Gules
Tincture of red in heraldry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
| Gules | |
|---|---|
| Class | Colour |
| Non-heraldic equivalent | Red |
| Monochromatic designations | |
| Hatching pattern | |
| Tricking abbr. | g., Gu. |
| Poetic designations | |
| Heavenly body | Mars[1] |
| Jewel | Ruby[1] |
In engraving, it is sometimes depicted by hatching of vertical lines. In tricking—abbreviations written in areas to indicate their tinctures—it is marked with gu.