Flag Identifier
Identify country flags by colors, features, or search. Useful for flag-based puzzles and geography challenges.
40 flags found
United Kingdom
GB
cross, union jack
United States
US
stars, stripes
France
FR
tricolor
Germany
DE
tricolor
Italy
IT
tricolor
Spain
ES
coat of arms
Netherlands
NL
tricolor
Belgium
BE
tricolor
Ireland
IE
tricolor
Poland
PL
bicolor
Austria
AT
Switzerland
CH
cross, square
Sweden
SE
cross, nordic cross
Norway
NO
cross, nordic cross
Denmark
DK
cross, nordic cross
Finland
FI
cross, nordic cross
Greece
GR
cross, stripes
Japan
JP
circle, sun
China
CN
stars
India
IN
wheel, ashoka chakra
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Flag Identification
Identifying flags by their colors and features is useful for geography puzzles, travel challenges, and educational games. This tool helps you narrow down flags by their visual characteristics.
Common Flag Features
- Tricolor: Three vertical or horizontal stripes (France, Germany, Italy)
- Nordic Cross: Off-center cross design (Sweden, Norway, Denmark)
- Union Jack: British flag element (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- Stars: Various star patterns (USA, China, Brazil)
- Crescent: Islamic symbol (Turkey, Pakistan)
Flags in Geocaching
Flag-based puzzles appear in geocaching in various ways:
- Country codes: Using ISO codes as coordinates
- Color counting: Number of colors = digits
- Feature identification: Matching symbols to values
- Flag sequences: Spelling words with country codes
Similar Flags
Many flags look similar and can be confused:
- France/Netherlands/Russia: Blue-white-red tricolors
- Romania/Chad: Nearly identical blue-yellow-red
- Monaco/Indonesia: Both red-white horizontal
- Ireland/Ivory Coast: Green-white-orange (reversed order)