčín</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=190|y=75|text={{Coat of arms|Žilina Region|text=[[Žilina Region|<font color="black">Žilina</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=195|y=135|text={{Coat of arms|Banská Bystrica Region|text=<br />[[Banská Bystrica Region|<font color="black">Banská Bystrica</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=360|y=75|text={{Coat of arms|Prešov Region|text=[[Prešov Region|<font color="black">Prešov</font>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=340|y=125|text={{Coat of arms|Košice Region|text=[[Košice Region|<font color="black">Košice</font>]]}}}}
</div>

Would produce:

 
Bratislava

 
Trnava

 Nitra

 
Trenčín

 Žilina

 
Banská Bystrica

 Prešov

 Košice

Parameters

Field name	Required	Description	Default value	Special value
size	no	The size of the arms. Include the denomination "px".	20px	N/A
link	no	Where one is directed by clicking on the arms	The initial value written {{Coat of arms|X}}	N/A
text	no	The piece of text appearing on the right-hand side of the arms.	The initial value written {{Coat of arms|X}}	"none" gives no text whatsoever

Principles

Based on conventional heraldic practice, the following premise ensures a meaningful degree of uniformity and distinctiveness of the motifs even at low resolutions (20 pixels is the default width):

I: Escutcheons exclusively

All elements of achievement save the indispensable escutcheon are omitted.

E.g. for Belgium, is shown instead of more elaborate variants such as , or .

Similarly, for Austria: is shown instead of .

II: Marshalling disfavoured

When an escutcheon has multiple variants, the one with least marshalling, i.e. the simplest, is employed.

E.g. for Sweden, is shown instead of the following quartered variant: .

Similarly, for Liechtenstein: is shown instead of .

See also

• {{Flag}}