Saltire & Diagonal Cross Flags

Flags built around diagonal corner-to-corner crosses (saltires), exemplified by St Andrew's Cross, St Patrick's Cross, and their counterchanged combination in the British Union Jack.

Counterchanging two diagonal crosses on the same saltire produces rotational symmetry rather than mirror symmetry, meaning the flag has a specific right-side-up hoist orientation.

Flags using the saltire layout (1)

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  United Kingdom1:2 · centered30×60 unit grid (1:2). St George's red cross is 6 units wide with 2-unit white fimbriations; the red saltire arms (2 units) are counterchanged against St Andrew's white saltire so the wider 3-unit white border is on the top half at the hoist.

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