Editing Flag of the United States (section)

===Specifications===
[[File:Flag of the United States specification.svg|450px|Diagram of the flag's design]]

The basic design of the current flag is specified by {{usc|4|1}} (1947): "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field." {{usc|4|2}} outlines the addition of new stars to represent new states, with no distinction made for the shape, size, or arrangement of the stars. [[s:Executive Order 10834|Executive Order 10834]] (1959) specifies a 50-star design for use after Hawaii was added as a state, and Federal Specification DDD-F-416F (2005) provides additional details about the production of physical flags for use by [[federal government of the United States|federal agencies]].<ref>[[General Services Administration]] "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514200019/https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/basic_profile.cfm?ident_number=52554 Federal Specification DDD-F-416F]}}: Flag, National, United States of America and Flag, [[Jack of the United States|Union Jack]]". March 31, 2005. PDF [http://everyspec.com/FED_SPECS/F/DDD-F-416F_49205/ available from everyspec.com].</ref>

* Hoist (height) of the flag: ''A'' = 1.0
* Fly (width) of the flag: ''B'' = 1.9<ref>The flag ratio (''B''/''A'' in the diagram) is not absolutely fixed. Although the diagram in Executive Order 10834 gives a ratio of 1.9, earlier in the order is a list of flag sizes authorized for executive agencies. This list permits eleven specific flag sizes (specified by height and width) for such agencies: 20.00 × 38.00; 10.00 × 19.00; 8.95 × 17.00; 7.00 × 11.00; 5.00 × 9.50; 4.33 × 5.50; 3.50 × 6.65; {{nobr|3.00 × 4.00}}; {{nobr|3.00 × 5.70}}; {{nobr|2.37 × 4.50}}; and {{nobr|1.32 × 2.50}}. Eight of these sizes conform to the 1.9 ratio, within a small rounding error (less than 0.01). However, three of the authorized sizes vary significantly: 1.57 (for {{nobr|7.00 × 11.00}}), 1.27 (for {{nobr|4.33 × 5.50}}) and 1.33 (for {{nobr|3.00 × 4.00}}).</ref>
* Hoist (height) of the canton ("union"): ''C'' = 0.5385 (''A'' × 7/13, spanning seven stripes)
* Fly (width) of the canton: ''D'' = 0.76 (''B'' × 2/5, two-fifths of the flag width)
* ''E'' = ''F'' = 0.0538 (''C''/10, one-tenth of the height of the canton)
* ''G'' = ''H'' = 0.0633 (''D''/12, one twelfth of the width of the canton)
* Diameter of star: ''K'' = 0.0616 (approximately ''L'' × 4/5, four-fifths of the stripe width)
* Width of stripe: ''L'' = 0.0769 (''A''/13, one thirteenth of the flag height)

The executive order establishing these specifications directly governs only flags made for or by the federal government, but it is also used as the definition of the flag in the [[United States Flag Code|Flag Code]].<ref>[[s:Executive Order 10834|Ex. Ord. No. 10834]], August 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6865 (governing flags "manufactured or purchased for the use of executive agencies", Section 22). Section 32 explains that, "As used in this order, the term 'executive agencies' means the executive departments and independent establishments in the executive branch of the Government, including wholly owned Government corporations.",{{usc|4|5}}</ref> In practice, most U.S. national flags available for sale to the public follow the federal star arrangement, but have a different width-to-height ratio; common sizes are {{nobr|2 × 3&nbsp;ft.}} or {{nobr|4 × 6&nbsp;ft.}} (flag ratio 1.5), {{nobr|2.5 × 4&nbsp;ft.}} or {{nobr|5 × 8&nbsp;ft.}} (1.6), or {{nobr|3 × 5&nbsp;ft.}} or {{nobr|6 × 10&nbsp;ft.}} (1.667). Even flags flown over the U.S. Capitol for sale to the public through Representatives or Senators are provided in these sizes.<ref>Architect of the Capitol: [https://www.aoc.gov/sites/default/files/flagform.pdf "Flag Request Form"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428060620/https://www.aoc.gov/sites/default/files/flagform.pdf |date=April 28, 2017 }}. Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref> Flags that are made to the prescribed 1.9 ratio are often referred to as "G-spec" (for "government specification") flags.