[[File:FIAV {{{1}}}.svg|23px|Vexillological description]]

This template can be used to put vexillological symbols in flag descriptions. Furthermore, when this template is used, some explanation text will be shown when the mouse pointer is placed over the displayed symbol. A bug in WP:Navigation popups will prevent this.


The symbols exist as SVG-files at commons:Category:Vexillological symbols.

Usage symbols are created from a 6-figure combination of ones and zeros:

Symbol Meaning Code Symbol Meaning Code
Civil flag
Civil flag {{FIAV|100000}}
National flag
National flag {{FIAV|111000}}
State flag
State flag {{FIAV|010000}}
National ensign
National ensign {{FIAV|000111}}
War flag
War flag {{FIAV|001000}}
State and war flag, war ensign
State and war flag, war ensign {{FIAV|011001}}
Civil ensign
Civil ensign {{FIAV|000100}}
State flag, civil and war ensign
State flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|010101}}
State ensign
State ensign {{FIAV|000010}}
Civil and state flags and ensigns
Civil and state flags and ensigns {{FIAV|110110}}
War ensign
War ensign {{FIAV|000001}}
State and war flags and ensigns
State and war flags and ensigns {{FIAV|011011}}
Civil and state flag
Civil and state flag {{FIAV|110000}}
National flag and civil ensign
National flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|111100}}
State and war flag
State and war flag {{FIAV|011000}}
National flag and state ensign
National flag, state ensign {{FIAV|111010}}
Civil and state ensign
Civil and state ensign {{FIAV|000110}}
National flag, civil and state ensign
National flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|111110}}
State and war ensign
State and war ensign {{FIAV|000011}}
National flag, state and war ensign
National flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|111011}}
Civil flag and ensign
Civil flag and ensign {{FIAV|100100}}
State and war flag, national ensign
State and war flag, national ensign {{FIAV|011111}}
State flag and ensign
State flag and ensign {{FIAV|010010}}
Civil and state flag, national ensign
Civil and state flag, national ensign {{FIAV|110111}}
War flag and ensign
War flag and ensign {{FIAV|001001}}
National flag and ensign
National flag and ensign {{FIAV|111111}}
Civil and war ensign
Civil and war ensign {{FIAV|000101}}
Civil flag, war ensign
Civil flag, war ensign {{FIAV|100001}}
Civil flag, state ensign
Civil flag, state ensign {{FIAV|100010}}
Civil flag, state and war ensign
Civil flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|100011}}
Civil flag, civil and war ensign
Civil flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|100101}}
Civil flag, civil and state ensign
Civil flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|100110}}
Civil flag, national ensign
Civil flag, national ensign {{FIAV|100111}}
Civil and war flag
Civil and war flag {{FIAV|101000}}
Civil and war flag, war ensign
Civil and war flag, war ensign {{FIAV|101001}}
Civil and war flag, state ensign
Civil and war flag, state ensign {{FIAV|101010}}
Civil and war flag, state and war ensign
Civil and war flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|101011}}
Civil and war flag, civil ensign
Civil and war flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|101100}}
Civil and war flags and ensigns
Civil and war flags and ensigns {{FIAV|101101}}
Civil and war flag, civil and state ensign
Civil and war flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|101110}}
Civil and war flag, national ensign
Civil and war flag, national ensign {{FIAV|101111}}
Civil and state flag, war ensign
Civil and state flag, war ensign {{FIAV|110001}}
Civil and state flag, state ensign
Civil and state flag, state ensign {{FIAV|110010}}
Civil and state flag, state and war ensign
Civil and state flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|110011}}
Civil and state flag, civil ensign
Civil and state flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|110100}}
Civil and state flag, civil and war ensign
Civil and state flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|110101}}
State flag, war ensign
State flag, war ensign {{FIAV|010001}}
State flag, state and war ensign
State flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|010011}}
State flag, civil ensign
State flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|010100}}
State flag, state and civil ensign
State flag, state and civil ensign {{FIAV|010110}}
State flag, national ensign
State flag, national ensign {{FIAV|010111}}
State flag and ensign, war flag
State flag and ensign, war flag {{FIAV|011010}}
State and war flag, civil ensign
State and war flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|011100}}
State and war flag, civil and war ensign
State and war flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|011101}}
State and war flag, civil and state ensign
State and war flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|011110}}
War flag, state ensign
War flag, state ensign {{FIAV|001010}}
War flag, state and war ensign
War flag, state and war ensign {{FIAV|001011}}
War flag, civil ensign
War flag, civil ensign {{FIAV|001100}}
War flag, civil and war ensign
War flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|001101}}
War flag, civil and state ensign
War flag, civil and state ensign {{FIAV|001110}}
War flag, national ensign
War flag, national ensign {{FIAV|001111}}
National flag, war ensign
National flag, war ensign {{FIAV|111001}}
National flag, civil and war ensign
National flag, civil and war ensign {{FIAV|111101}}
Vexillological symbol
Other {{FIAV|000000}}
Description Code
Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side {{FIAV|normal}}
Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted {{FIAV|proposal}}
Design is a reconstruction, based on past observations Design is a reconstruction, based on past observations {{FIAV|reconstructed}}
Reverse side of flag Reverse side of flag {{FIAV|reverse}}
Design is an acceptable variant Design is an acceptable variant {{FIAV|variant}}
Alternate version of flag Alternate version of flag {{FIAV|alternate}}
De facto version of flag De facto version of flag {{FIAV|defacto}}
Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side {{FIAV|twosided}}
Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right {{FIAV|sinister}}
Design used in the past, but now abandoned Design used in the past, but now abandoned {{FIAV|historical}}
Flag is not authorized to represent the group or country Flag is not authorized to represent the group or country {{FIAV|noflag}}
Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Proposed flag of Taiwan
  • {{FIAV|111111}} gives this: National flag and ensign
  • [[File:Flag of Taiwan proposed 1996.svg|thumb|{{FIAV|proposal}} Proposed flag of Taiwan]] gives the flag as shown on the right.