Identify a Flag by Visual Clues

Describe what you saw—even if you only remember two colors or the direction of the stripes—and FastFlags will rank the closest matching flags and explain how to tell look-alikes apart.

What did the flag look like?

1. Colors you noticed

Select one or more visual clues above to rank candidate flags.

Common "What flag is this?" identification guides

Blue, yellow, and red vertical stripes

Both Romania and Chad use three equal vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red in a 2:3 ratio. See Romania vs. Chad for the cobalt vs. indigo shade difference.

Red over white vs. white over red horizontal stripes

Red on top of white is either Indonesia (2:3 ratio) or Monaco (4:5 ratio). White on top of crimson red is Poland (5:8 ratio). See Monaco vs. Indonesia.

Green, white, and orange vertical stripes

If green is at the flagpole, it is Ireland (1:2 ratio). If orange is at the flagpole, it is Côte d'Ivoire (2:3 ratio). See Ireland vs. Côte d'Ivoire.

Solid field with a single circle or disc

A red circle on white is Japan; a red circle on dark green is Bangladesh; a golden-yellow circle on sky blue is Palau.

All curated look-alike comparisons