▁set ▁apart ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁class ▁as ▁the ▁" hon or able ▁ordin aries ". ▁They ▁act ▁as ▁charges ▁and ▁are ▁always ▁written ▁first ▁in ▁bla zon . ▁Unless ▁otherwise ▁specified ▁they ▁extend ▁to ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁Though ▁ordin aries ▁are ▁not ▁easily ▁defined , ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁described ▁as ▁including ▁the ▁cross , ▁the ▁f ess , ▁the ▁pale , ▁the ▁b end , ▁the ▁che v ron , ▁the ▁salt ire , ▁and ▁the ▁p all . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁separate ▁class ▁of ▁charges ▁called ▁sub - ordin aries ▁which ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁geomet rical ▁shape ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁ordinary . ▁According ▁to ▁Fri ar , ▁they ▁are ▁distinguished ▁by ▁their ▁order ▁in ▁bla zon . ▁The ▁sub - ordin aries ▁include ▁the ▁in es cut che on , ▁the ▁or le , ▁the ▁tr ess ure , ▁the ▁double ▁tr ess ure , ▁the ▁bord ure , ▁the ▁chief , ▁the ▁canton , ▁the ▁label , ▁and ▁f launch es . ▁ ▁Ord in aries ▁may ▁appear ▁in ▁parallel ▁series , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁bla z ons ▁in ▁English ▁give ▁them ▁different ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁pal lets , ▁bars , ▁b end lets , ▁and ▁che v ron els . ▁French ▁bla zon ▁makes ▁no ▁such ▁distinction ▁between ▁these ▁dimin ut ives ▁and ▁the ▁ordin aries ▁when ▁bor ne ▁sing ly . ▁Unless ▁otherwise ▁specified ▁an ▁ordinary ▁is ▁drawn ▁with ▁straight ▁lines , ▁but ▁each ▁may ▁be ▁ind ented , ▁emb att led , ▁w