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The symbols exist as SVG-files at commons:Category:Vexillological symbols.

Usage symbols

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Usage symbols are created from a 6-figure combination of ones and zeros:

Symbol Meaning Code Symbol Meaning Code
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag {{FIAV|100000}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag {{FIAV|111000}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag {{FIAV|010000}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National ensign {{FIAV|000111}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag {{FIAV|001000}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag, war ensign {{FIAV|011001}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil ensign {{FIAV|000100}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|010101}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State ensign {{FIAV|000010}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flags and ensigns {{FIAV|110110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War ensign {{FIAV|000001}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flags and ensigns {{FIAV|011011}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag {{FIAV|110000}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|111100}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag {{FIAV|011000}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, state ensign {{FIAV|111010}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state ensign {{FIAV|000110}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|111110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war ensign {{FIAV|000011}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|111011}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag and ensign {{FIAV|100100}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag, national ensign {{FIAV|011111}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag and ensign {{FIAV|010010}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, national ensign {{FIAV|110111}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag and ensign {{FIAV|001001}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag and ensign {{FIAV|111111}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war ensign {{FIAV|000101}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, war ensign {{FIAV|100001}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, state ensign {{FIAV|100010}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|100011}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|100101}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|100110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil flag, national ensign {{FIAV|100111}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag {{FIAV|101000}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, war ensign {{FIAV|101001}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, state ensign {{FIAV|101010}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|101011}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|101100}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flags and ensigns {{FIAV|101101}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|101110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and war flag, national ensign {{FIAV|101111}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, war ensign {{FIAV|110001}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, state ensign {{FIAV|110010}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|110011}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|110100}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Civil and state flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|110101}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, war ensign {{FIAV|010001}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|010011}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|010100}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, state and civil ensign {{FIAV|010110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag, national ensign {{FIAV|010111}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State flag and ensign, war flag {{FIAV|011010}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|011100}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|011101}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State and war flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|011110}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, state ensign {{FIAV|001010}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|001011}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|001100}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|001101}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|001110}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag War flag, national ensign {{FIAV|001111}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, war ensign {{FIAV|111001}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag National flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|111101}} Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Other {{FIAV|000000}}

Property symbols

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Description Code
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side {{FIAV|normal}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted {{FIAV|proposal}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Design is a reconstruction, based on past observations {{FIAV|reconstructed}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side of flag {{FIAV|reverse}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Design is an acceptable variant {{FIAV|variant}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Alternate version of flag {{FIAV|alternate}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag De facto version of flag {{FIAV|defacto}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side {{FIAV|twosided}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right {{FIAV|sinister}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Design used in the past, but now abandoned {{FIAV|historical}}
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag is not authorized to represent the group or country {{FIAV|noflag}}
Flag can be hoisted vertically only Flag can be hoisted vertically only {{FIAV|Vertical exclusive}}
Flag can be hung vertically by rotating the design first Flag can be hung vertically by rotating the design first {{FIAV|Vertical rotated}}
Reverse side is congruent with obverse side Reverse side is congruent with obverse side {{FIAV|Equal}}
Design has no element that can be rotated Design has no element that can be rotated {{FIAV|Vertical inapplicable}}
Vertical hoist method of flag is unknown Vertical hoist method of flag is unknown {{FIAV|Vertical unknown}}
Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side {{FIAV|Mirror}}
Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90° Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90° {{FIAV|Vertical normal}}
Design officially authorized to represent nation by government of that nation Design officially authorized to represent nation by government of that nation {{FIAV|Authorised}}
Information on reverse side is not available Information on reverse side is not available {{FIAV|No reverse info}}

Examples

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Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Proposed flag of Taiwan
  • {{FIAV|111111}} gives this: Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
  • [[File:Flag of Taiwan proposed 1996.svg|thumb|{{FIAV|proposal}} Proposed flag of Taiwan]] gives the flag as shown on the right.