Glossary of vexillology
Flag terminology is the nomenclature, or system of terms, used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.
Flag types
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Flag elements
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Basic patterns
Flags often inherit traits seen in traditional European heraldry designs, and as a result, patterns often share names.
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Techniques in flag display
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Illustrations
Flag illustrations generally depict flags flying from the observer's point of view from left to right, the view known as the obverse (or "front"); the other side is the reverse (or "back"). There are some exceptions, notably some Islamic flags inscribed in Arabic, which is written from right to left; for these the obverse is defined as the side with the hoist to the observer's right.
See also
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- Vexillology
- Vexillological symbol
- Civil flag
- Ensign (flag)
- Flag families
- Maritime flag
- National flag
- National coat of arms
- National emblem
- National seal
- National symbol
- State flag
- Galleries and lists:
- Flags of Europe
- Gallery of sovereign state flags
- Gallery of flags of dependent territories
- Lists of flags
- List of flags by design
- List of national flags by design
- List of national flags of sovereign states
- List of Japanese flags
- List of United Kingdom flags
- List of Antarctic flags
- List of flags by color combination
- List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption
- Timeline of national flags
- Gallery pages of flags of country subdivisions