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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 ...
Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). Each separate entry has its own set of unique symbols .
According to the UK Flag Protocol, the order of precedence of flags in the United Kingdom is: the Royal Standards, the Union Flag, the flag of the host country (England, Scotland and Wales etc.), the flags of other nations (in English alphabetical order), the Commonwealth Flag, the county flags, the flags of cities or towns, the banners of arms, and the house flags.
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.
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 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.
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 .
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 .