Editing Anchor (section)

== As symbol ==
[[File:Triple Entente.jpg|thumb|upright|left|A 1914 Russian poster depicting the [[Triple Entente]] of World War I, with [[Britannia]]'s association with the sea symbolized by her holding a large anchor]]
[[File:Maarianhamina.vaakuna.svg|thumb|upright|An anchor pictured in the coat of arms of [[Mariehamn]], the capital city of [[Åland]]]]
An anchor frequently appears on the flags and coats of arms of institutions involved with the sea, as well as of port cities and seacoast regions and provinces in various countries. There also exists in heraldry the "[[Anchored Cross]]", or [[St. Clement's Cross|Mariner's Cross]], a stylized cross in the shape of an anchor. The symbol can be used to signify 'fresh start' or 'hope'.<ref name="CEanchor">{{CathEncy |wstitle=The Anchor (as Symbol)| author=Maurice Hassett}}</ref>

The Mariner's Cross is also referred to as [[Pope Clement I|St. Clement's Cross]], in reference to the way this saint was killed (being tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the [[Black Sea]] in 102). Anchored crosses are occasionally a feature of [[coat of arms|coats of arms]] in which context they are referred to by the [[heraldry|heraldic]] terms ''anchry'' or ''ancre''.<ref name="Pimbley">{{Cite book |last=Pimbley |first=Arthur Francis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-tFsAAAAMAAJ&q=heraldic+terms+%22anchry%22+or+%22ancre.%22&pg=PA3 |title=Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry: Together with an Illustrated Supplement |date=1908 |page=3}}</ref>
The Unicode anchor ([[Miscellaneous Symbols]]) is represented by: {{unichar|2693}}.