Editing Visual pun (section)

== In heraldry ==
{{See also|Canting arms}}
Visual puns on the bearer's name are used extensively as forms of heraldic expression.  These are called [[canting arms]]. They have been used for centuries across Europe and have also been used recently by members of the [[British royal family]], such as on the arms of [[Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother]] and of [[Princess Beatrice of York]]. The arms of US Presidents [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] are also [[Canting arms|canting]].