List of flags by design


This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag. Uncharged flags are ones that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols. Charged flags are flags that contain crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms and other objects or symbols, as well as rectangles, squares and crosses. Some charged flags contain letters or other pieces of text on them.

Shape and aspect ratio

Flags occur in a variety of shapes and proportions, most commonly rectangular, with some featuring alternative forms, aspect ratios, or fringes at the fly.

Solid

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Charged

While most charged flags are duotone or multicolor, they are referred to by their solid primary color foremost, with their charged symbol's color and symbology following accordingly.
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Bicolour

Examples:

Tricolour">Tricolour (flag)">Tricolour and other tribands">Triband (flag) ">tribands

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Stripes

Four stripes

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Five or more stripes

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Lines on a field

Rays

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Quartered

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[Cross]

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Pall">Pall (heraldry)">Pall

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Chevron">Chevron (insignia)">Chevron

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Side">Side (heraldry)">Side

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Canton">Canton (flag)">Canton

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Border">Flag terminology">Border

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[Shape]

[Circle] or [sphere]

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[Crescent]

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Diamond">Lozenge (shape)">Diamond

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[Spiral]

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[Square]

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Star">Star polygon">Star

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[Sun]

[Trapezoid]

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[Triangle]

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Living organism

[Animal]

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Animal part

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Person">Human">Person or body part

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[Plant]

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Object

[Anchor], [boat], or [ship]

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[Astronomical object]

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[Book]

[Building]

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[Chair]

[Headgear]

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[Flag]

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[Hill], [mountain], or rock">Rock (geology)">rock

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[Map]

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[Machine], [tool], or instrument">Musical instrument">instrument

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[Shield] or [weapon]

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Inscription">Writing">Inscription

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