Template:Infobox flag

Flag of Australia
country	Australia
used by	Australia
current since	1909-05-22
created by	Ivor Evans, Leslie John Hawkins, Egbert John Nuttall, Annie Dorrington, William Stevens
format	1:2
shape	rectangular
FIAV	↑
colours	blue
other characteristics	flag contains 6 stars (special formation of the stars: Southern Cross).; flag includes the flag ;

Flag of {{{of}}}
used by	{{{of}}}
current since	0
created by
format	{{{format}}}
shape	rectangular
colours	see included flag
other characteristics	{{{characteristics}}}

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Description of properties of a flag

Usage

{{Infobox flag
|name            =
|default         =
|othernames      =
|country         =
|of              =
|from            =
|until           =
|creator         =
|format          =
|fiav            =
|type            =
|maincolors      =
|shape           =
|characteristics =
}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
`bgc` BGC	background color	Background color of the header.	`#DDD`	optional
`name` NAME	name	Name of the flag (e.g. Union Jack). If there is no name other than ‘Flag of Foo’ then omit this parameter; use an ‘*’ to show the `file name`.	`of`	optional
`default` DEFAULT	default flag	Set ‘1’ if the flag is the default flag of the entity specified in OF. In most cases the filename will be ‘Flag of FOO’ if this is true. If it is not the default flag, omit the parameter. It adds an asterisk ‘*’ to the name.	empty	optional
`othernames` OTHERNAMES	other names	Other names of the flag additionally to ‘Flag of FOO’ and the name specified in NAME, separated by ‘;’. Omit the parameter when there is no such name.	empty	optional
`country` COUNTRY	country	Country to which the flag belongs to. If it is not a country flag, omit this parameter. Use the name of the Commons gallery of that country.	empty	optional
`of` OF	used by	Object which uses the flag. Use the name of the Commons gallery of that entity. If there is no gallery use the name from English Wikipedia.	0	required
`from` FROM	official from	Date when the flag was officially introduced (set ‘never’ when the flag is unofficial or a proposal). Format of the date should be YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM, YYYY, YYY0s or CCth century.	0	optional
`until` UNTIL	official until	Date when the flag was officially disestablished (only to be entered if not current). Same format of the date as with FROM.	empty	optional
`creator` CREATOR	created by	Name of the creator of the flag, if known. If the flag was co-created by more people, separate them with ‘;’.	empty	optional
`format` FORMAT	format	The proportion height/width. Two numbers separated by ‘:’ (e.g. ‘2:3’). Should be corresponding the proportion of image height to image width.	0	required
`fiav` FIAV	FIAV code	FIAV code made up of six binary numbers and specifying the specific use of the flag in its territory. https://www.crwflags.com/ is a good source for FIAV codes.	empty	optional
`type` TYPE	non-FIAV type	Use this only when the type of usage is not covered by FIAV. Else omit this parameter. Possible values: {{ethnic flag}} {{language flag}} {{flag of organisation}} (club, political party etc.) {{city flag}} {{regional flag}}	empty	optional
`maincolors` MAINCOLORS	main colors	Main colors of the flag. If the flag is striped, then mention them in order of the stripes from top to bottom respectively from left to right. Mention other colors at the end.	empty	optional
`shape` SHAPE	shape	Shape of the flag. Only to be specified if not rectangular. Possible values: {{pennant}} {{double pennant}} {{burgee}}	rectangular	optional
`characteristics` CHARACTERISTICS characters	other description	{{horizontal stripes\|Parameter: number of horizontal stripes}} {{vertical stripes\|Parameter: number of vertical stripes}} {{chevron}} (use this, if flag has a chevron) {{saltire}} (use this, if flag has a saltire) {{bordered}} (use this, if flag is bordered) {{pall}} (use this, if flag has a pall) {{crescent}} (use this, if the crescent is depicted) {{full moon}} (use this, if the full moon is depicted) {{sun}} (use this, if the sun is depicted) {{cross\|Parameter: type of cross (latin, maltese, greek, Lorraine, Scandinavian, St.Andrews, symmetric etc.}} (use this, if a cross is depicted) {{hammer and sickle}} (use this, if hammer and sickle are depicted) {{swastika}} (use this, if swastika is depicted) {{symbol\|Parameter: lemma on Commons of the depicted symbol}} (can be used more than one time) {{tool\|Parameter: lemma on Commons of the depicted tool, arm or instrument}} (can be used more than one time) {{organism\|Parameter: latin name of the depicted animal/plant/creature}} (can be used more than one time) {{stripe\|left;right;center\|horizontal;vertical;diagonal}} {{stars\|Parameter: number of stars in the flag\|Parameter: optional identifier for specific formation (e.g. Southern Cross)}} {{includes coat of arms\|Parameter: Name of the image showing the coat of arms, which is included in this flag}} (can be used more than one time) {{includes flag\|Parameter: Name of the image showing the flag, which is included in this flag\|position, possible values 'upper left' (canton), 'full' (if the flag consists completely of another flag [so with Image:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg and Image:Flag of Germany.svg], if so, please only set this tag and don't describe the features of the overtaken flag)}} (can be used more than one time) {{includes text\|Parameter: text of a included writing}} (can be used more than one time) {{includes map\|Parameter: Name of the Commons gallery showing the territory, whose map is included in this flag}} (can be used more than one time)	0	required

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: no namespace specified

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified

Example

{{Infobox flag|
 |name            = 
 |default         = 
 |country         = Australia
 |of              = Australia
 |from            = 1909-05-22
 |until           = 
 |creator         = Ivor Evans, Leslie John Hawkins, Egbert John Nuttall, Annie Dorrington, William Stevens
 |format          = 1:2
 |fiav            = 111000
 |maincolors      = {{flagcolors|blue}}
 |characteristics = {{Stars|6|Crux}}{{Includes flag|Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}}
}}

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