Flag of Estonia

Country

Flag of Estonia uses horizontal tricolour. Ratio 7:11 and current adoption November 21, 1918.

Hoist Ratio 7:11 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Estonia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Estonia
Identifier	EE / EST
Region	Northern Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 21, 1918
First Documented Use	1881
Proportion	7:11
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Black, White
Construction	Horizontal tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#0072CE	0, 114, 206	100, 45, 0, 19
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the sky, the sea and the lakes, and loyalty.
Black	the soil of the homeland and the past suffering of the people.
White	the snow, and the hope for a brighter future.
Origin	Adopted by an Estonian student society in 1881 and taken up as the national flag on independence.

Proportions

Ratio	7:11
Hoist	7 units
Fly	11 units

About the Flag of Estonia

Horizontal tricolour The recorded proportion is 7:11. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Estonia is Blue (#0072CE), Black (#000000) 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

Origin: Adopted by an Estonian student society in 1881 and taken up as the national flag on independence.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1881. The adoption field for the present record is November 21, 1918.

Additional flag context

The blue, black and white were first used by a student fraternity at the University of Tartu in 1881, several decades before Estonian independence.

The flag was banned throughout the Soviet period and raised again on the Tall Hermann tower in Tallinn in 1989, an event that is still commemorated annually.

A swallow-tailed version serves as the naval and presidential standard.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour, a 7:11 proportion and the visible origin. 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 — Estonia — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Estonia

Estonia is recorded as horizontal tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Estonia is 7:11.
The stored palette for Estonia contains Blue, Black and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 21, 1918.
The design record traces first use to 1881.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Origin: Adopted by an Estonian student society in 1881 and taken up as the national flag on independence.
The blue, black and white were first used by a student fraternity at the University of Tartu in 1881, several decades before Estonian independence.
The flag was banned throughout the Soviet period and raised again on the Tall Hermann tower in Tallinn in 1989, an event that is still commemorated annually.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Estonia

What does the flag of Estonia look like?

Horizontal tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 7:11.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Estonia?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 7:11.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Estonia?

The reference palette lists Blue #0072CE, Black #000000 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Estonia represent?

Origin — Adopted by an Estonian student society in 1881 and taken up as the national flag on independence.

When was the present flag record for Estonia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 21, 1918.

Which design family does the flag of Estonia 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 Estonia?

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.