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NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols.Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 (APP-6), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems, the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D).
English: Military map symbol for a land unit or formation. The square frame was introduced to identify neutral units in NATO's APP-6A standard. The square frame was introduced to identify neutral units in NATO's APP-6A standard.
English: Military map symbol for a friendly land unit or formation. The blue frame and icon were defined in APP-6 to indicate friendly. In APP-6A, the friendly frame and icon could be produced in blue (typical for hand drawn or on when used over a bright background in electronic display) or cyan (for use over darker backgrounds in electronic display).
This indicator should be used over top of a monochrome unit symbol of the same colour to indicate the size of the unit. Corresponding unit symbols can be found in Category:Military map symbols for units and formations In modern NATO and US usage Blue = Friend, Red = Enemy, Green = Neutral, and Yellow = Unknown.
English: Military map symbol for a friendly unit or formation. The blue frame and icon were defined in APP-6 to indicate friendly. The blue frame and icon were defined in APP-6 to indicate friendly. In APP-6A, the option to use a solid "Crystal Blue" fill was introduced for friendly units.
English: Military map symbol for a friendly land unit or formation. The cyan frame and icon were defined in APP-6A to indicate friendly unit for use over darker backgrounds in electronic display. In APP-6, all units were represented by a rectangle with dimensions that varied from 1.5 by 1 to 1.7 by 1.
English: Military map symbol for a hostile unit or formation. The use of red has indicated hostile or enemy through all versions of APP-6, and in older US Army standards from which NATO standards were derived. While the original APP-6 used a rectangle to depict all units, starting with APP-6A a diamond was used instead.
English: Military map symbol for a land unit or formation. The solid fill and diamond shaped frame were both introduced in NATO's APP-6A standard. The solid fill and diamond shaped frame were both introduced in NATO's APP-6A standard.