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This template can be used to put vexillological symbols in flag descriptions.
The symbols exist as SVG-files at commons:Category:Vexillological 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}}
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}}
Proposed flag of Taiwan
{{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.