# 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 flags 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. Uncharged flags include the flags of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and Ukraine. Charged flags include the flags of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

## Solid

Examples:
* Flag of Libya (1977–2011)
* Flag of North Yemen (1918–1923)
* Flag of France (1814–1830)
* Flag of Afghanistan, used from 1709-1738 and 1880-1901
* Flag of Old Bruneian Sultanate, 1368-1888

### 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)
* Flag of Corsica (white flag, charged with a Moor's head in black)
* Flag of South Korea (white flag, charged with the Taegeuk and multiple black rectangles)
* Flag of Bangladesh (green flag, charged with a red disc on hoist)

## Bicolour

Examples:
* 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 Hesse (horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Indonesia (horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Monaco (horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Singapore (charged horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Poland (horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Ukraine (horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Kansas City (charged horizontal bicolor)
* Flag of Haiti (charged horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Liechtenstein (charged horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Angola (charged horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of the Philippines (charged horizontal bicolour)
* Flag of Tatarstan (fimbriated 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 Bahrain (serrated vertical bicolour)
* Flag of Qatar (serrated vertical bicolour)

## Tricolour and other tribands

Examples:
* Flag of Argentina (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
* Flag of Spain (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
* Flag of Austria (horizontal bicolour triband)
* Flag of France (vertical tricolour triband)
* Flag of Italy (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 Bangsamoro (horizontal tricolor triband)
* Flag of Senegal (charged vertical tricolour triband)
* Flag of Russia (horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Armenia (horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Serbia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Hungary (horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Bulgaria (horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Germany (horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Ireland (vertical tricolour triband)
* Flag of Egypt (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of Canada (charged vertical bicolour triband)
* Flag of Nigeria (vertical bicolour triband)
* Flag of Croatia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
* Flag of India (charged horizontal tricolour 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 Belarus (charged tribar)
* Flag of the United Arab Emirates (polybar)
* Flag of Oman (charged polybar)
* Flag of Sealand (diagonal tricolour)
* Flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada (Canadian pale)
* Flag of Peru (vertical bicolour triband)
* Flag of Iran (charged horizontal tricolour triband)

## Quartered

Examples:
* Flag of Maryland, United States (orthogonal; the armorial banner of Baron Baltimore, stretched horizontally)
* Flag of Panama (orthogonal)
* Flag of Barcelona, Spain (orthogonal)
* Flag of Belgorod Oblast, Russia (orthogonal)
* Flag of Burundi (diagonal)
* Flag of Jamaica (diagonal)
* Flag of Grenada (diagonal)
* Flag of Ceuta, Spain (gyronny)

## Stripes

Examples:
* Flag of Catalonia, Spain (horizontal stripes)
* Flag of South Vietnam (horizontal stripes)
* Flag of South Africa (pall)
* Flag of Vanuatu (pall)
* Flag of Thailand (horizontal stripes)
* Flag of North Macedonia (ray)
* Naval Jack of the Netherlands (ray)
* Japanese Naval Ensign (ray)
* Flag of Botswana (horizontal stripes)

## Border

Examples:
* Naval Jack of Argentina
* Flag of Grenada
* Flag of Guam
* Flag of Montenegro
* Flag of Maldives
* Flag of Terengganu, Malaysia
* Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
* Flag of Wyoming, United States
* Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands
* Flag of Nepal

## Canton

Examples:
* Flag of Bermuda
* Flag of Chile
* Flag of Fiji
* Flag of Greece
* Flag of Liberia
* Flag of Malaysia
* Flag of Saint Helena
* Flag of Samoa
* Flag of Togo
* Flag of Tonga
* Flag of the United States
* British Red Ensign (see also: Flags based on British ensigns on Wikimedia Commons)
* Flag of Uruguay
* Flag of Abkhazia
* Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Flag of Brittany, France
* Flag of Georgia, United States
* Flag of São Paulo, Brazil
* Flag of Bahia, Brazil
* Esperanto flag
* Christian Flag

