Gules
Tincture of red in heraldry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Turkish village, see Güleş, Ardanuç.
In heraldry, gules (/ˈɡjuːlz/) is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple).
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Gules | |
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Class | Colour |
Non-heraldic equivalent | Red |
Monochromatic designations | |
Hatching pattern | |
Tricking abbr. | g., gu. |
Poetic designations | |
Heavenly body | Mars |
Jewel | Ruby |
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Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatching by vertical lines, or indicated by the abbreviation g. or gu. when a coat of arms is tricked.