Proportions of a flag

Richardxxx · 07-19-2003, 06:41 AM

I want to draw a couple of my own flags

I know a "normal" flag is rectangular - but what is the ratio of hight to width? I'm guessing at 2/3 but does anyone know?

What is the best size to use - in pixels - hight and width. If I am going to make my own flag.

Thanks Richard

feldon34 · 07-19-2003, 08:33 AM

Each flag has a different ratio as seen in the Information box when you are selecting the diferent flags. 3:2 IS the most common it seems.

Just in North America, I've seen 3:2, 19:10, 2:1, 7:4, 5:3, 11:7, 1:1, 8:5, 17:10

In Flags of the World, I also saw 8:5, 13:6, 28:11, 4:3, 10:7, 1:1.

Some of the 3:2 flags in FlagPride are 1024x687 pixels.

Tiny Turtle · 07-26-2003, 10:41 AM

• British flags (like Union Jack/Irish/Canadian and more) have a 1:2 ratio.
• The Star-sprangled Banner uses a 10:19 ratio.
• Latin flags (like the French, Italian, Spanish and most Latin-American) have a 2:3 ratio.
• Germany, Finland and Sweden (and most likely more countries) use "The Divine Proportion"/"Golden Ratio"/Fibonacci sequence rule where the shorter side is to the longer as the longer is to the shorter plus the longer, i.e. (1, 2,) 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 a.s.o.) – 5:8 would be a good measurement (although 8:13 would of course be more exact

).
• Denmark uses an odd 28:37 ratio.
• Belgium has a 13:15 ratio.
• Indonesia and Monaco actually have the same flag design, differing only in proportions (2:3 vs 4:5).

/Tiny Ratios

cjmaddy · 07-26-2003, 11:52 AM

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... an injection of sanity!

Tiny Turtle · 07-26-2003, 02:12 PM

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Wizwad · 07-27-2003, 05:55 AM

You're both mad!

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Tiny Turtle · 07-27-2003, 06:02 AM

Hehe, I actually read that 1400-something backlog in one sitting before posting the screen-dump.

– Coming back this time only meant ~350 messages which was done in no time at all...

/Tiny Done

Liath · 07-28-2003, 09:34 AM

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Tiny Turtle · 07-28-2003, 04:10 PM

Without saying goodbye? – I hope I haven't made the impression of being that discourteous...

/Tiny Uncivility

feldon34 · 07-28-2003, 04:38 PM

Just thought you were incredibly busy.

patscarr · 07-31-2003, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by feldon27
Just thought you were incredibly busy.

Me too.

Welcome back. It's good to see you again.

07-19-2003, 06:41 AM	#1
Richardxxx Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 1	Proportions of a flag I want to draw a couple of my own flags I know a "normal" flag is rectangular - but what is the ratio of hight to width? I'm guessing at 2/3 but does anyone know? What is the best size to use - in pixels - hight and width. If I am going to make my own flag. Thanks Richard

07-19-2003, 08:33 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Each flag has a different ratio as seen in the Information box when you are selecting the diferent flags. 3:2 IS the most common it seems. Just in North America, I've seen 3:2, 19:10, 2:1, 7:4, 5:3, 11:7, 1:1, 8:5, 17:10 In Flags of the World, I also saw 8:5, 13:6, 28:11, 4:3, 10:7, 1:1. Some of the 3:2 flags in FlagPride are 1024x687 pixels. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-26-2003, 10:41 AM	#3
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	• British flags (like Union Jack/Irish/Canadian and more) have a 1:2 ratio. • The Star-sprangled Banner uses a 10:19 ratio. • Latin flags (like the French, Italian, Spanish and most Latin-American) have a 2:3 ratio. • Germany, Finland and Sweden (and most likely more countries) use "The Divine Proportion"/"Golden Ratio"/Fibonacci sequence rule where the shorter side is to the longer as the longer is to the shorter plus the longer, i.e. (1, 2,) 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 a.s.o.) – 5:8 would be a good measurement (although 8:13 would of course be more exact ). • Denmark uses an odd 28:37 ratio. • Belgium has a 13:15 ratio. • Indonesia and Monaco actually have the same flag design, differing only in proportions (2:3 vs 4:5). /Tiny Ratios Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

07-26-2003, 11:52 AM	#4
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	A thousand welcomes back O tiny purveyor of totally useless information! ... Just what this forum desperately needs ... an injection of sanity! Last edited by cjmaddy; 07-26-2003 at 12:36 PM.

07-26-2003, 02:12 PM	#5
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Thank thee, O knight of Clitheroe Castle and supreme protector of Ribble Valley... /Tiny Retort P.S. I'd rather be accused of providing an jection of insanity though... Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

07-27-2003, 05:55 AM	#6
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Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Hehe, I actually read that 1400-something backlog in one sitting before posting the screen-dump. – Coming back this time only meant ~350 messages which was done in no time at all... /Tiny Done Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

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Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Without saying goodbye? – I hope I haven't made the impression of being that discourteous... /Tiny Uncivility Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

07-28-2003, 04:38 PM	#10
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07-31-2003, 10:45 AM	#11
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Originally posted by feldon27 Just thought you were incredibly busy. Me too. Welcome back. It's good to see you again. Patrick