## Shape
### Circle or sphere

Examples:
* Flag of Brazil
* Flag of Europe
* Flag of India
* Flag of Japan
* Flag of Bangladesh
* Flag of South Korea
* Flag of North Korea
* Australian Aboriginal Flag
* Flag of Palau
* Flag of the Vietnamese National Party

### Crescent

Examples:
* Flag of Algeria (crescent facing single five pointed star)
* Flag of Azerbaijan (crescent facing single star)
* Flag of the Comoros (crescent and four stars)
* Flag of Libya (crescent facing single star)
* Flag of Malaysia (crescent facing a 14-point star)
* Flag of Maldives
* Flag of Mauritania (crescent and single star)
* Flag of Nepal (crescent and sun)
* Flag of Pakistan (crescent facing single five pointed star)
* Flag of Singapore (crescent and five stars)
* Flag of Tunisia (crescent facing single star)
* Flag of Turkey (crescent facing single star)
* Flag of Uzbekistan (crescent and twelve stars)
* Flag of Western Sahara (crescent facing single star)

### Cross

Examples:
* Flag of Saint David (symmetric cross)
* Flag of Denmark (Nordic cross)
* Flag of Finland (Nordic cross)
* Flag of Norway (Nordic cross)
* Flag of Sardinia (Saint George's Cross and Four Moor's heads)
* Flag of Scotland (Saltire / Saint Andrew's Cross)
* Flag of Cross of Burgundy (Saltire)
* Flag of the Dominican Republic
* Flag of Stavropol Krai
* Flag of Occitania (Occitan cross and Felibritge star)
* Flag of the United Kingdom
* Flag of Georgia (country)
* Flag of Asturias (Victory Cross)

### Diamond

Examples:
* Flag of Antarctica (True South)
* Flag of Amapá
* Flag of Arkansas
* Flag of Brazil
* Flag of the Republic of the Rif
* Flag of Saba (island)
* Flag of Yokohama, Japan
* Flag of the Red Crystal

### Spiral

Examples:
* the national Māori flag
* Flag of Ottawa
* Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture

### Square

Examples:
* Flag of Switzerland (square flag)
* Battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia
* Wiphala (square flag)
* ICS flag sierra (square in flag)
* The checkered flag
* Flag of Vatican City (Two colour with coat of arms)
* Flag of Țarigrad

### Star

Examples:
* Flag of Algeria
* Flag of Amazonas
* Assyrian flag
* Flag of Brazil
* Flag of Cape Verde
* Flag of Chicago
* Flag of Chile
* Flag of the People's Republic of China
* Flag of the Comoros
* Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Flag of Ghana
* Flag of Indiana
* Flag of Israel (blue 6-pointed star – Star of David)
* Flag of Jordan
* Flag of North Korea
* Flag of Liberia
* Flag of the Community of Madrid (white 5-pointed stars)
* Flag of Morocco (pentagram)
* Flag of Pakistan (five point star)
* Flag of the Philippines
* Flag of Portland, Oregon (white 4-pointed star)
* Flag of Puerto Rico
* Flag of the United States
* Flag of Senegal
* Flag of Somalia
* Flag of the Red Army of the Soviet Union (fimbriated red 5-pointed star)
* Flag of Texas (white 5-pointed star)
* Flag of Tajikistan
* Flag of Venezuela (8 arched 5 pointed stars)
* Flag of Vietnam

### Sun

* Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (rising sun)
* Flag of Argentina (Sun of May)
* Flag of Bangladesh
* Flag of British Columbia (setting sun)
* Flag of Japan
* Flag of Kiribati (rising sun)
* Flag of Kurdistan
* Flag of Kyrgyzstan
* Flag of Kazakhstan
* Flag of Malawi (rising sun)
* Flag of Namibia
* Flag of New Mexico (Zia sun)
* Flag of North Macedonia (Vergina Sun)
* Flag of Rwanda
* Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Flag of Uruguay (Sun of May)
* Flag of the Philippines
* Flag of South Dakota
* Flag of Colorado
* Australian Aboriginal Flag
* Flag of Cusco
* Flag of Orlando, Florida (rising/setting sun)
* Flag of Tocantins, Brazil

