Editing Banner (section)

{{short description|Flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message}}
{{Other uses}}
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[[File:Banners of Knights of the Thistle.jpg|thumb|Banners of [[Knights of the Thistle]] displayed in [[St Giles' Cathedral]]]]
A '''banner''' can be a [[flag]] or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a [[coat of arms]] (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a [[banner of arms]]. Also, a bar-shaped piece of non-cloth advertising material sporting a name, slogan, or other marketing message is also a banner.

[[Banner-making]] is an ancient craft. Church banners commonly portray the saint to whom the church is dedicated.

The word derives from [[Old French]] ''baniere'' (modern {{langx|fr|bannière}}), from Late Latin ''bandum'', which was borrowed from a [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] source (compare {{langx|got|𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰|translit=bandwa}}). [[Cognate]]s include [[Italian language|Italian]] ''bandiera'', [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ''bandeira'', and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''bandera''.