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.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Flag of the United States 27
United States flag canonical 19
American flag 12

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ
adoptedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress
adoptionDate 1777-06-14 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs United States flag ⓘ
surface form: Old Glory

United States flag ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Naval jack of the United States ⓘ
surface form: U.S. naval jack
legalBasis Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: 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 (86)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Star-Spangled Banner → subject → United States flag ⓘ
The Star-Spangled Banner → associatedSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
Independence Day → symbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
Grand Union Flag → replacedBy → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)
Grand Union Flag → successor → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: 13-star Stars and Stripes
United States Navy → ensign → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naval ensign of the United States
Flag of the President of the United States → isDistinctFrom → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Continental Colors → successor → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)
United States flag → alsoKnownAs → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stars and Stripes
United States flag → alsoKnownAs → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Glory
Fort McHenry → flagFlown → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
American civil religion → centralSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
Great Seal of the United States → relatedSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Naval jack of the United States → positionRelativeTo → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States national ensign
Our Banner in the Sky → depicts → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) → category → United States flag ⓘ
subject surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign)
this entity surface form: Flags of the United States
Pledge of Allegiance → associatedWith → United States flag ⓘ
Flag Day → hasTheme → United States flag ⓘ
Flag Day → symbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: flag of the United States
Flags of North America → includesFlagOf → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
U.S. civil ensign → category → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States flags
U.S. civil ensign → relatedTo → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States national flag
USS Ranger → navalEnsign → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stars and Stripes
Flag of the United States Department of State → relatedTo → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Sons of Liberty flag → relatedTo → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
American → isOftenSymbolizedBy → United States flag ⓘ
United States beach soccer team → countryFlag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Joe Rosenthal → depicts → United States flag ⓘ
subject surface form: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
this entity surface form: flag of the United States
Mary Pickersgill → notableWork → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
United States coat of arms → relatedSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
American nationalism → associatedWith → United States flag ⓘ
Columbus Day Parade → hasVisualSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
Washington Crossing the Delaware → depicts → United States flag ⓘ
American culture → importantSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
Flag of the Governor of Texas → isDistinctFrom → United States flag ⓘ
Betsy Ross → hasSignatureWork → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Betsy Ross flag
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography → associatedWithFlag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Robert G. Heft → designed → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50-star flag of the United States
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim → underFlag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
Title 4 of the United States Code → legalSubject → United States flag ⓘ
United States national symbols → includes → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
United States Ambassador to New Zealand → usesFlag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines → flag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Francis Scott Key gravesite → hasSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
National Flag Week → appliesTo → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
United States Army flag → displayedWith → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States national flag
Memorial Day → symbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag
Embassy of the United States in Havana → hasFlag → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
Flag of Kentucky → relatedSymbol → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United States
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening → symbolUsed → United States flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: American flag