Tibetan Flag

Regional and Movement Flags

Introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916 and used by the Tibetan government in exile. It is banned in China.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Tibetan Flag
Category	Regional and Movement Flags
Adopted On	1916
Designer	The 13th Dalai Lama
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	4
Main Colors	Red, Blue, White, Gold
Design Type	Snow mountain with twelve rays, a sun and a gold border

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Red		#D80027
Blue		#0033A0
White		#FFFFFF
Gold		#FFD100

Flag Design and Symbols

Red colour	Represents the red rays and the protectors of the faith
Blue colour	Represents the blue rays and the sky
White colour	Represents the snow mountain
Gold colour	Represents the sun and the border
Twelve rays	The twelve original tribes of Tibet
Snow mountain	Tibet itself
Gold border on three sides	The spread of Buddhist teaching, left open at the fly

About the Tibetan Flag

Introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916 and used by the Tibetan government in exile. It is banned in China.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Regional and Movement Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Snow mountain with twelve rays, a sun and a gold border; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Red (#D80027), Blue (#0033A0), White (#FFFFFF) and Gold (#FFD100). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Twelve rays: The twelve original tribes of Tibet; Snow mountain: Tibet itself; Gold border on three sides: The spread of Buddhist teaching, left open at the fly.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1916. The designer is recorded as The 13th Dalai Lama.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Tibetan Flag

Tibetan Flag is filed under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is snow mountain with twelve rays, a sun and a gold border.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Red, Blue, White and Gold.
The record dates this design to 1916.
The designer is recorded as The 13th Dalai Lama.
Twelve rays: The twelve original tribes of Tibet.
Snow mountain: Tibet itself.
Introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916 and used by the Tibetan government in exile. It is banned in China.

Frequently asked questions about the Tibetan Flag

What is the Tibetan Flag?

Introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916 and used by the Tibetan government in exile. It is banned in China.

What type of flag is the Tibetan Flag?

It is catalogued under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Tibetan Flag look like?

Snow mountain with twelve rays, a sun and a gold border, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Tibetan Flag?

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

Which colours are recorded for the Tibetan Flag?

The reference palette lists Red #D80027, Blue #0033A0, White #FFFFFF and Gold #FFD100.

What do the symbols on the Tibetan Flag mean?

Twelve rays — The twelve original tribes of Tibet. Snow mountain — Tibet itself. Gold border on three sides — The spread of Buddhist teaching, left open at the fly.

When is the Tibetan Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives 1916.