Types of flags

flag of a country or nation

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pirate flag

multicolored flag consisting of the colors of the rainbow

flags for the Nordic countries using crosses, usually Scandinavian cross

symbol with different meanings throughout history and depending on the locale

maritime flag used by warships in addition to the ensign

thumb|Banners of Knights of the Thistle displayed in [[St Giles' Cathedral]] A banner is a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is a banner of arms. A bar-shaped piece of advertising material sporting a name, slogan, or other marketing message is also a banner. Banners may hang from horizontal or vertical flagpoles, be stretched between two poles, be attached to windows or buildings, or be towed behind aircraft.

flags used to communicate with racecar drivers

the national flag flown by civil ships to denote nationality

variant of a national flag for use by the nation's military forces on land

maritime flag used for national identification of warships

official flag representing the government

maritime flag used for national identification of ships

military flags

thumb|Gonfalon of the comune of [[Torre Annunziata in Naples]]

flag that is flown by civilians on nongovernmental installations or craft

flag used to represent an ethnicity

long triangular flag flown from the masthead of a warship

flag designated for use on ships or at sea

thumb|An illustration of eleven Imperial Roman vexilloids. A vexilloid is any flag-like (vexillary) object used by countries, organisations, or individuals as a form of representation other than flags. American vexillologist Whitney Smith coined the term vexilloid in 1958, defining it as

flag with a V-shaped cut

flag which has the same image as a coat of arms

thumb|right|Triangular pennant thumb|right|Tapering pennant thumb|right|Triangular swallowtail pennant A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc. In maritime use, pennants are to be hung from the main truck.

flag of Islamic state or other entity

flag with three bands (bends or pales), not necessarily in three colours

thumb|Traditional Balinese red and white umbul-umbul are curved and decorated with janur (young coconut leaf). Umbul-umbul, also called rérontek or, archaically, tunggul, are a type of flag or pennant made of a strip of cloth whose longer side is attached to a pole. They are used in the traditional culture of Java and Bali, Indonesia, where they are carried in festivals and serve other decorative purposes. Red and white Umbul-umbuls are raised throughout Indonesia along streets in August to commemorate the Indonesian independence day.

large war ensign which is flown on a warship