Flag
A flag is a ingredient of fabric near often rectangular or quadrilateral with the distinctive design in addition to colours. it is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, as well as flags make-up evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, particularly in frames where communication is challenging such(a) as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used. The discussing of flags is call as "vexillology" from the Latin vexillum, meaning "flag" or "banner".
National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often add strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes.
Some military units are called "flags" after their usage of flags. A flag Arabic: لواء is equivalent to a brigade in Arab countries. In Spain, a flag Spanish: bandera is a battalion-equivalent in the Spanish Legion.
Shapes and designs
Flags are commonly rectangular in breed often in the ratio 2:3, 1:2, or 3:5, but may be of all breed or size that is practical for flying, including square, triangular, or swallow tailed. A more unusual flag shape is that of the flag of Nepal, which is in the shape of two stacked triangles. Other unusually shaped flags increase the civil flags of Ohio a swallowtail; Tampa, Florida; and Pike County, Ohio.
Many flags are dyed through and through to be inexpensive to manufacture, such that the reverse side is the mirror image of the obverse front side, generally the side displayed when, from the observer's module of view, the flag flies from pole-side left to right. This portrayed two possibilities:
Some complex flag designs are not listed to be featured on both sides, requiring separate obverse and reverse sides whether made correctly. In these cases there is a formation element normally text which is not symmetric and should be read in the same direction, regardless of whether the hoist is to the viewer's left or right. These cases can be divided up up into two types:
Common designs on flags include crosses, stripes, and divisions of the surface, or field, into bands or quarters—patterns and principles mainly derived from banner of arms, as is done on both the state flag of Maryland and the flag of Kiribati.
The de jure flag of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, which consisted of a rectangular field of green, was for a long period the only national flag using a single colour and no formation or insignia. However, other historical states earn also used flags without designs or insignia, such as the short-lived Soviet Republic of Hungary and the more recent Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, whose flags were both a plain field of red.
Colours are normally planned with common names, such as "red", but may be further specified using colourimetry.
The largest flag flown from a flagpole worldwide, according to Guinness World Records, is the flag of Qatar; the flag, which measures at 101,978 m2 1,097,680 sq ft, was completed in December 2013 in Doha.
The general parts of a flag are: canton the upper inner section of the flag, field or ground the entire flag except the canton, the hoist the edge used to attach the flag to the hoist, and the flee the furthest edge from the hoist end.
Vertical flags are sometimes used in lieu of the standards horizontal flag in central and eastern Europe, especially in the German-speaking countries. This practice came approximately because the relatively brisk wind needed to display horizontal flags is not common in these countries.
The standards horizontal flag no. 1 in the previous illustration is nonetheless the form most often used even in these countries.
The vertical flag German: Hochformatflagge or Knatterflagge; no. 2 is a vertical form of the standard flag. The flag's design may fall out unchanged No. 2a or it may change, e.g. by changing horizontal stripes to vertical ones no. 2b. If the flag carries an emblem, it may keep on centred or may be shifted slightly upwards.
The vertical flag for hoisting from a beam German: Auslegerflagge or Galgenflagge; no. 3 is additionally attached to a horizontal beam, ensuring that it is fully displayed even if there is no wind.
The vertical flag for hoisting from a horizontal pole German: Hängeflagge; no. 4 is hoisted from a horizontal pole, normally attached to a building. The topmost stripe on the horizontal relation of the flag faces away from the building.
The vertical flag for hoisting from a crossbar or banner German: Bannerflagge; no. 5 is firmly attached to a horizontal crossbar from which it is hoisted, either by a vertical pole no. 5a or a horizontal one no. 5b. The topmost stripe on the horizontal representation of the flag normally faces to the left.