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Summary

Flag of the United States*
country United States
used by United States
current since 1777-06-14 (basic design), 1960-07-04 (current 50-star canton came into effect after Hawaii statehood)
created by Betsy Ross (traditional), Francis Hopkinson, Robert G. Heft (canton)
format 1.0:1.9
shape rectangular
FIAV
colours red, white, blue
other characteristics flag contains 50 stars

special formation: none
flag has 13 horizontal stripes

The flag of the United States.

  • 50 white stars on a blue field, 13 red and white stripes.
  • In use since 4 July 1960, when Hawaii was added as the 50th US state.
  • Designed by Robert Heft in 1958
  • Specifications: United States Executive Order 10834
  • Proportions: 1.9 × 1.0
  • Colors:
    • Cable No. 70180 Old Glory Red ( PMS 193C)
    • Cable No. 70001 White
    • Cable No. 70075 Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C)
  • License: public domain
Bosanski: Zastava Sjedinjeni Američki Država
Español: Bandera de Estados Unidos
Français : Drapeau des États-Unis
Italiano: Bandiera degli Stati Uniti d'America
日本語: アメリカ合衆国の国旗
Nederlands: Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Português: Bandeira dos Estados Unidos
Slovenščina: državna zastava ZDA
Српски / Srpski: Застава Сједињених Америчких Држава.
Türkçe: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Public domain This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

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Image notes

  • The geometric specifications for the union jack and the sizes and positioning of the stars are given in an attachment to Executive Order 10834 of 21 August 1959, printed in 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 368.
  • The current size of the image (version as of 04:42, 5 April 2007), 1235 × 650 pixels, represents an aspect ratio of 1.9:1.0. (These dimensions were chosen to allow as much as possible of the geometric manipulations to be performed using integer quantities without the need for scaling.)

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SVG source (version of 04:42, 5 April 2007):

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