Editing Quill (section)

==As a symbol==
[[File:Mynämäki.vaakuna.svg|thumb|right|upright|The coat of arms of [[Mynämäki]] in Finland]]
From the 19th century in [[Radicalism (historical)|radical]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] symbolism, quills have been used to symbolize [[clerk]]s and [[intelligentsia]]. Some notable examples are the [[Radical Civic Union]], the [[Czech National Social Party]] in combination with the hammer, symbol of the [[labour movement]], or the [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro]].

Quills appear on the seals of the [[United States Census Bureau]] and the [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]]. They also appear in the coats of arms of several US Army [[Adjutant general]] units which focus on administrative duties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coat of Arms |url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=5876&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=The Institute of Heraldry}}</ref>

Quills are on the coats of arms of a number of municipalities such as [[Bargfeld-Stegen]] in Germany and [[La Canonja]] in Spain.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Three books and a quill pen are the symbols of Saint [[Hilary of Poitiers]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cornwell |first=Hilarie |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317778053 |title=Saints, signs, and symbols |date=2009 |publisher=Morehouse Pub |isbn=978-0-8192-2345-6 |location=Harrisburg, PA |pages=45 |oclc=317778053}}</ref>