Flag of Croatia#Unicode

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{{Infobox flag

| Name = Republic of Croatia

| Image = Flag of Croatia.svg

| Alt = Flag of Croatia

| Nickname = Trobojnica
(Tricolor)

| Morenicks =

| Use = 111000

| Symbol = {{FIAV|111000}}{{FIAV|normal}}{{FIAV|Mirror}} {{FIAV|Vertical rotated}}

| Proportion = 1:2

| Adoption = {{start date and age|1990|12|21}}

| Design = A horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue anchored by the national coat of arms.

| Designer = Miroslav Šutej{{cite web |url=http://www.sabor.hr/lgs.axd?t=16&id=19045 |title=Flag of the Republic of Croatia |publisher=Croatian Parliament |access-date=30 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614173058/http://www.sabor.hr/lgs.axd?t=16&id=19045 |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}

| Image2 = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg

| Nickname2 =

| Morenicks2 =

| Use2 = 000110

| Symbol2 = {{FIAV|000110}}{{FIAV|normal}}{{FIAV|Mirror}}

| Proportion2 = 2:3

| Adoption2 = 1992

| Design2 = Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue superimposed by the Coat of arms of Croatia.

| Designer2 =

| Image3 = Naval Ensign of Croatia.svg

| Nickname3 =

| Morenicks3 =

| Use3 = 000001

| Symbol3 = {{FIAV|000001}}{{FIAV|normal}}{{FIAV|Mirror}}

| Proportion3 = 2:3

| Adoption3 = 1992

| Design3 = Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue superimposed by the emblem of the Croatian Navy.

| Designer3 =

}}

The national flag of the Republic of Croatia, also known in Croatian as the Tricolor ({{lang|hr|Trobojnica}}), is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colors red, white and blue anchored by the coat of arms of Croatia.

History

The flag combines the colors of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the Kingdom of Slavonia (blue and white) and partially of the Kingdom of Dalmatia (blue and yellow).{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The red-white-blue tricolor has been used as the Croatian flag since 1848, and the pan-Slavic colors are widely associated with romantic nationalism.

While the Banovina of Croatia existed within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it had a similar flag without the modern crown above the Croatian checkerboard. After the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded and Croatia became the Independent State of Croatia, the crown was removed and a "U" was placed at the top left of the flag. Also, the first field of the Croatian checkerboard was white. After Nazi Germany was superseded by the SFR Yugoslavia, Croatia's flag had a five-pointed red star with a yellow border in place of the coat of arms. The star was replaced by the coat of arms in May 1990, shortly after the first multiparty elections. The current flag and the coat of arms were officially adopted on December 21, 1990, about six (de facto) or ten (de jure) months before the proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia and a day before the Constitution of Croatia on December 22, 1990.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Shield

The shield depicts the red and white Croatian checkerboard. Above the shield is a crown consisting of shields of its various regions. From dexter to sinister they are the historical arms of Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Design

File:Flag of Croatia construction sheet (cropped).png

The following colors are specified for use in the flag:{{cite web|url=http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=4317|title=Hrvatski sabor - Grafički standardi zastave RH|website=Sabor.hr|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701053301/http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=4317|archive-date=1 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

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! Scheme

!style="background:#ff0000; color:white"| Red

!style="background:#ffffff; color:black"| White

!style="background:#0093dd; color:white"| Cyan

!style="background:#171796; color:white"| Blue

!style="background:#f7db17; color:black"| Yellow

!style="background:#000000; color:white"| Black

Pantone

| 186 C

| Transparent white

| Process Cyan C

| Reflex Blue C

| 108 C

| Process Black C

CMYK

| 0-100-100-0

| 0-0-0-0

| 100-0-0-0

| 100-82-0-2

| 0-6-95-0

| 0-0-0-100

RGB

| 255-0-0

| 255-255-255

| 0-147-221

| 23-23-150

| 247-219-23

| 0-0-0

Hex

| #FF0000

| #FFFFFF

| #0093DD

| #171796

| #F7DB17

| #000000

Unicode

The national flag of Croatia is represented as the Unicode emoji sequence {{unichar|1F1ED|REGIONAL INDICATOR SYMBOL LETTER H}} and {{unichar|1F1F7|REGIONAL INDICATOR SYMBOL LETTER R}}.{{Cite news|url=https://emojipedia.org/flag-for-croatia/|title=🇭🇷 Flag for Croatia Emoji|access-date=2018-10-30}}

Historical flags

File:Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg).svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (1852–1860)

File:Flag of the Kingdom of Slavonia.svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Slavonia (1852–1860)

