Please read! This speeds up the search process immensely.
The Flag-Finder will help you to identify and assign a flag that you have seen somewhere. The Flag-Finder works like a filter. You know the characteristics of the flag you are looking for. You have to click now through the Flag-Finder and confirm or exclude these characteristics. This feature is at the beginning supported by additional simple pattern flags. These will give you only a rough orientation. The confirmation or exclusion of the characteristics occures always at the end of a row with such a button:
If you have problems to name the features or characteristics, please read before the explanations. Some flags whose assignment is ambiguous or difficult, can occur at several positions. Please note that several countries have and had the same flag! Check your opinion! Exclude confusions. Where have you seen the flag? On a ship! In a movie, or TV reports, battles or in sports broadcasts? When was the flag to see? Was it an historical film, an historical TV report or a more newer report? If you are looking for a specific flag with the Flag-Finder, ignore the shape of the flag, or perhaps the shape of the coat of arms or other additions until you are prompted to accept this fact. Many flags have same characteristics. Because of that fact can lots of flags appear on the same page. There could be long loading times!
Explanations:
lengthwise striped: The flag has at least two or more stripes from left to right, also of irregular width or less, also wave lines or narrow white lines count as stripes. The flag can be added by a vertical bar at the pole, or a triangle, or a different coloured upper staff quadrant.
vertical striped: The flag has at least two or more stripes from top to bottom also with irregular width or less, including wave lines or narrow white lines.
diagonally striped: The flag has at least two or more diagonal stripes, and of irregular width or less, including wave lines or narrow white lines..
diagonally divided: The flag consists of two halves, separated by the diagonal.
one coloured basis: The bunting is a plain single-colored cloth, ignoring all the additions in form of armorial adds, smaller flags or stars.
four parts: The flag consists of four quarters (quartered)
vertical cross: The flag is dominated by a large vertical cross, single or more coloured.
diagonal cross: The flag is dominated by a large diagonal cross, single or more coloured.
Union Jack: The flag is completely or partially dominated by an Union Jack.
border: The flag has a more or less conspicuous border, broad or narrow, on three or four sites. Beware of fringes or similar more decorative borders!
other signs: The flag has none of the above characteristics.
additions: If the Flag-Finder mentiones "additions", that means coats of arms or stars, suns, animals, etc ...