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{{Short description|Ideogram used to indicate certain characteristics of national flags}}
'''Flag information symbols''' are used by [[Vexillology|vexillologists]] to indicate certain characteristics of [[Flag|flags]], such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like.

== Vexillological symbols ==
Vexillological symbols describe information on a flag's recognition status and design.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left;" | List of symbols
!Symbol
!Meaning
|-
|[[File:IFIS Normal.svg]]
| Normal or ''[[de jure]]'' version of flag, or obverse side
|-
|[[File:IFIS Proposed.svg]]
|Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted
|-
|[[File:IFIS Reconstruction.svg]]
|Design is a reconstruction, based on past observation
|-
|[[File:IFIS Reverse.svg]]
|Reverse side of flag
|-
|[[File:IFIS Variant.svg]]
|An acceptable variant of the standard flag
|-
|[[File:IFIS Alternate.svg]]
|One of several alternative versions a flag that can be displayed
|-
|[[File:IFIS De facto.svg]]
|''[[De facto]]'' flag, widely accepted and used
|-
|[[File:IFIS Two-sided.svg]]
|Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side
|-
|[[File:IFIS Sinister.svg]]
|Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right
|-
|[[File:IFIS Authorised.svg]]
|Design officially authorized to represent nation by government of that nation <br />(Not necessary to use when the ''de jure'' symbol is used)
|-
|[[File:IFIS Historical.svg]]
|Design used in the past, but now abandoned
|-
|[[File:IFIS Mirror.svg]]
|Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
|-
|[[File:IFIS Equal.svg]]
|Reverse side is congruent to the obverse side
|-
|[[File:IFIS No reverse info.svg]]
|Information on reverse side is not available
|-
|[[File:IFIS Vertical normal.svg]]
|Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90°
|-
|[[File:IFIS Vertical rotated.svg]]
|Flag can be hung vertically by rotating the design first
|-
|[[File:IFIS Vertical unknown.svg]]
|Vertical hoist method of flag is unknown
|-
|[[File:IFIS Vertical inapplicable.svg]]
|Design has no element which can be rotated
|-
|[[File:IFIS Vertical exclusive.svg]]
|Flags can only be hoisted vertically
|-
|{{FIAV|noflag}}
|Flag is not authorized to represent the group or country
|}

== Usage Symbols ==
The usage symbols are based on a grid of two rows representing use on land and use on water, and three columns representing private use, public use, and military use. Each circle in the grid indicates the flag has one or more of the following six basic usages:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! scope="col" | Private
! scope="col" | Public
! scope="col" | Military
|-
! scope="row" | '''Land'''
|[[Civil flag]]
Flown by private citizens on land
|[[State flag]]
Flown by the government on land
|[[War flag]]
Flown by the military on land
|-
! scope="row" | '''Water'''
|[[Civil ensign]]
Flown by private vessels
|[[State ensign]]
Flown by government vessels
|[[Naval ensign]]
Flown by military vessels
|}
A single design may be associated with no usages or multiple usages.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left;" | List of symbols
! Symbol
! Meaning
! Symbol
! Meaning
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100000}} || [[Civil flag]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111000}} || [[National flag]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010000}} || [[State flag]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000111}} || [[National ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001000}} || [[War flag]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011001}} || [[State flag|State]] and [[war flag]], war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000100}} || [[Civil ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010101}} || [[State flag]], civil and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000010}} || [[State ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110110}} || [[Civil flag|Civil]] and [[state flags]] and ensigns
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000001}} || [[War ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011011}} || [[State flag|State]] and [[war flags]] and ensigns
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110000}} || [[Civil flag|Civil]] and [[state flag]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111100}} || [[National flag]], [[civil ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011000}} || [[State flag|State]] and [[war flag]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111010}} || [[National flag]], [[state ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000110}} || [[Civil ensign|Civil]] and [[state ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111110}} || [[National flag]], [[civil ensign|civil]] and [[state ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000011}} || [[State ensign|State]] and [[war ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111011}} || [[National flag]], [[state ensign|state]] and [[war ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100100}} || [[Civil flag]] and [[civil ensign|ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011111}} || [[State flag| State]] and [[war flag]], [[national ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010010}} || [[State flag]] and [[State ensign|ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110111}} || [[Civil flag|Civil]] and [[state flag]], [[national ensign]]
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001001}} || [[War flag]] and [[War ensign|ensign]]
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111111}} || National flag and ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000101}} || Civil and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100001}} || Civil flag, war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100010}} || Civil flag, state ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100011}} || Civil flag, state and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100101}} || Civil flag, civil and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100110}} || Civil flag, civil and state ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|100111}} || Civil flag, national ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101000}} || Civil and war flag
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101001}} || Civil and war flag, war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101010}} || Civil and war flag, state ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101011}} || Civil and war flag, state and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101100}} || Civil and war flag, civil ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101101}} || Civil and war flags and ensigns
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101110}} || Civil and war flag, civil and state ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|101111}} || Civil and war flag, national ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110001}} || Civil and state flag, war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110010}} || Civil and state flag, state ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110011}} || Civil and state flag, state and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110100}} || Civil and state flag, civil ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|110101}} || Civil and state flag, civil and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010001}} || State flag, war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010011}} || State flag, state and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010100}} || State flag, civil ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010110}} || State flag, state and civil ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|010111}} || State flag, national ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011010}} || State flag and ensign, war flag
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011100}} || State and war flag, civil ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011101}} || State and war flag, civil and war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|011110}} || State and war flag, civil and state ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001010}} || War flag, state ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001011}} || War flag, state and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001100}} || War flag, civil ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001101}} || War flag, civil and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001110}} || War flag, civil and state ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|001111}} || War flag, national ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111001}} || National flag, war ensign
|- style="font-size: 90%"
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|111101}} || National flag, civil and war ensign
| style="text-align:center" | {{FIAV|000000}} || Other
|}

== See also ==

Vexillological symbol - Revision history

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