...es. The headings below are sometimes used by Heraldic authorities to group ordinaries, but in most cases, DrawShield makes no particular distinction about them. [[:Category:Major ordinaries|Major ordinaries]]

...ce of the shield, the ways that they can placed, modified, arranged and so on. [[:Category:Ordinaries|Ordinaries - Large Shapes Across the Field]]

...to separately coloured sections. Some times the larger ordinaries or other charges are also coloured using one of the simpler divisions, such as <keyword>a ro ...rn along the lines of separation, instead of a straight line. See the page on edges TODO for more details. In addition, there are two special divisions w

...e space available is wide or narrow. They are evenly spaced apart and some charges may be stretched either horizontally or vertically to make best use of the It is possible to override the default arrangement of charges in various ways:

== Grady on Major Ordinaries == For the sake of brevity, with the major ordinaries such as <keyword>fess, pale, bend</keyword> etc. you can just use the const

...with other sources but always mean the same thing when you see them used on the DrawShield website or in messages.</note> :When there is more than one charge, the arrangement describes how the charges are placed in relation to each other.

...own as the chief, it has a similar visual appearance but other charges and ordinaries will be placed differently, in order to respect the presence of the chief o

<herald>Don't confuse "in [a position]" with "on [a thing (and ordinary or charge)]". ...orated with a charge, then we say either "a chief gules charged with…" or "on a chief gules".

...tist to create a coat of arms for you it is often a collaborative process. On being shown the first draft, you might say things like - "That's lovely, bu You can give hints about charges, wherever they are used, and also about most parts of the achievement, incl

...eration, just that the reasons for each choice were personal and not based on an established ''canon'' of heraldic meanings. ...r no other reason than most of the combinations of basic colours and major ordinaries had already been used!