Banner vs. Slogan — What's the Difference?

A banner can be a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms.

A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan, political, commercial, religious, and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the public or a more defined target group. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines a slogan as "a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising." A slogan usually has the attributes of being memorable, very concise and appealing to the audience.

A long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place

A phrase expressing the aims or nature of an enterprise, organization, or candidate; a motto.

A heading or advertisement appearing on a web page in the form of a bar, column, or box

A phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion

Excellent; outstanding

A battle cry of a Scottish clan.

A piece of cloth attached to a staff and used as a standard by a monarch, military commander, or knight.

A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.

The flag of a nation, state, or army.

(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.

A piece of cloth bearing a motto or legend, as of a club.

(obsolete) A battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland.

A headline spanning the width of a newspaper page.

The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland.

A rectangular space with text or graphics, especially an advertisement, running across the top of a webpage or other online document.

A distinctive motto, phrase, or cry used by any person or party to express a purpose or ideal; a catchphrase; a rallying cry.

(Botany) See standard.

A favorite saying of a sect or political group

Unusually good; outstanding

To supply with banners.

To give a banner headline to (a story or item) in a newspaper.

A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

(by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.

(by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

(journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.

A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.

One who bans something.

Exceptional; very good.

(transitive) To adorn with a banner.

To display as a banner headline.

A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.

A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.

Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.

Long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising

A newspaper headline that runs across the full page

Unusually good; outstanding;