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<p>A banner can be a <a href="/facts/Flag/RbK3SDX4">flag</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms/PcwQ5lH8">coat of arms</a> (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a <a href="/facts/Banner_of_arms/bmaPb28K">banner of arms</a>. Also, a bar-shaped piece of non-cloth advertising material sporting a name, slogan, or other marketing message is also a banner. </p><p><a href="/facts/Banner-making/2GcQYPWF">Banner-making</a> is an ancient craft. Church banners commonly portray the saint to whom the church is dedicated. </p><p>The word derives from <a href="/facts/Old_French/QcRpPdAc">Old French</a> <i>baniere</i> (modern <a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>: <i>bannière</i>), from Late Latin <i>bandum</i>, which was borrowed from a <a href="/facts/Germanic_languages/BxAJX3Kf">Germanic</a> source (compare <a href="/facts/Gothic_language/14Hrn0o2">Gothic</a>: 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰, romanized: <i>bandwa</i>). <a href="/facts/Cognate/nXETf5Y4">Cognates</a> include <a href="/facts/Italian_language/YXsmvlQG">Italian</a> <i>bandiera</i>, <a href="/facts/Portuguese_language/vr3Fwzw3">Portuguese</a> <i>bandeira</i>, and <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a> <i>bandera</i>. </p>