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This is a gallery of flags arranged by design.

Solid

Four examples:

Flag of Libya
Flag of Libya
Flag of Palau (charged with a circle)
Flag of Palau
(charged with a circle)
Flag of Rapa Nui (charged with a red Rei Miru, an Easter Island wood carving)
Flag of Rapa Nui
(charged with a red Rei Miru, an Easter Island wood carving)
Flag of South Korea (charged with a Taeguk and trigrams)
Flag of South Korea
(charged with a Taeguk and trigrams)

Bicolour

Four examples:

Flag of Rome (vertical bicolour)
Flag of Rome (vertical bicolour)
Flag of Tatarstan (fimbriated horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Tatarstan (fimbriated horizontal bicolour)
Flag of Algeria (charged vertical bicolour)
Flag of Algeria (charged vertical bicolour)
Flag of the Solomon Islands (charged fimbriated diagonal bicolour)
Flag of the Solomon Islands (charged fimbriated diagonal bicolour)

Examples:

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Flag of Austria (horizontal bicolour triband)
Flag of Austria (horizontal bicolour triband)
Flag of Canada (charged vertical bicolour triband)
Flag of Canada (charged vertical bicolour triband)
Flag of The Gambia (fimbriated horizontal tricolour)
Flag of The Gambia (fimbriated horizontal tricolour)
Flag of Italy (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Italy (vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Namibia (charged fimbriated diagonal tricolour)
Flag of Namibia (charged fimbriated diagonal tricolour)
Flag of Mexico (charged vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of Mexico (charged vertical tricolour triband)
Flag of the Netherlands (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of the Netherlands (horizontal tricolour triband)
Flag of Ecuador (charged horizontal tricolour)
Flag of Ecuador (charged horizontal tricolour)

Quartered

Flag of Maryland, United States (orthogonal)
Flag of Maryland, United States (orthogonal)
Flag of Panama (orthogonal)
Flag of Panama (orthogonal)
Flag of Jamaica (diagonal)
Flag of Jamaica (diagonal)
Flag of Ceuta, Spain (gyronny)
Flag of Ceuta, Spain (gyronny)

Four examples:

NATO signal flag turn (vertical stripes)
NATO signal flag turn (vertical stripes)
Flag of Catalonia, Spain (horizontal stripes)
Flag of Catalonia, Spain (horizontal stripes)
Flag of South Africa (pall)
Flag of South Africa (pall)
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia (rays)
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia (rays)

Four examples:

Flag of Grenada
Flag of Grenada
Flag of Montenegro
Flag of Montenegro
Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Flag of Wyoming
Flag of Wyoming
British Red Ensign (see also: Flags based on British ensigns on Wikimedia Commons)
British Red Ensign (see also: Flags based on British ensigns on Wikimedia Commons)
Flag of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Esperanto flag
Esperanto flag
Flag of the United States
Flag of the United States

Four examples:

Earth flag
Earth flag
European flag
European flag
Flag of Japan
Flag of Japan
Flag of South Korea
Flag of South Korea

Four examples:

Flag of Turkey (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Turkey (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Azerbaiassdjan (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Azerbaiassdjan (crescent facing single star)
Flag of Turkmenistan (crescent facing constellation)
Flag of Turkmenistan (crescent facing constellation)
Flag of Nepal (crescent and sun)
Flag of Nepal (crescent and sun)

Four examples:

Flag of Gdańsk, Poland (Greek crosses)
Flag of Gdańsk, Poland (Greek crosses)
Flag of Saint David (symmetric cross)
Flag of Saint David (symmetric cross)
Flag of Denmark (Scandinavian cross)
Flag of Denmark (Scandinavian cross)
Flag of Scotland (Saltire / St. Andrew's Cross)
Flag of Scotland (Saltire / St. Andrew's Cross)

Four examples:

Flag of Amapá
Flag of Amapá
Flag of Arkansas
Flag of Arkansas
Flag of the Republic of the Rif
Flag of the Republic of the Rif
Flag of Yokohama, Japan
Flag of Yokohama, Japan
Koru Flag
Koru Flag
Flag of Ottawa
Flag of Ottawa
Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture
Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture

Four examples:

Flag of Switzerland (square flag)
Flag of Switzerland (square flag)
ICS flag sierra (square in flag)
ICS flag sierra (square in flag)
Flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada (Canadian pale)
Flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada (Canadian pale)
The checkered flag
The checkered flag
Main article: Gallery of flags with stars on the Wikimedia Commons

Four examples:

Flag of Morocco (pentagram)
Flag of Morocco (pentagram)
Flag of the Community of Madrid (white 5-pointed stars)
Flag of the Community of Madrid (white 5-pointed stars)
Flag of the Red Army of the Soviet Union (fimbriated red 5-pointed star)
Flag of the Red Army of the Soviet Union (fimbriated red 5-pointed star)
Flag of Portland, Oregon (white 4-pointed star)
Flag of Portland, Oregon (white 4-pointed star)

