the wavy bend (slanted stripe) stands for the placename ending "—bach", which means “brook” in german. the oak twig refers to the community’s location in the western spessart, where there is still an extensive stand of oaks. the six-spoked wheel of mainz was taken from the arms borne by the archbishopric and electorate of mainz, to whose lordly territory haibach belonged for centuries. the origin and meaning of the three crosses that stand on bessenbacher weg in haibach are no longer known. they are a landmark tied with a local legend.