### Trapezoid

Examples:
* Flag of Kuwait
* Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

### Triangle

Examples:
* Flag of Acadiana
* Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Flag of Bahia, Brazil
* Flag of the Comoros
* Flag of the Czech Republic
* Flag of Djibouti
* Flag of Guyana
* Flag of the Philippines
* Flag of Puerto Rico
* Flag of Salinas, Puerto Rico
* Flag of Saint Louis, Missouri
* Flag of Saint Lucia
* Flag of South Africa
* Flag of South Sudan
* Flag of the United Kingdom

## Living organism
### Animal

Examples:
* Flag of Albania (double-headed eagle)
* Flag of Berlin, Germany (bear)
* Flag of Bhutan (Druk)
* Flag of Buckinghamshire, England (Bohun swan)
* Flag of California (grizzly bear)
* Flag of Papua New Guinea (bird-of-paradise)
* Flag of Dominica (sisserou parrot)
* Flag of Egypt (eagle)
* Flag of Flanders, Belgium (lion)
* Flag of Kazakhstan (steppe eagle)
* Flag of Louisiana (pelican)
* Flag of Mexico (golden eagle)
* Flag of Normandy (two lions)
* Flag of Olsztyn (sea shell)
* Flag of Saurashtra (horse)
* Flag of Serbia (double-headed eagle)
* Flag of Spain (lion)
* Flag of Sri Lanka (lion)
* Flag of Tuscany, Italy (pegasus)
* Flag of Uganda (Grey crowned crane)
* Flag of Veneto, Italy (Lion of Saint Mark)
* Flag of Warwickshire, England (bear)
* Flag of Wales (Welsh dragon)
* Flag of Wallonia, Belgium (rooster)
* Flag of Zheleznogorsk, Russia (bear)
* Flag of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe Bird)

### Animal part

Examples:

### Person or body part

Examples:
* Flag of Sardinia (four Moor's heads and Saint George's Cross)
* Flag of Corsica (Moor's head)
* Flag of the Isle of Man (human leg)
* Flag of Sicily (human leg and head)
* Flag of New Jersey (Liberty and Ceres)
* Flag of Ulster (hand)
* Flag of Benin Empire (people)
* Flag of Belize (people)
* Flag of Abkhazia (hand)
* Flag of Penza Oblast (2002-2022) (Jesus)
* Flag of Washington, United States (George Washington)
* Flag of the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland (Saint Fridolin)

### Plant

Examples:
* Flag of Quebec (fleur-de-lis)
* Flag of Kalmykia (lotus)
* Flag of the United Nations (olive branches)
* Flag of Lebanon (cedar)
* Flag of Hong Kong (bauhinia blakeana)
* Flag of Canada (maple leaf)
* Flag of Mississippi (southern magnolia)
* Flag of Boyacá Department (oak leaves)
* Flag of Cyprus (olive branches)
* Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy (eastern white pine)

## Object
### Anchor, boat, or ship

Examples:
* Flag of Anchorage, Alaska (an anchor)
* Flag of New Brunswick (a galley)
* Flag of Quebec City (the Don de Dieu)
* Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (the Grande Hermine)
* Flag of New Hampshire (the USS Raleigh)

### Astronomical object

Examples:
* Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (rising sun)
* Flag of Argentina (Sun of May)
* Flag of Australia (crux)
* Flag of Brazil (several constellations)
* Flag of British Columbia (setting sun)
* Flag of Greenland (rising/setting sun)
* Flag of Japan (sun)
* Flag of Laos (moon)
* Flag of Malawi (rising sun)
* Flag of Namibia (sun)
* Flag of North Macedonia (sun)
* Flag of New Zealand (crux)
* Flag of Orlando, Florida (rising/setting sun)
* Flag of Palau (moon)
* Flag of the Philippines (sun)
* Flag of the Republic of China (sun)
* Flag of Rwanda (sun)
* Flag of the United States (many stars)
* Flag of Uruguay (Sun of May)

### Book

* Flag of the Dominican Republic
* Flag of Mozambique
* Flag of San Ġwann
* Flag of Venice

