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A diagonal band running from the top left of a shield to the bottom right, as the bearer sees it.
An honourable ordinary running diagonally from dexter chief to sinister base — from the top left to the bottom right as the shield is viewed, which is the bearer's right. Direction is the whole point of the charge, and the mirrored version has a separate name and a separate reputation.
A diagonal band from dexter chief to sinister base — the upper left to lower right of the shield as seen by a viewer facing it.
Dexter and sinister are named from the bearer's point of view, standing behind the shield, so 'dexter' appears on the viewer's left. This reversal is the single most common source of error in reading a blazon.
A diagonal band across a shield, running from the upper left to the lower right as viewed.
The two run in opposite diagonals and are constantly mistaken for one another; the bend sinister additionally carries a false reputation the bend does not.