United States flag

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national flag national symbol

The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.

Aliases (15)

Flag of the United States ×11
American flag ×8
Star-Spangled Banner flag ×3
Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes) ×2
Stars and Stripes ×2
United States national flag ×2
flag of the United States ×2
13-star Stars and Stripes ×1
50-star flag of the United States ×1
Betsy Ross flag ×1
Flags of the United States ×1
Naval ensign of the United States ×1
Old Glory ×1
United States flags ×1
United States national ensign ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national flag → national symbol →
adoptedBy	Continental Congress →
adoptionDate	1777-06-14 →
alsoKnownAs	Old Glory → Stars and Stripes → The Star-Spangled Banner →
associatedHoliday	Flag Day → Independence Day →
associatedRitual	Pledge of Allegiance →
associatedSong	The Star-Spangled Banner →
cantonColor	blue →
category	Flags introduced in 1777 → Flags of North America → National symbols of the United States →
country	United States of America →
currentDesignAdoptionDate	1960-07-04 →
designerOfCurrentArrangement	Robert G. Heft →
designFeature	blue canton → fifty white stars → thirteen horizontal stripes →
displayOrientation	stars in upper left when hung horizontally → stars in upper right when hung vertically →
fieldColor	blue → red → white →
governingStandard	United States Flag Code →
hasVariant	U.S. civil ensign → U.S. naval jack →
legalBasis	Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777 →
numberOfStars	50 →
numberOfStripes	13 →
proportion	10:19 →
starColor	white →
stripeArrangement	alternating red and white →
stripeColor	red → white →
symbolizes	13 original colonies → 50 U.S. states → freedom → national unity → patriotism →
usedIn	U.S. consulates → U.S. embassies → government buildings → military installations → national holidays → public schools →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Our Banner in the Sky ("American flag") → Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ("flag of the United States") → Washington Crossing the Delaware →	depicts
Flag of the United States Department of State ("Flag of the United States") → Sons of Liberty flag ("American flag") → U.S. civil ensign ("United States national flag") →	relatedTo
Flag Day ("flag of the United States") → Independence Day ("American flag") → Memorial Day ("American flag") →	symbol
United States flag ("Stars and Stripes") → United States flag ("Old Glory") →	alsoKnownAs
American nationalism → Pledge of Allegiance →	associatedWith
"Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign) ("Flags of the United States") → U.S. civil ensign ("United States flags") →	category
Flag of the Governor of Texas → Flag of the President of the United States ("Flag of the United States") →	isDistinctFrom
Great Seal of the United States ("Flag of the United States") → United States coat of arms ("Flag of the United States") →	relatedSymbol
Continental Colors ("Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)") → Grand Union Flag ("13-star Stars and Stripes") →	successor
National Flag Week ("American flag") →	appliesTo
The Star-Spangled Banner ("Star-Spangled Banner flag") →	associatedSymbol
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography ("Flag of the United States") →	associatedWithFlag
American civil religion ("American flag") →	centralSymbol
United States beach soccer team ("Flag of the United States") →	countryFlag
Robert G. Heft ("50-star flag of the United States") →	designed
United States Army flag ("United States national flag") →	displayedWith
United States Navy ("Naval ensign of the United States") →	ensign
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines ("Flag of the United States") →	flag
Fort McHenry ("Star-Spangled Banner flag") →	flagFlown
Embassy of the United States in Havana ("Flag of the United States") →	hasFlag
Betsy Ross ("Betsy Ross flag") →	hasSignatureWork
Francis Scott Key gravesite →	hasSymbol
Flag Day →	hasTheme
Columbus Day Parade ("American flag") →	hasVisualSymbol
American culture →	importantSymbol
United States national symbols ("Flag of the United States") →	includes
Flags of North America ("Flag of the United States") →	includesFlagOf
American →	isOftenSymbolizedBy
Title 4 of the United States Code →	legalSubject
USS Ranger ("Stars and Stripes") →	navalEnsign
Mary Pickersgill ("Star-Spangled Banner flag") →	notableWork
Naval jack of the United States ("United States national ensign") →	positionRelativeTo
Grand Union Flag ("Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)") →	replacedBy
The Star-Spangled Banner →	subject
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim ("American flag") →	underFlag
United States Ambassador to New Zealand ("Flag of the United States") →	usesFlag