Flag of United Kingdom
The flag of United Kingdom, adopted in 1801 and flown in a 1:2 ratio. Below: what its colours are, which flags it is confused with, and a short drill to make it stick.
At a glance
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Capital | London |
| Proportions | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 1801 |
| Emoji | 🇬🇧 |
| Code | GB · GBR |
Colours of the flag of United Kingdom
The flag of United Kingdom uses 3 colours: red, white, blue. 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 United Kingdom
United Kingdom is genuinely easy to mix up with 2 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 United Kingdom
The flag of United Kingdom — officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — is flown in a 1:2 ratio. United Kingdom sits in Europe, and its flag is part of the standard set used in every quiz on this site.
The current design dates from 1801. United Kingdom has its capital at London and a population of about 69.5 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 GB. The dedicated emoji page has the codepoints, HTML entity, CSS value and shortcode if you need to paste it somewhere.
Test yourself on United Kingdom
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