Rays, Beams

Beams or rays of the sun are often borne in coat armour, sometimes singly. More generally charges are borne issuing rays or beams when they are termed fulgent, radiant, rayonned, rayonnant, or rayonné. Rays, when depicted round the sun, should be sixteen in number. They should be represented alternately straight and waved and it is necessary to state their number in the blazon  only when there are more. The rays of a star or étoile are called points.

Sun’s resplendent rays issuing from the dexter chief point

Sun in splendour, each ray illuminated or inflamed

Rays of the sun inflamed.

Sun’s resplendent rays issuing from a cloud in chief.  

See also Circle