Union Flag

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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.

Aliases (12)

Union Jack ×36
Flag of the United Kingdom ×6
Union Flag of the United Kingdom ×2
British Union Jack ×1
Union Flag canton (derivative form) ×1
Union Flag of 1606 ×1
Union Flag of Great Britain ×1
Union Jack (as colonial symbol) ×1
Union Jack (official colonial flag) ×1
Union Jack of Great Britain ×1
flag of New Zealand ×1
pre-1801 Union Flag (without St Patrick's saltire) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national flag → vexillological symbol →
adopted	1801-01-01 →
alsoKnownAs	Flag of the United Kingdom → Union Jack →
associatedWith	British Empire → British monarchy → 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 → 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	Act of Union 1800 →
ISOCode	GB →
legalStatus	de facto national flag of the United Kingdom →
officialProportion	1:2 →
predecessor	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 → 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 (74)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blue Ensign ("Union Jack") → British Blue Ensign ("Union Jack") → British Red Ensign ("Union Jack") → Continental Colors ("Union Jack") → RAF Ensign → RAF ensign → Red Duster ("Union Jack") → Royal Air Force Ensign defaced with ROC badge →	canton
British Ceylon ("Union Jack") → British India ("Union Jack (official colonial flag)") → British Solomon Islands Protectorate ("Union Jack") → East Florida ("Union Jack") → Governor of Bombay ("Union Jack (as colonial symbol)") → Kingdom of Great Britain → Province of New York ("Union Jack") → United Kingdom ("Union Jack") →	flag
Blue Ensign ("Union Jack") → Cross of Saint Patrick → Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man → Flags of British Overseas Territories ("Flag of the United Kingdom") → Naval jack of the United States ("Union Jack") → Red Duster →	relatedTo
Province of Canada ("British Union Jack") → Province of Pennsylvania ("Union Flag of Great Britain") → Team GB ("Union Jack") → Team GB ("Flag of the United Kingdom") → Upper Canada ("Union Jack") →	flagUsed
British Red Ensign ("Union Jack") → Flag of Ascension Island ("Flag of the United Kingdom") → Flag of the Falkland Islands ("Flag of the United Kingdom") → RAF Ensign → White Ensign →	relatedFlag
Flag of Ascension Island ("Union Jack") → Flag of Bermuda → Flag of the British Virgin Islands ("Union Jack") → Flag of the Falkland Islands ("Union Jack") →	hasCanton
Cross of Saint Andrew ("Union Jack") → Cross of Saint Patrick ("Union Jack") → Union Flag ("flag of New Zealand") →	componentOf
Union Flag ("Union Jack") → Union Flag ("Flag of the United Kingdom") →	alsoKnownAs
Flag of Bermuda ("Union Jack") → Grand Union Flag ("Union Jack of Great Britain") →	cantonDesign
Cross of Saint Andrew ("Union Flag of the United Kingdom") → Cross of Saint Patrick ("Union Flag of the United Kingdom") →	usedIn
Great Britain ("Union Jack") → United Kingdom high commissions ("Flag of the United Kingdom") →	usesFlag
UK heraldic and flag authorities →	associatedWith
British ensign system →	basedOn
Ulster Protestants ("Union Jack") →	culturalSymbol
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ("Union Jack") →	designBasis
Australian national flag ("Union Jack") →	designFeature
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom →	differentFrom
Grand Union Flag ("pre-1801 Union Flag (without St Patrick's saltire)") →	featuredUnionJackVariant
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ("Union Jack") →	features
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →	flagName
British embassies ("Union Jack") →	fliesFlag
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior ("Union Jack") →	hasAssociatedFlag
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London →	hasFlag
Royal Observer Corps Ensign ("Union Flag canton (derivative form)") →	hasPart
Flags of the United Kingdom →	includesFlag
Saltire →	isPartOf
Invaders ("Union Jack") →	member
Flag of England →	partOf
Union Flag ("Union Flag of 1606") →	predecessor
Flags of the United Kingdom →	primaryNationalFlag
Flag of the South African Republic ("Union Jack") →	replacedBy
Buckingham Palace →	roofFlag
British unionism ("Union Jack") →	symbol
St George ("Union Jack") →	symbolUsedIn
Foreign and Commonwealth Office →	usedFlag
Flag of Gibraltar ("Union Jack") →	usedWith
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ("Union Jack") →	uses
Flags of British Overseas Territories ("Union Jack") →	usesDesignElement