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List of national flags by design

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A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a country. Flags come in many shapes and designs, which often represent something about the country or people that the flag represents. Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the choice of a non-rectangular flag. Sometimes these flags are used to represent languages.

Many countries with shared history, culture, ethnicity, or religion have similarities in their flags that represent this connection. Sets of flags in this list within the same category may represent countries' shared connections, or the design similarity may be a coincidence.

Circle edit

One circle in center edit

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One broken or implied circle edit

Coat of arms edit

See also: Coat of arms

Crescent edit

See also: Star and crescent

Facing up edit

Facing fly edit

Facing diagonally edit

Cross edit

Upright centred cross edit

See also: Christian cross variants

Saint George's Cross edit

Nordic Cross edit

Further information: Nordic Cross

Nordic Cross in two colors edit

Nordic Cross in three colors edit

Diagonal cross edit

Main article: Saltire

St. Andrew's Cross edit

Upright and diagonal centred crosses edit

One cross in emblem edit

Union Jack edit

See also: British ensign and Flags of the British Empire

Historically edit

Additionally, the Union Jack features in many territorial and sub-national flags. These are often Red Ensigns (e.g.,   Bermuda) or Blue Ensigns (e.g.,   New South Wales and   Anguilla). A small number have backgrounds of other colors (e.g.   British Antarctic Territory and   Niue) or a unique pattern in the field (e.g.   British Indian Ocean Territory and   Hawaii). A small number put the Union Jack somewhere other than the canton (e.g.   British Columbia). Unofficial flags, such as   Ross Dependency also use it.

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Historically

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Star edit

Five-pointed star edit

See also: Five-pointed star

One five-pointed star in center edit

One five-pointed star on hoist edit

One five-pointed star on canton edit

See also: Canton (flag)

Many equal five-pointed stars edit

Many equal five-pointed stars in circle pattern edit

Many unequal five-pointed stars edit

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One six-pointed star edit

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  •   Australia (one 5-pointed star, five 7-pointed stars)

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Stars and alternating stripes edit

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Stars in southern cross pattern edit

Text edit

Main article: List of inscribed flags

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Motto edit

Country name and motto edit

  •   Afghanistan (2013–2021) – the lowest line of text reads Afghanistan in the Pashto alphabet, and the calligraphic text at the top is the Shahada with the Takbir written beneath it.
  •   Brunei – the line of text on the crescent reads "Always render service with God's guidance", while the lower line reads Brunei Darussalam, both in the Jawi script.
  •   El Salvador – the name of the country encircles the coat of arms, which features the motto "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish for "God, Unity, Freedom") inside.
  •   Dominican Republic – the motto "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (meaning "God, Homeland, Freedom" in Spanish) can be read above the coat of arms at the center, below is the name of the country.

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  •   California – the name of the short lived and unrecognized state "California Republic", which preceded California's admission into the Union.
  •   Dominican Republic – the Bible is opened to the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verse 32, which reads “Y la verdad los hará libres”, which translates to “And the truth shall set you free” from Spanish.
  •   Guatemala – "Libertad 15 de septiembre de 1821", a combination of the Spanish word for "Freedom" and the date of independence of the former Federal Republic of Central America from Spain.
  •   Haiti – "L'union fait la force" (meaning "Union makes strength" in French), which is different from the country's official motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité".
  •   Malta – "For Gallantry" can be read at the George Cross carried in the canton.

Square and Rectangle edit

Bordering stripe edit

See also: Bordure

Upper left quarter edit

See also: Canton (flag)

Historically edit

Vertical stripe on hoist edit

See also: Side (heraldry)

Four parts edit

Two equal squares and two equal rectangles meeting on hoist edit

See also: Nordic cross flag

Four equal rectangles meeting at center edit

See also: Christian cross variants

Triangle edit

Triangle(s) in center edit

Triangle(s) on hoist edit

See also: Chevron (insignia)
See also: Pile (heraldry)

Triangles meeting at center edit

See also: Saltire

Diagonal stripes edit

Two diagonal stripes edit

See also: Division of the field § Common divisions of the field

Three fimbriated diagonal stripes edit

See also: Bend (heraldry)

Many radiating diagonal stripes edit

Pall edit

See also: Pall (heraldry)

Horizontal stripes in two colors edit

Two horizontal stripes edit

Equal edit

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Three horizontal stripes edit

Equal edit

Thin-and-thick edit

Fimbriated thin-and-thick edit

See also: Fimbriation

Many horizontal stripes edit

Equal edit

Unequal edit

Horizontal stripes in three colors edit

Three horizontal stripes edit

Equal edit

Fimbriated equal edit

See also: Fimbriation

Unequal edit

Five horizontal stripes edit

Unequal edit

Horizontal stripes in many colors edit

Four equal horizontal stripes in four colors edit

Five equal horizontal stripes in five colors edit

Vertical stripes in two colors edit

Two equal vertical stripes edit

Two unequal vertical stripes edit

Two unequal serrated vertical stripes edit

Three equal vertical stripes edit

Three unequal vertical stripes edit

Further information: Canadian pale

Vertical stripes in three colors edit

Three equal vertical stripes edit

Three unequal vertical stripes edit

Unique aspect ratio edit

Most common aspect ratio is 2:3, followed by 1:2.

The following flags have a distinctive aspect ratio:

  •   Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:15
  •   El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:335
  •   Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5
  •   Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides. Bordering aspect ratio of ~ 5:6
  •   Niger: Aspect ratio of 6:7
  •   Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. Aspect ratio of 11:28
  •   Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1
  •   Togo: The golden ratio which is roughly 1.618035 ; Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607 or ~ 8:13
  •   Vatican City: Undefined. The aspect ratio is usually defined around 1:1. However, it is not exactly 1:1.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ "letter to the German nunciature (2010-05-27)" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-26.

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