### Building

Examples:
* Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2013-2021) (a mosque)
* Flag of Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
* Flag of Durban, South Africa (City Hall dome)
* Flag of the Isle of Wight, UK (Carisbrooke Castle)
* Flag of Toronto, Canada (Toronto City Hall)
* Standard of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (castle)

### Chair

* Flag of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

### Headgear

Examples:
* State Ensign of Belgium (crown)
* Flag of Spain (royal crown)
* State Flag of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
* Flag of Vatican City (Papal Tiara)
* Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II (crown)
* Flag of the governor of Southern Rhodesia (1951–1970) (crown)
* Flag of Lesotho (Mokorotlo)
* Flag of Liechtenstein (Crown)

### Flag

Examples:
* South African Prinsevlag (1928–1994) (flags of the United Kingdom, Orange Free State, and Transvaal)
* Flag of Georgia, United States (2001–2003) (1777 Flag of the United States, traditional, 1920, and 1956 Georgia flags, and current U.S. flag)
* Flag of Australia (British flag)
* Flag of the Cook Islands (British flag)
* Flag of New Zealand (British flag)
* Flag of Niue (British flag)
* Flag of Haiti (six vertically hoisted Haitian flags)
* Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France (Basque, Breton, and Norman flags)
* Flag of Tuvalu (Union Jack in canton)
* Flag of Fiji (Union Jack)

### Hill, mountain, or rock

Examples:
* Flag of Bohol (Chocolate Hills)
* Flag of Slovakia (Tatra, Mátra and Fatra)
* Flag of Slovenia (Triglav)
* Flag of Roswell, New Mexico, United States (El Capitan)
* Flag of Sabah, Malaysia (Mount Kinabalu)
* Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture (Mount Fuji)
* Flag of Sint Eustatius (The Quill)
* Flag of Utah (Snowy Peaks and Red Rock Canyons)

### Map

Examples:
* Flag of Bangladesh (1971)
* Flag of Christmas Island
* Flag of Cyprus
* Flag of Kosovo
* Flag of Unified Korea
* Flag of Minnesota
* Flag of Sakhalin Oblast
* Flag of Antarctica (Graham Bartram)
* Flag of São Paulo, Brazil (state)
* Flag of Veraguas, Panama
* Flag of San Antonio, Texas (1917–1976)

### Machine, tool, or instrument

Examples:
* Flag of Angola (machete and cog wheel)
* Flag of Kaluga, Russia (satellite)
* Flag of Portugal (armillary sphere)
* Presidential Standard of Ireland (harp)
* Flag of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (key)
* Flag of Mozambique (Firearm and hoe)
* Flag of the Soviet Union (hammer and sickle)
* Flag of Azad Hind (loom)
* Flag of East Germany (hammer and compass)
* Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010) (cog wheel)
* Flag of the Tooro Kingdom (drum)
* Flag of the Romani people (wheel)
* Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019) (plough)
* Flag of India (Ashoka Chakra)

### Shield or weapon

Examples:
* Flag of Saudi Arabia (sword)
* Flag of Bangsamoro (kris)
* Flag of Iran (sword and curves)
* Flag of Essex, England (seax)
* Flag of the Brazilian Empire (shield)
* Flag of Guatemala (rifle)
* Flag of Kenya (shield and spears)
* Flag of Mozambique (AK-47)
* Flag of Eswatini (shield and spears)
* Flag of Oklahoma (buffalo-skin shield)
* Flag of the United States Virgin Islands (arrows)
* Flag of Barbados (trident)
* Flag of Oman (dagger and two swords)

## Inscription

Examples:
* Flag of Rwanda (1962–2001) (Latin)
* Flag of Brazil (Latin)
* Flag of Arkansas (Latin)
* Flag of Dutch East India Company, (Latin)
* Flag of Russian SFSR (1918–1920) (Cyrillic)
* Flag of Magway Division, Myanmar (Burmese)
* Flag of Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
* Flag of Iraq (Arabic)
* Flag of Righteous Army, Japan (Kanji)
* Flag of Lanfang Republic (1777–1884) (Hanzi)
* Flag of Jerusalem (Hebrew)
* Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Arabic)