File:Flag of the Kingdom of Dalmatia.svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Dalmatia (1852–1860)

File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Civil Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (1868–1918)

File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia with CoA.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia with the coat of arms, for usage in autonomic affairs. (1868–1918)Jelena Boršak-Marijanović, Zastave kroz stoljeća, Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, 1996, p. 110

File:Flag of Banate of Croatia (1939-1941).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Banovina of Croatia (1939–1941)

File:Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)

File:Flag of the Federal State of Croatia.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the People's Republic of Croatia (May 26, 1945 – January 18, 1947)

File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (January 18, 1947 – July 25 , 1990)

File:Flag of Croatia (1990).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Republic of Croatia (July 25 – December 21, 1990)

File:Flag of the Republic of Croatia in 1990.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} {{FIAV|variant}} Variation of the flag of the Republic of Croatia (July 25 – December 21, 1990)

Other official flags in Croatia

{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=n|height=100

|File:Flag of the President of Croatia.svg|Standard of the president of the Republic of Croatia

}}

= Naval and other official flags=

{{gallery items|width=180

|File:Naval Ensign of Croatia.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Naval Ensign

|File:Naval Jack of Croatia.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Naval Jack

|File:Flag of the President of Croatia.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the President as the Commander-in-Chief

|File:Naval flag defence minister (Croatia).gif|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Minister of Defense

|File:Flag of the Chief of the Croatian General Staff.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Chief of the General Staff

|File:Zastava zapovjednika HRM.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Commander of the Croatian Navy

|File:Zastava admirala flote OS RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Admiral of the Fleet

|File:Zastava admirala OS RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Admiral

|File:Zastava viceadmirala OS RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Vice Admiral

|File:Zastava kontraadmirala OS RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Rear Admiral

|File:Zastava komodora OS RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Commodore

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the commander of a fleet of naval vessels

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the commander of a flotilla of naval vessels

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the commander of a division of naval vessels

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the commander of a group of naval vessels

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the most senior commander of a naval vessel

|180x100px|{{FIAV|normal}} Pennant of the commander of a naval vessel

|File:Zastava predsjednika Hrvatskog sabora.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

|File:Zastava predsjednika Vlade RH.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia

|File:Naval flag General (Croatia).gif|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the General of the Armed Forces

}}

Commemoration

Hrvatska pošta released into circulation two commemorative postage stamps featuring the motifs of the installation flag of Ban Josip Jelačić from 1848 and the contemporary Croatian flag on Croatian flag day (June 5). {{Cite web|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/175-years-of-croatian-flag-commemorative-stamps-unveiled-in-honour/|title=175 years of Croatian Flag: Commemorative stamps unveiled in honour|publisher=Croatia Week|date=2 June 2023}}

Gallery

File:Vrh vodotornja u Vukovaru.jpg|Flag of Croatia on the top of the Vukovar water tower.

File:Croatian flag at the Knin Fortress 2015.jpg|Flag of Croatia on Knin Fortress.

File:Flag of Croatia in Dubrovnik.jpg|Croatian flag flying in Dubrovnik.

File:Zastava na Srđu.JPG|The largest flying flag in Croatia, atop the Srđ mountain over the Dubrovnik.

File:Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 (20).JPG|Fans holding the Croatian flag during the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix.

File:2010 Paralympics Opening Ceremony - Croatia entering.jpg|Athletes of Croatia entering during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Paralympics with the national flag.

File:Croatian Flags during the Statehood Day (2007).jpg|A series of Croatian flags during Statehood Day in 2007.

File:Svecanost podizanja NATOve zastave Zagreb 2.jpg|Croatian Honor Guard during the parade.

File:Parlement européen de Strasbourg cérémonie des couleurs Croatie 11.jpg|Croatian flag raised in the European Parliament after accession in 2013.

File:Opening ceremony 2015 WCh t181415.jpg|The Croatian flag during the 2015 World Fencing Championships opening ceremony in Moscow.

File:Horvát Embassy Budapest.JPG|The flag in the Croatian Embassy in Budapest.

File:Day of Independence - Croatia (4).jpg|In Crikvenica, fans gathered with the Croatian flag watching the home team playing Portugal during the 2016 Independence Day holiday.

References

External links

{{FOTW|id=hr|title=Croatia}}
[http://zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr/descr/hr.html Everything about the Croatian flags]
[http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/croatia_history.html History of the Croatian Flag in brief]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311074448/http://www.atlasgeo.net/fotw/flags/hr-h848.html Historical Flags (1848-1918)]

Croatia

Category:National symbols of Croatia