Flags for Web Sites!
In addition to our vector flags for printing, we now have a variety of sets of World Flags designed & licensed (Royalty Free) especially for use on web sites and multimedia.
Each set has over 270 flags including all of the countries participating in the 2010 Winter Games!
Basic Flag Patterns and Flag Elements
The illustrations below show common terms and patterns as they are applied to flag designs.
BICOLOR
A flag whose field is divided horizontally, vertically or diagonally into two different colors.
BORDER
A wide band surrounding a field of a different color.
CANTON
A rectangular area in the top corner of a flag near the staff.
COUNTERCHANGED
Having two colors alternating on either side of a line drawn through a flag.
CROSS THROUGHOUT
A cross extending to the full length and width of a flag.
FIELD
The background color of a flag.
FIMBRIATION
A relatively narrow band or line of color separating two areas of either the same or different colors.
GREEK CROSS
A cross with equal arms.
GYRONNY
Divided into triangles whose apices meet at the center of the flag.
QUARTERLY
Divided into four equal segments crosswise.
SALTIRE
A diagonal cross whose arms extend to the edges of a flag.
SCANDINAVIAN CROSS
A cross with the vertical arm set closer to the hoist than to the fly.
SERRATION
A jagged or saw toothed edge or division on a flag.
TRIANGLE
Commonly a horizontal charge on a flag whose apex lies along the vertical center of the flag. The base of the triangle frequently extends the full width of the hoist.
TRICOLOR
A flag whose field is divided horizontally, vertically or diagonally into three different colors.
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