Flag of Malaysia

Country

Flag of Malaysia uses fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star. Ratio 1:2, current adoption September 16, 1963 and design credited to Mohamed Hamzah.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Malaysia
Entity Type	Country
Identifier	MY / MYS
Region	South-Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	September 16, 1963
First Documented Use	1950
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Blue, Yellow
Designer	Mohamed Hamzah
Construction	Fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star
Common Name	Jalur Gemilang (stripes of glory)

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CC0001	204, 0, 1	0, 100, 100, 20
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Blue	#010066	1, 0, 102	99, 100, 0, 60
Yellow	#FFCC00	255, 204, 0	0, 20, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	courage.
White	purity.
Blue	the unity of the people.
Yellow	the royal colour of the Malay rulers.
Fourteen stripes and fourteen-pointed star	The thirteen states and the federal government.
Crescent	Islam, the state religion.
Jalur Gemilang	“Stripes of Glory”, the flag’s name since 1997.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Malaysia

Fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with stripes with a canton designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Malaysia is Red (#CC0001), White (#FFFFFF), Blue (#010066) and Yellow (#FFCC00). 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

Fourteen stripes and fourteen-pointed star: The thirteen states and the federal government; Crescent: Islam, the state religion; Jalur Gemilang: “Stripes of Glory”, the flag’s name since 1997.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1950. The adoption field for the present record is September 16, 1963. The designer is recorded as Mohamed Hamzah.

Additional flag context

The fourteen stripes and the fourteen points of the star represent the thirteen states and the federal territories.

The design is openly modelled on the United States flag, adopted in 1950 while the country was still a British colony.

The flag is known as the Jalur Gemilang — stripes of glory — a name given to it in 1997.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star, a 1:2 proportion and the visible fourteen stripes and fourteen-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 — Malaysia — Specialist vexillological reference

Other stripes with a canton flags

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Facts about the Flag of Malaysia

Malaysia is recorded as fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star.
The reference proportion for the flag of Malaysia is 1:2.
The stored palette for Malaysia contains Red, White, Blue and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is September 16, 1963.
The design record traces first use to 1950.
Mohamed Hamzah is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the stripes with a canton design family in this library.
Fourteen stripes and fourteen-pointed star: The thirteen states and the federal government.
Crescent: Islam, the state religion.
The fourteen stripes and the fourteen points of the star represent the thirteen states and the federal territories.
The design is openly modelled on the United States flag, adopted in 1950 while the country was still a British colony.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Malaysia

What does the flag of Malaysia look like?

Fourteen stripes with a blue canton bearing a crescent and star, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Malaysia?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Malaysia?

The reference palette lists Red #CC0001, White #FFFFFF, Blue #010066 and Yellow #FFCC00.

What do the symbols on the flag of Malaysia represent?

Fourteen stripes and fourteen-pointed star — The thirteen states and the federal government. Crescent — Islam, the state religion. Jalur Gemilang — “Stripes of Glory”, the flag’s name since 1997.

When was the present flag record for Malaysia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is September 16, 1963.

Who designed the flag of Malaysia?

The designer is recorded as Mohamed Hamzah.

Which design family does the flag of Malaysia belong to?

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