Description of Standard Flag Parts and Terms
- Badge
- a coat of arms or simple heraldic symbol, such as a shield or crest..
- Canton
- any quarter of a flag, but commonly means the upper hoist (left) quarter, such as the field of stars in the flag of the United States or the Union Flag in the Australian Flag.
- Charge
- a figure or symbol appearing in the field of a flag.
- Emblem
- a device often used as a charge on a flag. It may be heraldic in origin or modern, for example the maple leaf on the Canadian Flag.
- Field
- the background of a flag; the color behind the charges.
- Fimbriation
- a narrow edging or border, often in white or gold, on a flag to separate two other colors. For example the white and gold lines of the South African Flag.
- Fly
- the half or edge of a flag farthest away from the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the horizontal length of a flag.
- Hoist
- the half or edge of a flag nearest to the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the vertical width of a flag.
- Length
- the span of a flag along the side at right angles to the flagpole.
- Width
- the span of a flag down the side parallel to the flagpole.
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