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.Main article: BanderoleMain article: BannerMain article: BurgeeMain article: Civil ensignMain article: Civil flagMain article: Military colours, standards and guidonsMain article: Football pitch § Pitch boundaryMain article: Maritime flag § Courtesy flagMain article: EnsignMain article: FanionMain article: GonfalonMain article: Military colours, standards and guidonsMain article: Jack (flag)Main article: National flagMain article: PennonMain article: Pipe bannerMain article: Prayer flagMain article: Maritime flag § Rank flagsMain article: Flag signalsMain article: Heraldic flag § Heraldic standardMain article: State flagMain article: VexilloidMain article: VexillumMain article: War flagMain article: WindsockMain article: Canton (flag)Main article: Flag § Hoisting the flagFlags often inherit traits seen in traditional European heraldry designs, and as a result, patterns often share names.Main article: Half-mastFlag 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.
nomenclaturevexillologyBanderoleknightmastheadBannercoat of armsbanner of armsBurgeepennantCivil ensignCivil flagMilitary colours, standards and guidonsEnsignFanionFrench militaryGonfalonJack (flag)jackstaffbow of a shipNational flaggovernmentPennonPipe bannerbagpipesPrayer flagHimalayasflagshipFlag signalsheraldicheraldic badgesarmigermilitary colourroyal standardState flagdefacedheraldic chargeVexilloidVexillumAncient Roman armyWar flagWindsockCanton (flag)flag of the United StatesUnion JackAustralian FlagCanadian FlagSouth African FlagheraldryFlag of AlgeriaFlag of PolandFlag of Papua New GuineaFlag of BhutanFlag of CanadaFlag of FranceFlag of AustriaFlag of the NetherlandsFlag of Trinidad and TobagoBend sinisterFlag of TanzaniaFlag of PakistanSide sinisterFlag of New BrunswickFlag of RwandaFlag of PanamaFlag of GrenadaGreek (Hellenic) crossFlag of SwitzerlandFlag of Georgia (country)Nordic crossFlag of SwedenSaltireFlag of ScotlandCantonFlag of TaiwanBorderFlag of MontenegroBordureFlag of MaldivesFlag of the Czech RepublicPile throughoutFlag of EritreaChevronFlag of NAVAFlag of South AfricaArrowheadFlag of GuyanaGussetFlag of JubalandHalf-mastillustrationsobversereverseIslamic flagsArabicVexillological symbolUS CodeFlags of the WorldHistory of flagsVexillographySymbolTinctureDesign featuresBritish ensignCanadian paleHeraldic flagPortugalPride flagSouthern crossSpanish fessTribandTricolourMilitaryHistoricalAquilaLabarumColor schemesPan-AfricanPan-ArabPan-SlavicPan-IranianTinctures in heraldryAustralian Flag SocietyAustralian National Flag AssociationCroatian Heraldic and Vexillological AssociationFlag Institute