Chevron (insignia) - Heraldry

Heraldry

A chevron is one of the ordinaries in heraldry, one of the simple geometrical figures which are the chief images in many arms. It can be subject to a number of modifications. When the ends are cut off in a way that looks like the splintered ends of a broken piece of wood, with an irregular zig-zag pattern, it is called éclaté. When shown as a smaller size than standard, it is a diminutive called a chevronel.

Chevrons appeared early in the history of heraldry, especially in Normandy. In Scandinavia the chevron is known as sparre; an early example appears in the arms of Arvid Gustavsson Sparre.

• Trans, Hinterrhein, Graubünden, Switzerland

• Chevron wavy: Bioley-Magnoux, Yverdon district, Vaud, Switzerland

• Chevron inverted: The flag of the North American Vexillological Association.

• Chevron and chevron inverted, interlaced: Bolligen, Bern district, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

• Vaumarcus, Boudry district, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• Two chevronels: Echandens, Morges district, Vaud, Switzerland

• Chevronny: Avry, Sarine district, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland