In Scottish heraldry there is no such thing as a "family coat of arms".

Mackenzie is regard as legal authority in matters of Scottish heraldry.

It remains the most authoritative document on Scottish heraldry.

The motto is located above the crest, as is common in Scottish heraldry.

Scottish heraldry operates under the implication that everyone who shares the same surname might be related.

In Scottish heraldry, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings.

A Lymphad or galley is a charge used primarily in Scottish heraldry.

The "Spur revel" is also found in Scottish heraldry.

Scottish heraldry operates under the proposition that all those who share the same surname are related, however distantly.

Scottish heraldry, however, also recognizes a unique form of badge, the crest badge.

Slogans are used in heraldry, most notably in Scottish heraldry.

In Scottish heraldry slogans are used as mottoes, or secondary mottoes.

In Scottish heraldry only chiefs or heads of clans, families, or names bear undifferenced arms.

The birlinn appears in Scottish heraldry as the "lymphad" (a corruption of long fhada, meaning longship).

In Scottish heraldry mottoes are considered a component of the grant of arms and can be altered only by re-matriculating the arms.

In Scottish heraldry mottoes can only be changed by re-matriculation, with the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Wolf heads are common in Scottish heraldry, particularly in the coats of Clan Robertson and Skene.

The tradition, while similar to that of English heraldry, Scottish heraldry and Welsh heraldry, has its own distinctive features.

Different rules apply in Scottish heraldry, and may well apply in other jurisdictions like Canada and South Africa.

In the tradition of Scottish heraldry, use of the Royal Standard of Scotland is not restricted to the Sovereign.

The art was responsible for the designer Armando Vieira dos Santos which was based on Scottish heraldry arms to prepare the shield.

It is much more common to see tressures flory-counter-flory, especially in Scottish heraldry, where many coats of arms derive from the Royal Coat of Arms.

If unpierced, it is sometimes called a "star" in Scottish heraldry, and stars also appear in English and continental heraldry under that name (often with six points).

In English heraldry the motto is placed beneath the shield, whereas in Scottish heraldry the motto is placed above the crest.

In Scottish heraldry where the motto is granted as part of the blazon, it is usually shown on a scroll above the crest, and may not be changed at will.