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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`United Kingdom`	Main article name ( United Kingdom )
`flag alias`	`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`	Image name ( File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg , shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`civil`		`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`government`		`Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`1707`		`Naval ensign of Great Britain (1707?1800).svg`
`civil-air`		`Civil Air Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`embassy`		`British Ambassador Flag.svg`
`consulate`		`UK-Consular.svg`
`GS`		`Government Service Ensign.svg`
`merchant`		`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`RFA`		`British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg`
`RMAS`		`British Royal Maritime Auxiliary Ensign.svg`
`RNLI`		`Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg`
`naval-1707`		`Naval ensign of Great Britain (1707?1800).svg`
`naval-GS`		`Government Service Ensign.svg`
`naval-merchant`		`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-RFA`		`British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg`
`naval-RMAS`		`British Royal Maritime Auxiliary Ensign.svg`
`naval-RNLI`		`Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`marines`		`Flag of the Royal Marines.svg`
`military`		`Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg`
`coast guard`		`Flag of Her Majesty's Coastguard.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`air force`		`Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the British Army.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{ flag \| alias }}` output	`{{ flagcountry \| alias }}` output
`UK` ( view )	UK	United Kingdom
`U.K.` ( view )	?????:Country data U.K.	?????:Country data U.K.
`the United Kingdom` ( view )	?????:Country data the United Kingdom	?????:Country data the United Kingdom

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|United Kingdom}} → United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} → United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|UK}} →
{{flagcountry|UK}} → United Kingdom
{{flag|UK}} → UK

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval :

{{naval|United Kingdom}} → Royal Navy
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|naval}} →

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force :

{{air force|United Kingdom}} → Royal Air Force
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines :

{{marines|United Kingdom}} → ?????:Marines
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|marines}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces :

{{Armed forces|United Kingdom}} → British Armed Forces
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|military}} →

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy :

{{navy|United Kingdom}} → Royal Navy
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard :

{{coast guard|United Kingdom}} → ?????:Coast guard
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|coast guard}} →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army :

{{army|United Kingdom}} → British Army
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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Template parameters [ Edit template data ]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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