Tricking

Tricking is a method for indicating the tinctures (colors) used in a coat of arms by means of text abbreviations written directly on the illustration.

Tricking and hatching are the two primary methods employed in the system of heraldry to show color in black and white illustrations.

See also

• Blazon
• Heraldry
• Tincture (heraldry)‎

External links

• Tricking @ Wikipedia
• Magical view of tinctures
• Gemstone-planetary blazon