Four examples:

Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of Guyana
Flag of Guyana
Flag of Salinas, Puerto Rico
Flag of Salinas, Puerto Rico
Flag of Sicily
Flag of Sicily

Living Thing

Four examples:

Flag of California, United States (grizzly bear)
Flag of California, United States (grizzly bear)
Flag of Albania (double-headed eagle)
Flag of Albania (double-headed eagle)
Flag of Wallonia, Belgium (rooster)
Flag of Wallonia, Belgium (rooster)
Flag of Sri Lanka (lion)
Flag of Sri Lanka (lion)

Person or Body Part

Flag of Corsica (head)
Flag of Corsica (head)
Flag of the Isle of Man (foot)
Flag of the Isle of Man (foot)
Flag of New Jersey (Liberty and Ceres)
Flag of New Jersey (Liberty and Ceres)
Flag of Ulster (hand)
Flag of Ulster (hand)
Flag of Quebec (fleur-de-lis)
Flag of Quebec (fleur-de-lis)
Flag of Kalmykia (lotus)
Flag of Kalmykia (lotus)
Flag of the United Nations (olive branches)
Flag of the United Nations (olive branches)
Flag of Lebanon (cedar)
Flag of Lebanon (cedar)

Object

Main article: Gallery of nautical flags on the Wikimedia Commons

Four examples:

Flag of Anchorage, Alaska (an anchor)
Flag of Anchorage, Alaska (an anchor)
Flag of New Brunswick (a galley)
Flag of New Brunswick (a galley)
Flag of Quebec City (the Don de Dieu)
Flag of Quebec City (the Don de Dieu)
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (the Grande Hermine)
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (the Grande Hermine)
Flag of Argentina (Sun of May)
Flag of Argentina (Sun of May)
Flag of Brazil (several constellations)
Flag of Brazil (several constellations)
Flag of Bangladesh (Sun)
Flag of Bangladesh (Sun)
Flag of Laos (Moon)
Flag of Laos (Moon)
Flag of Afghanistan (a mosque)
Flag of Afghanistan (a mosque)
Flag of Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
Flag of Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
Flag of the Isle of Wight, UK (Carisbrooke Castle)
Flag of the Isle of Wight, UK (Carisbrooke Castle)
Flag of Toronto (Toronto City Hall)
Flag of Toronto (Toronto City Hall)

Four examples:

State Ensign of Belgium (crown)
State Ensign of Belgium (crown)
State Flag of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
State Flag of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
Flag of Calgary, Alberta (Stetson)
Flag of Calgary, Alberta (Stetson)
Flag of the Vatican City (Papal Tiara)
Flag of the Vatican City (Papal Tiara)
South African Prinsevlag (1928–1994) (flags of the United Kingdom, Orange Free State, and Transvaal)
South African Prinsevlag (1928–1994) (flags of the United Kingdom, Orange Free State, and Transvaal)
Flag of Georgia, USA (2001–2003) (1777 U.S. flag, traditional, 1920, and 1956 Georgia flags, and current U.S. flag)
Flag of Georgia, USA (2001–2003) (1777 U.S. flag, traditional, 1920, and 1956 Georgia flags, and current U.S. flag)
Flag of Haiti (six vertically hoisted Haitian flags)
Flag of Haiti (six vertically hoisted Haitian flags)
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France (Basque, Breton, and Norman flags)
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France (Basque, Breton, and Norman flags)
Flag of Roswell, New Mexico
Flag of Roswell, New Mexico
Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture
Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture
Flag of Sint Eustatius
Flag of Sint Eustatius
Flag of Slovakia
Flag of Slovakia
Flag of Cyprus
Flag of Cyprus
Flag of Kosovo
Flag of Kosovo
Flag of Unified Korea
Flag of Unified Korea
Flag of Sulawesi
Flag of Sulawesi

Four examples:

Flag of Kaluga, Russia (satellite)
Flag of Kaluga, Russia
(satellite)
Flag of Portugal (armillary sphere)
Flag of Portugal
(armillary sphere)
Presidential Standard of Ireland (harp)
Presidential Standard of Ireland (harp)
Flag of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (key)
Flag of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (key)

Four examples:

Flag of Essex, England (seax)
Flag of Essex, England (seax)
Flag of Kenya (shield and spears)
Flag of Kenya (shield and spears)
Flag of Mozambique (AK-47)
Flag of Mozambique (AK-47)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands (arrows)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands (arrows)

Four examples:

Flag of Iran (Arabic)
Flag of Iran (Arabic)
Flag of Rwanda (before October 25, 2001, Latin)
Flag of Rwanda (before October 25, 2001, Latin)
Flag of Magway Division, Myanmar (Burmese)
Flag of Magway Division, Myanmar (Burmese)
Flag of Russian SFSR (before 1954, Cyrillic)
Flag of Russian SFSR (before 1954, Cyrillic)