Kinds of flags
Article Flag Displays
Flags in horizontal format, vertical flags with outrigger, hanging flags – What kinds of flags are there, and when are they used?
Flags in horizontal format (Part 1)
The flag in horizontal format is the standard type most often used in Germany and abroad. The ratio of height to width is usually 2:3 (as with the European flag) or 3:5 (as in Germany) or sometimes 1:2 (as in the UK). Horizontal flags are displayed on vertical flagpoles (on the ground or on a building) or angled flagstaffs (for example on a ship, the wall of a building, on flag pylons or in rooms).
