Flag of Denmark
The flag of Denmark, adopted in 1625 and flown in a 28:37 ratio. Below: what its colours are, which flags it is confused with, and a short drill to make it stick.
At a glance
| Country | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Capital | Copenhagen |
| Proportions | 28:37 |
| Adopted | 1625 |
| Emoji | 🇩🇰 |
| Code | DK · DNK |
Colours of the flag of Denmark
The flag of Denmark uses 2 colours: red, white. The swatches below are sampled from the flag artwork itself, so they are the exact values used in the file rather than an approximation.
Flags often confused with Denmark
Denmark is genuinely easy to mix up with 5 other flags. Compare them side by side here — the difference is usually a ratio, a shade, or the order of two bands.
About the flag of Denmark
The flag of Denmark — officially Kingdom of Denmark — is flown in a 28:37 ratio. Denmark sits in Europe, and its flag is part of the standard set used in every quiz on this site.
The current design dates from 1625. Denmark has its capital at Copenhagen and a population of about 6.0 million, figures that come from the same dataset the quizzes are built on.
As an emoji the flag is 🇩🇰, produced from the regional indicator letters for DK. The dedicated emoji page has the codepoints, HTML entity, CSS value and shortcode if you need to paste it somewhere.
Test yourself on Denmark
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