# File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

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DescriptionFlag of the United Kingdom.svg | English: Flag of the United Kingdom, Union Flag (also rank flag of an Admiral of the Fleet). Red colour is Pantone 186C; blue colour is Pantone 280C. Cymraeg: Baner y Deyrnas Unedig Ænglisc: Fana Geaned Cynerices Български: Национално знаме на Обединеното кралство Čeština: Vlajka Spojeného království Dansk: Storbritanniens flag Deutsch: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreichs Ελληνικά: Σημαία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου Español: Bandera del Reino Unido Eesti: Britannia lipp Suomi: Britannian lippu Français : Drapeau du Royaume-Uni Gaeilge: Bratach na Ríochta Aontaithe Gàidhlig: Bratach na Rìoghachd Aonaichte Gaelg: Brattagh y Reeriaght Unnaneysit Hrvatski: Zastava Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva Magyar: Az Egyesült Királyság zászlaja Հայերեն: hy:Միացյալ Թագավորության դրոշ Italiano: Bandiera del Regno Unito 日本語: イギリスの国旗 ქართული: გაერთიანებული სამეფოს დროშა Kernowek: Baner an Ruwvaneth Unys Latina: Vexillum Britanniarum Regni Lëtzebuergesch: Fandel vum Vereenegt Kinnekräich Lietuvių: Jungtinės Karalystės vėliava Latviešu: Apvienotās Karalistes karogs Македонски: Знаме на Обединетото Кралство Malti: Bandiera tar-Renju Unit Nederlands: Vlag van het Verenigd Koninkrijk Nouormand: Couleu du Rouoyaume Unni Polski: Flaga Wielkiej Brytanii Português: Bandeira do Reino Unido Română: Drapelul Regatului Unit Русский: Флаг Объединенного Королевства Scots: Banner o Unitit Kinrick Slovenčina: Vlajka Spojeného kráľovstva Slovenščina: Zastava Združenega kraljestva Shqip: Flamuri i Britanisë së Madhe Svenska: Storbritanniens unionsflagga Tagalog: Watawat ng Nagkakaisang Kaharian ไทย: ธงชาติสหราชอาณาจักร Türkçe: Birleşik Krallık bayrağı 中文: 英國國旗 한국어: 영국의 국기
Date | 1801
Source | Own work per data at http://flagspot.net/flags/gb.html
Author | Original flag by Acts of Union 1800 SVG recreation by User:Zscout370
Other versions | See also Image:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg for a 3:5 ratio version (which is exclusively used by the British Army).

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| This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

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| This artistic work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was commercially published prior to 1964; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1964. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works. Deutsch | English | suomi | français | italiano | 日本語 | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | português | slovenščina | Türkçe | 中文 | +/− |

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## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 14:46, 8 September 2008 |  | 1,200 × 600 (522 B) | EmilJ (talk | contribs) | simpler implementation
| 09:51, 3 September 2007 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | ButterStick (talk | contribs) | Correct SVG 1.1
| 14:53, 11 July 2007 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Whhalbert (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 14:40, 11 July 2007 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Nickshanks (talk | contribs) | I told you the ID cannot have spaces in, don't you listen?
| 13:22, 19 June 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Stefan-Xp (talk | contribs) | Used Areas instead of Lines
| 04:21, 11 May 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 14:12, 10 May 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (915 B) | Nickshanks (talk | contribs) | Pumbaa80's latest flag, with extraneous bytes removed and the id amended (no spaces allowed in IDs).
| 12:39, 3 May 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Pumbaa80 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 23:52, 30 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (985 B) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | Simpler SVG code, based on Pumbaa's second exact flag. The clipPath isn't necessary, and most shapes can fit exactly in the flag rectangle. Also, use a correct DOCTYPE declaration for valid SVG.
| 23:10, 30 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Pumbaa80 (talk | contribs) | Source code slightly improved.
| 21:54, 30 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Pumbaa80 (talk | contribs) | exact version
| 18:02, 30 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | More accurate rotation angle. Also, simplify SVG code slightly.
| 00:40, 30 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Jacobolus (talk | contribs) | ok, not messed up now. uses rotated rects not complex polygons
| 23:53, 29 April 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Jacobolus (talk | contribs) | rv for now. minor screwup
| 23:51, 29 April 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (1 KB) | Jacobolus (talk | contribs) | new version which uses rotated rects not complicated polygons
| 03:40, 12 February 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 04:48, 6 February 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Greentubing (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 17:12, 5 February 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Squerciele (talk | contribs) | Modified by Squerciele, according to data from [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb.html fotw] and [http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/blcpflagsrwb.htm here].
| 02:03, 2 February 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | Here's a version for use on blue ensigns. The image is exactly the same, but the SVG code has been redone to work around bugs in rsvg. (See talk page for more info.) By me, PD
| 15:56, 30 January 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | David Newton (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 00:13, 30 January 2006 |  | 600 × 300 (897 B) | Greentubing (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 00:01, 30 January 2006 |  | 600 × 300 (913 B) | Greentubing (talk | contribs) | Alpha set to 255
| 00:08, 28 January 2006 |  | 600 × 300 (897 B) | -xfi- (talk | contribs) | smaller and well aranged version
| 10:41, 17 January 2006 |  | 1,500 × 750 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | rewrite, accurate to 42 decimal places. Colors are the same. By me, PD
| 17:43, 14 January 2006 |  | 600 × 300 (1 KB) | Nickshanks (talk | contribs) | Could probably make it smaller still by using rects instead of paths for the england crosses.
| 17:17, 14 January 2006 |  | 600 × 300 (2 KB) | Nickshanks (talk | contribs) | Hand‐compressed further still.
| 18:30, 30 September 2005 |  | 600 × 300 (4 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | The Union Jack drawn in SVG.

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