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.

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Example 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

Example 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|<span style="color:black;">Bratislava</span>]]}}}} 
{{Image label|x=75|y=155|text={{Coat of arms|Trnava Region|text=<br />[[Trnava Region|<span style="color:black;">Trnava</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=120|y=190|text={{Coat of arms|Nitra Region|text=[[Nitra Region|<span style="color:black;">Nitra</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=115|y=100|text={{Coat of arms|Trenčín Region|text=<br />[[Trenčín Region|<span style="color:black;">Trenčín</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=190|y=75|text={{Coat of arms|Žilina Region|text=[[Žilina Region|<span style="color:black;">Žilina</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=195|y=135|text={{Coat of arms|Banská Bystrica Region|text=<br />[[Banská Bystrica Region|<span style="color:black;">Banská Bystrica</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=360|y=75|text={{Coat of arms|Prešov Region|text=[[Prešov Region|<span style="color:black;">Prešov</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=340|y=125|text={{Coat of arms|Košice Region|text=[[Košice Region|<span style="color:black;">Košice</span>]]}}}}
</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 for consistency and visibility

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 avoided if possible

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}}
• {{Infobox emblem}}
• {{Infobox coat of arms}}
• {{Infobox COA wide}}