[[File:FIAV (({1))}.svg|x15px|class=noviewer|alt=Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag|Vexillological description]]
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Usage
The symbols exist as SVG-files at commons:Category:Vexillological symbols.
Usage symbols
Usage symbols are created from a 6-figure combination of ones and zeros:
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Civil flag | ((FIAV|100000))
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National flag | ((FIAV|111000))
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State flag | ((FIAV|010000))
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National ensign | ((FIAV|000111))
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War flag | ((FIAV|001000))
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State and war flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|011001))
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Civil ensign | ((FIAV|000100))
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State flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|010101))
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State ensign | ((FIAV|000010))
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Civil and state flags and ensigns | ((FIAV|110110))
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War ensign | ((FIAV|000001))
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State and war flags and ensigns | ((FIAV|011011))
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Civil and state flag | ((FIAV|110000))
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National flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|111100))
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State and war flag | ((FIAV|011000))
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National flag, state ensign | ((FIAV|111010))
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Civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|000110))
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National flag, civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|111110))
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State and war ensign | ((FIAV|000011))
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National flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|111011))
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Civil flag and ensign | ((FIAV|100100))
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State and war flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|011111))
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State flag and ensign | ((FIAV|010010))
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Civil and state flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|110111))
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War flag and ensign | ((FIAV|001001))
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National flag and ensign | ((FIAV|111111))
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Civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|000101))
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Civil flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|100001))
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Civil flag, state ensign | ((FIAV|100010))
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Civil flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|100011))
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Civil flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|100101))
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Civil flag, civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|100110))
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Civil flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|100111))
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Civil and war flag | ((FIAV|101000))
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Civil and war flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|101001))
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Civil and war flag, state ensign | ((FIAV|101010))
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Civil and war flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|101011))
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Civil and war flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|101100))
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Civil and war flags and ensigns | ((FIAV|101101))
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Civil and war flag, civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|101110))
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Civil and war flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|101111))
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Civil and state flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|110001))
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Civil and state flag, state ensign | ((FIAV|110010))
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Civil and state flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|110011))
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Civil and state flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|110100))
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Civil and state flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|110101))
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State flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|010001))
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State flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|010011))
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State flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|010100))
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State flag, state and civil ensign | ((FIAV|010110))
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State flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|010111))
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State flag and ensign, war flag | ((FIAV|011010))
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State and war flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|011100))
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State and war flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|011101))
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State and war flag, civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|011110))
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War flag, state ensign | ((FIAV|001010))
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War flag, state and war ensign | ((FIAV|001011))
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War flag, civil ensign | ((FIAV|001100))
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War flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|001101))
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War flag, civil and state ensign | ((FIAV|001110))
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War flag, national ensign | ((FIAV|001111))
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National flag, war ensign | ((FIAV|111001))
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National flag, civil and war ensign | ((FIAV|111101))
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Other | ((FIAV|000000))
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Property symbols
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Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side | ((FIAV|normal))
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Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted | ((FIAV|proposal))
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Design is a reconstruction, based on past observations | ((FIAV|reconstructed))
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Reverse side of flag | ((FIAV|reverse))
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Design is an acceptable variant | ((FIAV|variant))
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Alternate version of flag | ((FIAV|alternate))
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De facto version of flag | ((FIAV|defacto))
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Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side | ((FIAV|twosided))
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Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right | ((FIAV|sinister))
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Design used in the past, but now abandoned | ((FIAV|historical))
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Flag is not authorized to represent the group or country | ((FIAV|noflag))
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Flag can be hoisted vertically only | ((FIAV|Vertical exclusive))
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Flag can be hung vertically by rotating the design first | ((FIAV|Vertical rotated))
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Reverse side is congruent with obverse side | ((FIAV|Equal))
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Design has no element that can be rotated | ((FIAV|Vertical inapplicable))
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Vertical hoist method of flag is unknown | ((FIAV|Vertical unknown))
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Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side | ((FIAV|Mirror))
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Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90° | ((FIAV|Vertical normal))
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Design officially authorized to represent nation by government of that nation | ((FIAV|Authorised))
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Information on reverse side is not available | ((FIAV|No reverse info))
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Examples
Proposed flag of Taiwan((FIAV|111111))gives this:
[[File:Flag of Taiwan proposed 1996.svg|thumb|((FIAV|proposal)) Proposed flag of Taiwan]]gives the flag shown.