{"id":2971148,"date":"2026-06-26T07:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2971148"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:27:28","slug":"whats-new-with-military-symbology-styles","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/defense\/whats-new-with-military-symbology-styles","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new with military symbology styles"},"author":387212,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,24641,22941],"tags":[30111,781163,22901,31301,23571],"industry":[],"product":[421922,36581],"class_list":["post-2971148","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-defense","category-mapping","tag-data-visualization","tag-military-symbology","tag-national-government","tag-symbology","tag-whats-new","product-arcgis","product-arcgis-living-atlas"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":387212,"user_firstname":"Megan","user_lastname":"Rohrer","nickname":"Megan Rohrer","user_nicename":"mrohreresri-com_esriinc","display_name":"Megan Rohrer","user_email":"MRohrer@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-06-27 18:28:55","user_description":"","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da936992edc7586ec8eede99379ac62fdf6cbcc42e1db54a099b3fa3463c65b5?s=96&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/da936992edc7586ec8eede99379ac62fdf6cbcc42e1db54a099b3fa3463c65b5?s=192&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"}],"short_description":"Esri releases dictionary styles for the MIL-STD-2525 and NATO APP-6 specifications. Read more to learn about the latest military symbol styles.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2971288,"id":2971288,"title":"military-symbology","filename":"military_dictionary.png","filesize":136456,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/defense\/whats-new-with-military-symbology-styles\/military_dictionary","alt":"Visualize features as military symbols using military dictionary styles","author":"387212","description":"","caption":"","name":"military_dictionary","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2971148,"date":"2026-06-18 18:32:32","modified":"2026-06-18 18:35:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":990,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":211,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":349,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","large-width":990,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","1536x1536-width":990,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","2048x2048-width":990,"2048x2048-height":450,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary-826x375.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":375,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military_dictionary.png","wide_image-width":990,"wide_image-height":450}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Military symbology specifications such as MIL-STD-2525 and NATO APP-6 are formal specifications that define how military units, equipment, and activities are visually represented on maps and charts. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW202694001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202694001 BCX0\">Esri supports these specifications with dictionary symbology&#8230;here&#8217;s what that means.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Esri releases and maintains dictionary styles for MIL-STD-2525 and NATO APP-6 symbol specifications. You can use the dictionary renderer to apply the dictionary style of your choice to your layers. The dictionary renderer is supported across the ArcGIS system, so whether you\u2019re working in an <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136694881 BCX0\">app like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.esri.com\/en\/arcgis-pro\/latest\/index.html\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW136694881 BCX0\">ArcGIS <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136694881 BCX0\">Pro<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136694881 BCX0\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.esri.com\/en\/arcgis-allsource\/latest\/index.html\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136694881 BCX0\">ArcGIS <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW136694881 BCX0\">AllSource<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136694881 BCX0\">,<\/span> or building your own custom app with the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/documentation\/glossary\/arcgis-maps-sdks\/\">ArcGIS Maps SDKs<\/a>, you can symbolize your data with military symbols.<\/p>\n<p>Say you want to symbolize data based on Symbol ID Codes (SIDC) in ArcGIS Pro. First, you select dictionary renderer as the symbology type. Then, choose the appropriate military symbol standard. Finally, map the SIDC field in your data to the SIDC field in the dictionary style&#8230; and voila! Military symbols!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\">Now <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\">let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\"> check out <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\">what\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\"> new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122158766 BCX0\">with our military symbology styles&#8230;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW122158766 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW126955552 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126955552 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">New<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126955552 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0styles for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126955552 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126955552 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\"> military symbol standards<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW126955552 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">Esri <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">releases <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">styles for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">MIL-STD-2525 and NATO APP-6 symbol specifications in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and the Living Atlas of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">World<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257506499 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">e\u2019ve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">\u00a0recently created styles for 3\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">dditional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">standards:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192413736 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MIL-STD-2525D with Change 1<\/li>\n<li>MIL-STD-2525E<\/li>\n<li>APP(6)-E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\">In addition to releasing new dictionary styles, we made updates to all the military symbol styles released by Esri. &#8220;Where to find the latest styles?&#8221; you ask. That depends on where you&#8217;re looking for them!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\"><strong>ArcGIS Online<\/strong>: You can find the latest military symbology styles in <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW191279040 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/browse\/#d=2&amp;type=tool&amp;itemTypes=Style%2CDesktop+Style&amp;cont=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Living Atlas<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\"> as well as the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW191279040 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=07dd0bdb5ea441269a05a502508eb499#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Dictionary Symbology Styles group<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\"> in ArcGIS Online.