Flag of Vatican City
— the aspect ratio was defined as 1:1 in Article 23 of the 2023 Fundamental Law of Vatican City State — square-shaped — the prior flag of 2001→2023 was, but did not have to be square-shaped. [1]
Wiphala
— the aspect ratio is 1:1 — square-shaped — with implied 13 diagonals of squares in a rainbow pattern of seven colours in a seven-by-seven square
Flag of France
— the aspect ratio is 2:3, one of the most common and conventional aspect ratios for national flags
Flag of Togo
— the aspect ratio is of Fibonacci's golden ratio that is approximately 1:1.618 ≈ 13:21
Flag of El Salvador
— the aspect ratio is 189:335 ≈ 1:1.772
(government/state flag — civil flag is without the arms)
Flag of Qatar
— the largest aspect ratio of any national flag — being over 2½ times as long as the height — of 11:28 ≈ 1:2.545
Flag of the Republic of Venice / The Banner of Saint Mark the Evangelist
— an oblong flag with six fringes also serve to prevent damage being caused to the central section of the flag by wind. [2]
( La Serenissima / Stato da Màr — 697→1797)
Flag of Venice
— an oblong flag with six fringes in a simplified variation of the Banner of Saint Mark, but still highly decorated orle bordered with insets of the Madonna and Child with Christian saints
(from 1997 — the City of Venice)
Flag of Denmark
— a swallowtail shape particular to Nordic nations
(government/state flag only — civil flag is oblong)
Flag of Iceland
— a swallowtail shape particular to Nordic nations
(government/state flag only — civil flag is oblong)
Raven banner
— a swallowtail shape particular to Nordic nations
(government/state flag only — civil flag is oblong)
Flag of Ohio
— a non-rectangular guidon (burgee) form — the only U.S. state flag not rectangular — with a proportion of 8:13
Flag of Nepal
— currently the only non-rectangular national civil flag — being made with 5 sides — and the only one that is taller than wide, with the bordering aspect ratio of ≈ 6:5
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.
Contents
- Shape and aspect ratio
- Solid
- Charged
- Bicolour
- Tricolour and other tribands
- Stripes
- Four stripes
- Five or more stripes
- Lines on a field
- Rays
- Quartered
- Cross
- Pall
- Chevron
- Side
- Canton
- Border
- Shape
- Circle or sphere
- Crescent
- Diamond
- Spiral
- Square
- Star
- Sun
- Trapezoid
- Triangle
- Living organism
- Animal
- Animal part
- Person or body part
- Plant
- Object
- Anchor, boat, or ship
- Astronomical object
- Book
- Building
- Chair
- Headgear
- Flag
- Hill, mountain, or rock
- Map
- Machine, tool, or instrument
- Shield or weapon
- Inscription
- See also
- References
- External links
