HOW TO READ BRANDS

Brands are read from left to right, front to bottom & from outside to inside. Acceptable characters are:

• A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
• 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Box, Diamond, Heart, Triangle, Cross
• Bar, Slash, Quarter Circle

The top of the letter lays to the left This brand is “Lazy A” The top of the letter lays to the right This brand is “Lazy A to the right” In the case of a B or D or similar letters when turned “lazy”, they are read as “bow up” This brand is “Lazy B bow up”

The top of the letter lays to the right This brand is "Lazy A to the right"

m In the case of a B or D or similar letters when turned "lazy", they are read as "bow up" This brand is "Lazy B bow up"

In the case of a B or D or similar letters when turned "lazy to the right", they are read as "bow down" This brand is "Lazy D bow down"

A monogram brand has a common center post – the two characters are connected in the center This brand is “Reverse EH monogram”

Brand examples and how they are read:

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Quarter Circle Bow Up		Quarter Circle Bow Down		Slash Diamond T
O Wyoming Slash S		O Montana Slash S		Diamond T Stash
Montana Slash		Wyoming Slash		Walking YL Over Bar
		Quarter Circle over KW		Bar Over Lazy EY
9V Over Bar		Bar Over 9V		Bar JL Straightaway
Lazy W		Lazy M		JL Bar Straightaway
Pitchfork		Rafter BR		X Hanging Heart
Rafter		Walking Y		X Standing Heart
Reverse B		Reverse E		E Bar H Tied in the Middle
Diamond T				E Bar H Tied at the Bottom
4 Bar P Stacked		E Bar H Tied at the Top