List of flags by design
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.
Solid
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Flag of Libya (1977–2011)
Flag of North Yemen (1918–1923)
White flag of truce, peace, or surrender
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(s) and symbology following accordingly.
Examples:
Olympic Flag
(white flag, charged with the Olympic rings in blue, yellow, black, green, and red, representing the five continents Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania)
Flag of the People's Republic of China
(red flag, charged with yellow canton stars in the top left corner, colors reminiscent of the Flag of the Qing dynasty and the Flag of the Republic of China)
Flag of Japan
(white flag, charged with a centered red circular disc representing the sun, embodying the name Land of the Rising Sun)
Flag of New Mexico
(yellow flag, charged with a centered red Zia Pueblo sun symbol, colors of the Flag of Spain representing Hispano Nuevo México)
Flag of Rapa Nui
(white flag, charged with a centered red Rei Miru, an ornamental Easter Island wearable wood carving)
Bicolour
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Flag of Rome (vertical bicolour)
Flag of Malta (charged vertical bicolour)
Flag of Portugal (charged vertical bicolour)
Flag of Algeria (charged vertical bicolour)
Vatican City (charged vertical bicolour)
Flag of Indonesia (horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Ukraine (horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Tatarstan (fimbriated horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Haiti (charged horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Angola (charged horizontal bicolour)
Flag of the Philippines (charged horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Bhutan (charged diagonal bicolour)
Flag of Galicia (bicolour with a diagonal stripe)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (charged fimbriated diagonal bicolour)
Flag of Finland (cross bicolour)
Flag of Bahrain (serrated vertical bicolour)
Tricolour and other tribands
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Flag of India (charged Horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of France (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Italy (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Ireland (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Belgium (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Romania (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Mexico (charged vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of the Netherlands (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Germany (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Russia (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Serbia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Hungary (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Bulgaria (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Canada (charged vertical bicolour triband)
Flag of Croatia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Austria (horizontal bicolour triband)
Flag of Colorado (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
Flag of Ecuador (charged horizontal tricolour)
Flag of The Gambia (fimbriated horizontal tricolour)
Flag of Namibia (charged fimbriated diagonal tricolour)
Flag of Benin (tribar)
Flag of Madagascar (tribar)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates (polybar)
Flag of Oman (charged polybar)
Flag of Nigeria (vertical bicolour triband)
Flag of Sealand (diagonal tricolour)
Flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada (Canadian pale)
Flag of Peru (vertical bicolour triband)
Quartered
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Flag of Maryland, United States (orthogonal) (more precisely, the armorial banner of Baron Baltimore, stretched horizontally)
Flag of Panama (orthogonal)
Flag of Burundi (diagonal)
Flag of Jamaica (diagonal)
Flag of Ceuta, Spain (gyronny)
Stripes
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NATO signal flag turn (vertical stripes)
Flag of South Vietnam (horizontal stripes)
Flag of Vanuatu (pall)
Flag of North Macedonia (ray)
Naval Jack of the Netherlands (ray)
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Shape
Crescent
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Flag of Turkey (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Azerbaijan (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Malaysia (crescent facing a 14-point star)
Flag of Pakistan (crescent facing single five pointed star)
Flag of Nepal (crescent and sun)
Flag of Singapore (crescent and five stars)
Cross
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Flag of Saint David (symmetric cross)
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Flag of the United Kingdom
Diamond
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Flag of Amapá
Flag of the Republic of the Rif
Flag of Yokohama, Japan
Square
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Examples:
Flag of Switzerland (square flag)
Wiphala (square flag)
ICS flag sierra (square in flag)
- Flag of Vatican City (Two colour with coat of arms)
Star
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Examples:
Flag of Israel (blue 6-pointed star – Star of David)
- Flag of the People's Republic of China
- Flag of Pakistan (five point star)
Flag of the Community of Madrid (white 5-pointed stars)
Flag of the Red Army of the Soviet Union (fimbriated red 5-pointed star)
Flag of Portland, Oregon (white 4-pointed star)
Flag of Texas (white 5-pointed star)
Flag of the United States of America
Flag of Venezuela (8 arched 5 pointed stars)
Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of Mississippi (20 arched 5-pointed stars and one specified unique detail diamond golden star)
Sun
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (rising sun)
Flag of British Columbia (setting sun)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Malawi (rising sun)
Living organism
Animal
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Flag of Saurashtra (horse)
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Flag of Olsztyn (sea shell)
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Object
Anchor, boat, or ship
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Flag of Anchorage, Alaska (an anchor)
Astronomical object
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- Flag of Brazil (several constellations)
Building
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Royal Standard of the Duke of Edinburgh (Castle)
Headgear
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Flag of Calgary, Alberta (Smithbilt)
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Flag of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1951–1970) (crown)
Flag
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Flag of Georgia, USA (2001–2003) (1777 U.S. flag, traditional, 1920, and 1956 Georgia flags, and current U.S. flag)- Flag of Australia (Britain flag)
- Flag of New Zealand (Britain flag)
- Flag of Haiti (six vertically hoisted Haitian flags)
Flag of Tuvalu (Union Jack in canton)
Flag of Fiji (Union Jack)
Hill, mountain, or rock
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Flag of Roswell, New Mexico (El Capitan)
Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture (Mount Fuji)
Flag of Sint Eustatius (The Quill)
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Shield or weapon
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Flag of the Brazilian Empire (Shield)
- Flag of Oman (dagger and two swords)
Inscription
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Flag of Russian SFSR (1918–1920) (Cyrillic)
Flag of Lanfang Republic (1777–1884) (Hanzi)
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