Flag of Singapore

Country

Flag of Singapore uses horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption December 3, 1959.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Singapore
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Singapore
Identifier	SG / SGP
Region	South-Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	December 3, 1959
First Documented Use	1959
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White
Construction	Horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red		#ED2939	237, 41, 57	0, 83, 76, 7
White		#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	universal brotherhood and the equality of all people.
White	pervading and everlasting purity and virtue.
Crescent	A young nation on the rise.
Five stars	Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality — arranged in a circle for unity.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Singapore

Horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour with an emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Singapore is Red (#ED2939) 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

Crescent: A young nation on the rise; Five stars: Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality — arranged in a circle for unity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1959. The adoption field for the present record is December 3, 1959.

Additional flag context

The crescent represents a young nation on the rise rather than a religion, and the five stars stand for democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.

The design was settled in 1959 after consultation with the island's communities, specifically so that no single group would see it as belonging to another.

Singaporean rules on display are unusually detailed, restricting when the flag may be flown outside the national day period without special permission.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars, a 2:3 proportion and the visible crescent. 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 — Singapore — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bicolour with an emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Singapore

Singapore is recorded as horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars.
The reference proportion for the flag of Singapore is 2:3.
The stored palette for Singapore contains Red and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is December 3, 1959.
The design record traces first use to 1959.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour with an emblem design family in this library.
Crescent: A young nation on the rise.
Five stars: Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality — arranged in a circle for unity.
The crescent represents a young nation on the rise rather than a religion, and the five stars stand for democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.
The design was settled in 1959 after consultation with the island's communities, specifically so that no single group would see it as belonging to another.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Singapore

What does the flag of Singapore look like?

Horizontal bicolour with a crescent and five stars, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Singapore?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Singapore?

The reference palette lists Red #ED2939 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Singapore represent?

Crescent — A young nation on the rise. Five stars — Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality — arranged in a circle for unity.

When was the present flag record for Singapore adopted?

The adoption field in this record is December 3, 1959.

Which design family does the flag of Singapore belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Singapore?

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.