Union Flag

E835
national flag vexillological symbol

The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Union Jack 85
Union Flag canonical 35
Flag of the United Kingdom 15

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag ⓘ
vexillological symbol ⓘ
adopted 1801-01-01 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: Flag of the United Kingdom

Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: Union Jack
associatedWith British Empire ⓘ
British Crown ⓘ
surface form: British monarchy

Commonwealth countries ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth realms
backgroundColor blue ⓘ
category British symbols ⓘ
Flags of Europe ⓘ
National flags ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
componentOf flag of Australia ⓘ
flag of Fiji ⓘ
flag of Hawaii ⓘ
Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: flag of New Zealand

flag of Tuvalu ⓘ
flags of several British Overseas Territories ⓘ
controversy use in Northern Ireland politics ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs national flag of the United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature off‑set red diagonal cross of Saint Patrick ⓘ
superimposed red and white crosses ⓘ
symmetrical diagonal saltires ⓘ
white fimbriation around red crosses ⓘ
displayedAt British diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
UK government buildings ⓘ
inspired designs of many former British colonies’ flags ⓘ
introducedFor Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ
surface form: Act of Union 1800
ISOCode United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: GB
legalStatus de facto national flag of the United Kingdom ⓘ
officialProportion 1:2 ⓘ
predecessor Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union Flag of 1606

original union of England and Scotland flag ⓘ
regulatesUse UK government flag‑flying protocols ⓘ
represents union of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
symbolizes political union of constituent countries of the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedBy British armed forces ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government

British merchant shipping (in ensigns) ⓘ
usedIn British civil ensign (Red Ensign) canton ⓘ
British government ensign (Blue Ensign) canton ⓘ
British naval ensign (White Ensign) canton ⓘ
usesInDesign Cross of Saint Andrew ⓘ
Cross of Saint George ⓘ
Cross of Saint Patrick ⓘ

Referenced by (155)

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

Kingdom of Great Britain → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → flagName → Union Flag ⓘ
Grand Union Flag → cantonDesign → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack of Great Britain
Grand Union Flag → featuredUnionJackVariant → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: pre-1801 Union Flag (without St Patrick's saltire)
United Kingdom → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Union Flag → alsoKnownAs → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Union Flag → alsoKnownAs → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United Kingdom
Union Flag → predecessor → Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Flag of 1606
Union Flag → componentOf → Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: flag of New Zealand
British India → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack (official colonial flag)
Continental Colors → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Flag of Bermuda → cantonDesign → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Flag of Bermuda → hasCanton → Union Flag ⓘ
St George → symbolUsedIn → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Royal Air Force Ensign defaced with ROC badge → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
British Red Ensign → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
British Red Ensign → relatedFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Upper Canada → flagUsed → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior → hasAssociatedFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Cross of Saint Andrew → usedIn → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Flag of the United Kingdom
Cross of Saint Andrew → componentOf → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
British Solomon Islands Protectorate → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Cross of Saint Patrick → usedIn → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Flag of the United Kingdom
Cross of Saint Patrick → componentOf → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Cross of Saint Patrick → relatedTo → Union Flag ⓘ
Naval jack of the United States → relatedTo → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom → differentFrom → Union Flag ⓘ
RAF ensign → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
RAF Ensign → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
RAF Ensign → relatedFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
Buckingham Palace → roofFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
British Ceylon → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Flags of British Overseas Territories → usesDesignElement → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Flags of British Overseas Territories → relatedTo → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United Kingdom
White Ensign → relatedFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
Province of New York → flag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence → uses → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Flag of England → partOf → Union Flag ⓘ
Team GB → flagUsed → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Team GB → flagUsed → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom high commissions → usesFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag of the United Kingdom
Foreign and Commonwealth Office → usedFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
Australian national flag → designFeature → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London → hasFlag → Union Flag ⓘ
Saltire → isPartOf → Union Flag ⓘ
Royal Observer Corps Ensign → hasPart → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Flag canton (derivative form)
Red Duster → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack
Red Duster → relatedTo → Union Flag ⓘ
British ensign system → basedOn → Union Flag ⓘ
Blue Ensign → canton → Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Jack