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Contents 1 Description 2 Usage 2.1 Usage symbols 2.2 Property symbols 2.3 Examples

[edit] Description

This template can be used to put vexillological symbols in flag descriptions. Furthermore, when this template is used, some explanation text will be shown when the mouse pointer is placed over the displayed symbol.

[edit] Usage

The symbols exist as SVG-files at commons:Category:Vexillological Symbols.

[edit] Usage symbols

Usage symbols are created from a 6-figure combination of ones and zeros:

Symbol	Meaning	Code	Symbol	Meaning	Code
	Civil flag	{{FIAV|100000}}		National flag	{{FIAV|111000}}
	State flag	{{FIAV|010000}}		National ensign	{{FIAV|000111}}
	War flag	{{FIAV|001000}}		State flag, war flag and naval ensign	{{FIAV|011001}}
	Civil ensign	{{FIAV|000100}}		State flag, civil and naval ensign	{{FIAV|010101}}
	State ensign	{{FIAV|000010}}		Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign	{{FIAV|110110}}
	Naval ensign	{{FIAV|000001}}		State and war flag, state and naval ensign	{{FIAV|011011}}
	Civil and state flag	{{FIAV|110000}}		National flag and civil ensign	{{FIAV|111100}}
	State and war flag	{{FIAV|011000}}		National flag and state ensign	{{FIAV|111010}}
	Civil and state ensign	{{FIAV|000110}}		National flag, civil and state ensign	{{FIAV|111110}}
	Civil flag and ensign	{{FIAV|100100}}		State and war flag, national ensign	{{FIAV|011111}}
	State flag and ensign	{{FIAV|010010}}		Civil and state flag, national ensign	{{FIAV|110111}}
	War flag and ensign	{{FIAV|001001}}		National flag and ensign	{{FIAV|111111}}

[edit] Property symbols

	Description	Code
	Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side	{{FIAV|normal}}
	Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted	{{FIAV|proposal}}
	Design is a reconstruction, based on past observations	{{FIAV|reconstructed}}
	Reverse side of flag	{{FIAV|reverse}}
	Design is an acceptable variant	{{FIAV|variant}}
	Alternate version of flag	{{FIAV|alternate}}
	De facto version of flag	{{FIAV|defacto}}
	Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side	{{FIAV|twosided}}
	Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right	{{FIAV|sinister}}
	Design used in the past, but now abandoned	{{FIAV|historical}}

[edit] Examples

• {{FIAV|111111}} gives this:
• [[Image:Flag_of_Taiwan_proposed_1996.svg|150px|thumb|{{FIAV|proposal}} Proposed flag of Taiwan]] gives the flag as shown on the right.