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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. [ a] The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united ...
During late medieval and early modern eras—from the late 13th century, with the creation by Edward I of England of the first Lord Warden of the Marches to the early 17th century and the creation of the Middle Shires, promulgated after the personal union of England and Scotland under James VI of Scotland (James I of England)—the area around the border was known as the Scottish Marches.
The current UK flag (the Union Jack) holds symbolism from England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, but lacks any symbolism of the only other UK nation in Wales. Therefore, it has been suggested the Union Jack be redesigned to include representation of Wales or a completely new or alternate flag be used.
The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George, patron saint of England, superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. Its correct proportions are 3:5. The blue field on the flag was sky blue at first, but over time, the blue began to darken. [5] The flag's official use came to an end in 1801 with the creation of ...
The national flag of England, known as St George's Cross, has been England's national flag since the 13th century. Originally the flag was used by the maritime state the Republic of Genoa . The English monarch paid a tribute to the Doge of Genoa from 1190 onwards, so that English ships could fly the flag as a means of protection when entering the Mediterranean.
In 2017, the Unicode Consortium approved emoji support for the flag of Scotland, alongside the flags of England and Wales, in Unicode version 10.0 and Emoji version 5.0. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] This was following a proposal from Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and Owen Williams of BBC Wales in March 2016, [ 89 ] [ 90 ] The flag is implemented using the regional indicator symbol sequence GB-SCT .
In 2017, the Unicode Consortium approved emoji support for the flag of England, alongside the flags of Scotland and Wales, in Unicode version 10.0 and Emoji version 5.0. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] This was following a proposal from Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and Owen Williams of BBC Wales in March 2016, [ 36 ] [ 37 ] The flag is implemented using the regional indicator symbol sequence GB-ENG .
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), [a] [1] the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. [3]