Orientation and Arrangement

SCA Core style requires that charges in the same charge group be either:

In their default orientations
In the same orientation
In an arrangement that also describes orientation

Orientation of Inanimate Charges

Palewise

Palewise Inverted

Fesswise

Fesswise Reversed

Bendwise

Bendwise Sinister

Bendwise Inverted

Bendwise Sinister Inverted

Chevronwise

Chevronwise Inverted

Orientation of Animate Charges

Animate charges can sometimes, depending on the posture and animal in question, also be bendwise or bendwise sinister. For example, if placed on an ordinary, all charges follow the orientation of the ordinary by default. They can NOT be inverted, except as part of an arrangement that forces it (e.g. in annulo, fretted in triangle).

Default
(equivalent to Palewise)

Contourne
(equivalent to Reversed)

Arrangements That Describe Orientation of Inanimate Charges

Cross Of

Crossed In Saltire

Fretted in Triangle

Sheaf Of

Addorsed

In Annulo, points to center

In Pall, Tips to Center

In Pall Inverted, Hilts to Center

Arrangements That Describe Orientation of Animate Charges

In Annulo (SFPP)

Fretted in Triangle

In Pall, Heads to Center

Combattant

Regardant

Addorsed

Counter-Passant

Counter-Naiant

Arrangements That Do NOT Describe Orientation

These arrangemnts can be used by both animate and innanimate charges. If the charges in these arrangements are not in their default orientations, the orientation must be specified. For inanimate charges, or animate charges tergient, these arrangements can be modified to describe orientation with the addition of "<distingishing feature> to center" or "<distingishing feature> to the outside", if such descriptions result in an unambiguous description of the image.

In Pale

In Fess

In Cross

In Saltire

In Bend

In Bend Sinister

In Chevron

In Chevron Inverted

In Pall

In Pall Inverted

Annulet Of

Orle Of

2 and 1

1 and 2

2, 2 and 1

Default Arrangements on a Divided Field

When there are an even number of charges on a field divided into two parts, half the charges are on either side of the dividing line by default. If there are the same number of charges as portions of the field, each charge goes on one section. If there are three charges on any field they are arranged 2 and 1, except on a field divided per chevron inverted or per pall, in which case they are arranged 1 and 2. All other arrangements must be explicitly blazoned, unless the arrangement is forced due to contrast (field and charge cannot be the same tincture).