Blank flag templates
28 classic flag layouts, each in three colourways. Open one in the editor, download it, or grab a black-and-white outline to print and colour in.
Solid field
One colour, room for an emblem
Horizontal bicolour
Two equal bands, like Poland or Indonesia
Vertical bicolour
Two vertical halves, like Malta
Horizontal tricolour
Three bands, like Germany or Hungary
Vertical tricolour
Three pales, like France or Italy
Triband with emblem
Wide centre stripe carrying a charge
Canadian pale
Square centre panel between two bars
Nordic cross
Off-centre cross, like Denmark or Sweden
Fimbriated Nordic cross
Cross with a thin outline, like Norway
Centred cross
Symmetric cross, like England or Georgia
Saltire
Diagonal cross, like Scotland or Jamaica
Cross and saltire
Layered crosses with fimbriation
Canton and field
Emblem box in the upper hoist, like Taiwan
Canton over stripes
Striped field with a starred canton
Hoist triangle
Triangle at the pole, like Czechia or Cuba
Triangle and tricolour
Triangle over three stripes, like Sudan
Triangle with star
Starred hoist triangle, like Cuba or the Philippines
Per bend
Split corner to corner
Diagonal band
Band from lower hoist to upper fly, like Tanzania
Pall (Y shape)
Horizontal Y, like South Africa
Bordered field
Border around a central emblem
Offset disc
Disc nudged to the hoist, like Bangladesh
Crescent and star
Crescent on a plain field
Rising sun
Sun emblem over stripes
Quartered
Four quarters, like Panama
Five stripes
Alternating bands with fimbriation, like Thailand
Chevron flag
Nested chevrons at the hoist
Heraldic banner
Swallowtail war banner with a beast-free charge
Questions
What is a blank flag template?
A flag layout with no national meaning attached: stripes, crosses, triangles and cantons ready for your own colours. Use them as a starting point in the flag maker, or print the black-and-white outline for a classroom “design your own flag” activity.
Are these templates free to use?
Yes, for any purpose, including commercial projects and classroom worksheets. No attribution is required.
How do I print a blank flag to colour in?
Choose “Outline” under any template. It downloads a black-and-white SVG that opens in any browser; print it at the size you need. Every template comes in a 2:3 proportion that fits an A4 or US Letter page in landscape.