A **saltire** is a diagonal cross, formed by two bars running from corner to corner. In heraldry the saltire is an ordinary; in flags it is the dominant device on a number of national, regional and military designs. The saltire is associated above all with Saint Andrew, the patron of Scotland, who is said to have been crucified on a cross of that form.
**Example**: The flag of Scotland — the Saltire — bears a white saltire on a blue field; the flag of Jamaica combines a yellow saltire dividing a green and black field.
**See also**: [cross](/glossary/cross/), [nordic-cross](/glossary/nordic-cross/), [charge](/glossary/charge/), [tincture](/glossary/tincture/)