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ArcGIS Enterprise:\u00a0<\/strong>Navigate to the &#8220;Groups&#8221; tab and find your organization&#8217;s <em>Dictionary Symbology Styles\u00a0<\/em>group.\u00b9 This group contains the latest <span class=\"TextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191279040 BCX0\">military symbology <\/span><\/span>styles installed with your Enterprise deployment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ArcGIS Pro:\u00a0<\/strong>Symbolize your layer using a Dictionary Renderer and select the appropriate specification from the drop down.\u00b2 If you want to share the data as a web layer, make sure to browse to the web styles in ArcGIS Online or Enterprise before you share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><strong>New military symbology styles page<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to releasing dictionary styles for the <span data-contrast=\"auto\">MIL-STD-2525 and NATO APP-6 specifications we also maintain them, meaning we periodically update the styles to fix bugs and introduce enhancements. An update may only impact one specific symbol or it may be a broader update impacting many symbols, and it&#8217;s <\/span>important to know how those updates may impact your maps and applications&#8230;that&#8217;s where the <span class=\"TextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\">new\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW133488062 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/documentation\/mapping-and-location-services\/data-visualization\/resources\/military-symbology-styles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW133488062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Military Symbology Styles<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133488062 BCX0\">page comes in!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2971174,"id":2971174,"title":"military-symbol-styles-card","filename":"military-symbol-styles.jpg","filesize":210038,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/defense\/whats-new-with-military-symbology-styles\/military-symbol-styles","alt":"The military symbology styles page is a new resource available in the mapping and location services guide.","author":"387212","description":"","caption":"The military symbology styles page is a new resource available in the mapping and location services guide.","name":"military-symbol-styles","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2971148,"date":"2026-06-18 14:39:16","modified":"2026-09-26 00:18:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1444,"height":900,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","medium-width":419,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":479,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","large-width":1444,"large-height":900,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","1536x1536-width":1444,"1536x1536-height":900,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","2048x2048-width":1444,"2048x2048-height":900,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles-746x465.jpg","card_image-width":746,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-symbol-styles.jpg","wide_image-width":1444,"wide_image-height":900}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>On this page you can find&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An overview of military symbology styles,<\/li>\n<li>Links to the latest dictionary styles,<\/li>\n<li>Change logs for the latest styles for each symbol specification,<\/li>\n<li>Links to older versions of each style to be used in older ArcGIS clients, and<\/li>\n<li>Developer samples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\">Ready to use military symbols in your maps and applications?<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\">Check out <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW19374127 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/defense-and-intelligence-blog\/preparing-data-for-use-with-military-symbology-in\/ba-p\/1200349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW19374127 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Preparing Data for Use with Military Symbology in Web Applications<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\"> to learn more about preparing and sharing data with military symbols<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19374127 BCX0\">!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW19374127 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><strong>Additional resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW20519121 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/esriurl.com\/milsymstory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW20519121 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20519121 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Military Symbology Support in ArcGIS<\/span><\/span><\/a> StoryMap is an up-to-date collection of resources about military symbol support in ArcGIS. Find the latest information on military symbol support in ArcGIS, explore sample applications, and access relevant documentation and helpful blogs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW20519121 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20519121 BCX0\">Product <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20519121 BCX0\">spe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20519121 BCX0\">cific documentation can be found at the links below: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW20519121 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.esri.com\/en\/arcgis-pro\/latest\/help\/mapping\/layer-properties\/dictionary-renderer.html\">ArcGIS Pro: Dictionary Symbology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.esri.com\/en\/arcgis-allsource\/latest\/data\/editing\/get-started-with-military-overlay.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ArcGIS AllSource: Military Overlay<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-earth\/use\/symbology.htm#:~:text=with%20multiple%20attributes.-,Dictionary,-The%20Dictionary%20symbology\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ArcGIS Earth: Dictionary Symbology<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/javascript\/latest\/references\/core\/renderers\/DictionaryRenderer\/\">ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript: DictionaryRenderer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/net\/styles-and-data-visualization\/display-symbols-with-a-dictionary-renderer\/#military-symbols\">ArcGIS Maps SDK for Native Apps: Military Symbols<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15794104 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW15794104 BCX0\">If you have further questions, you can email <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW15794104 BCX0\" href=\"mailto:MilitarySymbology@esri.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW15794104 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15794104 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Mil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15794104 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15794104 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15794104 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">arySymbology@esri.com<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW15794104 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Footnotes<\/h3>\n<p><em> \u00b9 Military dictionary symbol styles were first included in Enterprise 11.3 installations. 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