Flag of Azerbaijan

Country

Flag of Azerbaijan uses horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption February 5, 1991.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Azerbaijan
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Azerbaijan
Identifier	AZ / AZE
Region	Western Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 5, 1991
First Documented Use	1918
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Red, Green, White
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#00B5E2	0, 181, 226	100, 20, 0, 11
Red	#EF3340	239, 51, 64	0, 79, 73, 6
Green	#509E2F	80, 158, 47	49, 0, 70, 38
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the Turkic heritage.
Red	progress and the building of a modern state.
Green	Islam.
White	the crescent and star.
Eight-pointed star	The eight branches of the Turkic peoples.
Crescent	Islam — the flag is called the Trirang, or three-coloured.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Azerbaijan

Horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Azerbaijan is Blue (#00B5E2), Red (#EF3340), Green (#509E2F) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Eight-pointed star: The eight branches of the Turkic peoples; Crescent: Islam — the flag is called the Trirang, or three-coloured.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1918. The adoption field for the present record is February 5, 1991.

Additional flag context

This was the first flag in the Muslim world to combine a crescent and star with a European-style horizontal tricolour, adopted in 1918.

The eight points of the star are usually explained as the eight Turkic peoples, though other readings exist.

The flag was restored in 1991 after seventy years of Soviet designs, and a national flag day was established in 2010.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star, a 1:2 proportion and the visible eight-pointed star. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Azerbaijan — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is recorded as horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star.
The reference proportion for the flag of Azerbaijan is 1:2.
The stored palette for Azerbaijan contains Blue, Red, Green and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 5, 1991.
The design record traces first use to 1918.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Eight-pointed star: The eight branches of the Turkic peoples.
Crescent: Islam — the flag is called the Trirang, or three-coloured.
This was the first flag in the Muslim world to combine a crescent and star with a European-style horizontal tricolour, adopted in 1918.
The eight points of the star are usually explained as the eight Turkic peoples, though other readings exist.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Azerbaijan

What does the flag of Azerbaijan look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a white crescent and eight-pointed star, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Azerbaijan?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Azerbaijan?

The reference palette lists Blue #00B5E2, Red #EF3340, Green #509E2F and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Azerbaijan represent?

Eight-pointed star — The eight branches of the Turkic peoples. Crescent — Islam — the flag is called the Trirang, or three-coloured.

When was the present flag record for Azerbaijan adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 5, 1991.

Which design family does the flag of Azerbaijan belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Azerbaijan?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.