Getting Started with Military Symbols

Open the web application for the first time, create your first 1-point military symbol, and draw your first tactical graphic — a guided walk-through for newcomers:

This section is for anyone who has never used the Military Symbol Generator. Within a few minutes you will know your way around the Main Window and will have created your first military symbol and your first tactical graphic. No knowledge of the app is needed, only a basic understanding of military symbology.

Read the three pages in this order:

  1. Start App shows how to open symbol.army in your browser, what the buttons of the Main Window do, and which settings to check before you begin. Even if you want to skip ahead, a quick look here saves time later.
  2. How to create a Military Symbol is a guided walk-through for a symbol with a single position, such as a unit, an installation or an equipment symbol. Begin here if you only need one icon for a document or a presentation.
  3. Create a Tactical Graphic goes one step further. Lines, areas and corridors need more than one reference point, so you will also place and move points on the Point Editor. Read this page when you need boundaries, axes of advance or similar graphics.

Once you are comfortable, continue with the Components section for the details of the editors, or with the Functions section to download or share your work.