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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2008–present | National flag | Blue with six white stars in an arc above a gold-colored map of Kosovo in the center. Dimensions: 5:7 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1999–present | Flag of the Kosovo Police | White with two blue stripes, and a yellow-blue emblem of the KP in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3. |
| 2008–present | Flag of the Kosovo Customs Service | Blue field, with the KCS emblem in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3. [1] | |
 | 2001–present | Presidential standard | Flag based on Ibrahim Rugova's "Dardania" flag proposal. Features the eagle of the flag of Albania. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | 2009–present | Flag of the Kosovo Security Force | Red field, with the KSF emblem featuring an eagle and six stars. Dimensions: 2:3. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1999–present | Flag of Albania used by Kosovo Albanians | A red field charged with a double-headed eagle. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | 2010–present | Flag of Serbia used by Kosovo Serbs | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white; charged with the lesser Coat of arms left of center. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | 2008–present | Former Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina used by Kosovo Bosniaks | A blue escutcheon charged with a white bend between six gold fleurs-de-lis displayed on a white field. Dimensions: 1:2 [2] |
 | 2008–present | Flag of Turkey used by Kosovo Turks | A red field with a white star and crescent slightly left of center. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | 2008–present | Romani Flag used by Romani people in Kosovo | The flag consists of a background of blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively; it also contains a 16-spoke red dharmachakra, or cartwheel, in the center. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | 2008–present | Flag used by Ashkali people in Kosovo | A horizontally divided green-white-red flag with a golden eagle in the center. Dimensions: 1:2 |
The "Law on use of State Symbols of Kosovo" grants the municipalities of Kosovo the right to adopt and use their own distinctive flags. [3]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Deçan Municipality [4] | White with the emblem of Deçan in the centre and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. | |
 | Flag of Drenas Municipality [5] | White with the emblem of Drenas in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Ferizaj Municipality [6] [7] | White with the emblem of Ferizaj in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Fushë Kosova / Kosovo Polje Municipality [8] | White with the emblem of Fushë Kosova in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Gjakova Municipality [9] | White with the emblem of Gjakova in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Gjilan Municipality [10] | White with the emblem of Gjilan in the centre with the date "1600" above and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. | |
 | Flag of Gračanica Municipality [11] | Dark blue with the emblem of Gračanica in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Hani i Elezit Municipality [12] | Red with the emblem of Hani i Elezit in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Istog Municipality [13] | White with the emblem of Istog in the centre with the name of the municipality written below in Albanian. | |
 | Flag of Kaçanik Municipality [14] | Grey with the emblem of Kaçanik in the centre with the name of the municipality written above in Albanian. | |
 | Flag of Kamenica Municipality [15] [16] | White with the emblem of Kamenica in the centre with the name of the municipality written above in Albanian and Serbian in the Latin script below. | |
 | Flag of Lipjan Municipality [17] | White with the coat of arms of Lipjan in the centre | |
 | Flag of Malisheva Municipality [18] | White with the coat of arms of Malisheva in the centre with the name of the municipality written below in Albanian and Engliah. | |
 | Flag of Obiliq Municipality [19] | White with the emblem of Obiliq in the centre and the name of the municipality written below in Albanian, Serbian (Latin script) and English. | |
 | Flag of Peja Municipality [20] [21] | White with the emblem of Pristina in the centre and the name of the municipality written below in Albanian. | |
 | Flag of Pristina Municipality [22] [23] | Light blue with the emblem of Pristina in the centre. The emblem features a statuette known as Goddess on the Throne. | |
 | Flag of Prizren Municipality [24] | White with the emblem of Prizren in the centre. The emblem features the House of the League of Prizren. | |
 | Flag of Podujevo Municipality [25] | White with the emblem of Podujevo in the centre and the name written below in Albanian. The emblem depicts the Orpheus mosaic found in the Dardanian city of Vendenis. | |
 | Flag of Rahovec Municipality [26] | White with the emblem of Rahovec in the centre and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. The emblem depicts the Rahovec Clocktower and bunches of grapes. | |
 | Flag of Shtime Municipality [27] | White with the emblem of Shtime in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Skenderaj Municipality [28] | White with the emblem of Skenderaj in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Štrpce Municipality [29] | Light blue with the emblem of Štrpce in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Suva Reka Municipality [30] | Banner of the arms of Suva Reka Municipality. | |
 | Flag of Viti Municipality [31] | White with the emblem of Vitina in the centre. | |
 | Flag of Vushtrri Municipality [32] [33] | Light blue with the emblem of Vushtrri in the centre with the Latin name of the municipality written above. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Vetëvendosje [34] | Red with the motto of the party Vetëvendosje (Self Determination). | |
 | Flag of Democratic Party of Kosovo [35] | White with the logo of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. | |
 | Flag of Democratic League of Kosovo [36] | White with the logo of the Democratic League of Kosovo. | |
| Flag of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo [37] | White with the logo of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo. | ||
 | Flag of Social Democratic Initiative | Purple with the four letters of the party NISMA. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1999–2008 | Flag of the United Nations | The Flag of the United Nations was used for official and government purposes in Kosovo until 17 February 2008. |
 | 2003–2008 | Flag of the Kosovo Olympic Committee | An outline map of Kosovo containing the emblem of UN administered Kosovo, the Olympic rings, a pictogram of an athlete and the name KOSOVE. |
 | 1999–2009 | Kosovo Protection Corps | Red with the emblem of the KPC in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3. [38] |
 | 1999–present | Kosovo Force | Blue with the emblem of KFOR in the centre. [39] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | c.1918 | National Defence of Kosovo | The flag was used by Committee "National Defence of Kosovo" |
 | c.1950–c.1990 | Albanian Minority flag | The flag was the official flag of the Albanian ethnic minority of Socialist Yugoslavia from the late 1940s to the late 1980s |
 | c.1991 | Demonstrations Flag | The flag used by the Albanian ethnic minority of Socialist Yugoslavia in 1991 during Demonstrations |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 1" Dimensions: 2:3. Winning proposal and inspiration for the current flag. |
 | never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 2". Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 3". Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | never used | State flag | Rejected Competition Candidate. Dimensions: 2:3 |
 | never used | State flag | Joseph J. DioGuardi's proposal for a new flag for Kosovo based on the Albanian and US flags. Dimensions: 2:3 |
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