Ohio State Flag

U.S. state

Ohio State Flag uses swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars. Ratio 8:13, current adoption May 9, 1902 and design credited to John Eisenmann.

Hoist Ratio 8:13 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Ohio State Flag
Entity Type	U.S. state
Official Name	State of Ohio
Identifier	US-OH
Region	United States

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	May 9, 1902
Proportion	8:13
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Blue
Designer	John Eisenmann
Construction	Swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Blue	#002868	0, 40, 104	100, 62, 0, 59

Design and Symbolism

Red	the stripes and disc.
White	the stripes and stars.
Blue	the triangle.
Swallow-tailed shape	The only non-rectangular US state flag.
Circle and stripes	The O of Ohio and the buckeye nut.
Seventeen stars	Ohio as the seventeenth state.

Proportions

Ratio	8:13
Hoist	8 units
Fly	13 units

About the Ohio State Flag

Swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars The recorded proportion is 8:13. Within this library it is grouped with swallow-tailed burgee designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Ohio is Red (#CE1126), White (#FFFFFF) and Blue (#002868). 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

Swallow-tailed shape: The only non-rectangular US state flag; Circle and stripes: The O of Ohio and the buckeye nut; Seventeen stars: Ohio as the seventeenth state.

History and adoption record

The adoption field for the present record is May 9, 1902. The designer is recorded as John Eisenmann.

Entity status

Ohio is classified here as u.s. state. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

Ohio flies the only non-rectangular flag in the United States, a swallow-tailed burgee designed by John Eisenmann for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.

The white circle around the red disc makes an O for Ohio, and the seventeen stars mark it as the seventeenth state.

There is an official method of folding the burgee, adopted in 2005, that takes seventeen steps.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars, a 8:13 proportion and the visible swallow-tailed shape. 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 — U.S. state flag reference — Specialist vexillological reference
USA.gov — state government directory — Government directory

Facts about the Flag of Ohio

Ohio is recorded as swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars.
The reference proportion for the flag of Ohio is 8:13.
The stored palette for Ohio contains Red, White and Blue.
The adoption field for this u.s. state flag record is May 9, 1902.
John Eisenmann is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the swallow-tailed burgee design family in this library.
Swallow-tailed shape: The only non-rectangular US state flag.
Circle and stripes: The O of Ohio and the buckeye nut.
Ohio flies the only non-rectangular flag in the United States, a swallow-tailed burgee designed by John Eisenmann for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.
The white circle around the red disc makes an O for Ohio, and the seventeen stars mark it as the seventeenth state.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Ohio

What does the flag of Ohio look like?

Swallow-tailed burgee with a white circle and seventeen stars, with a recorded proportion of 8:13.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Ohio?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 8:13.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Ohio?

The reference palette lists Red #CE1126, White #FFFFFF and Blue #002868.

What do the symbols on the flag of Ohio represent?

Swallow-tailed shape — The only non-rectangular US state flag. Circle and stripes — The O of Ohio and the buckeye nut. Seventeen stars — Ohio as the seventeenth state.

When was the present flag record for Ohio adopted?

The adoption field in this record is May 9, 1902.

Who designed the flag of Ohio?

The designer is recorded as John Eisenmann.

Which design family does the flag of Ohio belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with swallow-tailed burgee designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.