Editing Glossary of vexillology (section)

==Basic patterns==
Flags often inherit traits seen in traditional European [[heraldry]] designs, and as a result, patterns often share names.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! Name !! Illustration !! Example
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! [[Pale (heraldry)#Derived terms|Vertical bisection <br>(per pale)]]
| [[File:Flag type vertical bisection.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Algeria]]
|-
! [[Fess#Gallery|Horizontal bisection <br>(per fess)]]
| [[File:Flag type horizontal bisection.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Poland.svg|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Poland]]
|-
! [[Bend (heraldry)#Party per bend|Diagonal bisection <br>(per bend)]]
| [[File:Flag type diagonal bisection.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Papua New Guinea]]
|-
! [[Division of the field#Common divisions of the field|Diagonal bisection <br>(per bend sinister)]]
| [[File:Flag type diagonal bisection per bend sinister.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Bhutan.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Bhutan]]
|-
! [[Pale (heraldry)|Pale]]
| [[File:Flag type pale 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Canada]]
|-
! [[Triband (flag)#Tricolour|Vertical tricolor <br>(Tierced in pale)]]
| [[File:Flag type vertical tricolor greyscale.svg|240x120px]]{{Clear}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of France]]
|-
! [[Fess]]
| [[File:Flag type fess.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|border|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Spain]]
|-
! [[Triband (flag)#Tricolour|Horizontal tricolor <br>(Tierced in fess)]]
| [[File:Flag type horizontal tricolor greyscale 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of the Netherlands]]
|-
! [[Bend (heraldry)|Bend]]
| [[File:Flag type bend 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Trinidad and Tobago]]
|-
! [[Bend (heraldry)|Bend sinister]]
| [[File:Flag type bend sinister 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Tanzania]]
|-
! [[Side (heraldry)|Side]]
| [[File:Flag type side dexter.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|border|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Pakistan]]
|-
! [[Side (heraldry)|Side sinister]]
| [[File:Flag type side sinister.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg|border|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Canadian Coast Guard#Insignias and other representations|Canadian Coast Guard Jack]]
|-
! [[Chief (heraldry)|Chief]]
| [[File:Flag type chief.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg|border|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of New Brunswick]]
|-
! [[Base (heraldry)|Base]]
| [[File:Flag type base.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Rwanda.svg|border|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Rwanda]]
|-
! [[Division of the field#Common divisions of the field|Quadrisection <br>(per cross)]]
| [[File:Flag type quadrisection.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Panama.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Panama]]
|-
! [[Division of the field#Common divisions of the field|Diagonal quadrisection <br>(per saltire)]]
| [[File:Flag type diagonal quadrisection.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Grenada.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Grenada]]<ref group=note>See also [[#Glossary Bordure|Bordure]].</ref>
|-
! [[Greek cross|Greek (Hellenic) cross]] 
| [[File:Flag type Greek cross.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Switzerland]]
|-
! Symmetric cross
| [[File:Flag type symmetric cross.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Georgia.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Georgia (country)]]
|-
! [[Nordic Cross flag|Nordic cross]]
| [[File:Flag type Nordic Cross.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Sweden]]
|-
! [[Saltire]]
| [[File:Flag type saltire.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Scotland.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Scotland]]
|-
! [[Canton (flag)|Canton]]
| [[File:Flag type canton.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of the Republic of China|Flag of Taiwan]]
|-
! [[Border]]
| [[File:Flag type border.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Montenegro.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Montenegro]]
|-
! [[Bordure]]
| [[File:Flag type border 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Maldives.svg|240x120px]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Maldives]]
|-
! [[Pile (heraldry)|Pile]]
| [[File:Flag type pile.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of the Czech Republic]]
|-
! [[Pile (heraldry)|Pile throughout]]
| [[File:Flag type pile throughout.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Eritrea.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Eritrea]]
|-
! [[Chevron (heraldry)|Chevron]]
| [[File:Flag type chevron 2.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Official flag of the North American Vexillological Association.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[North American Vexillological Association|Flag of NAVA]]
|-
! [[Pall (heraldry)|Pall]]
| [[File:Flag type pall.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of South Africa]]
|-
! [[Kite (geometry)|Arrowhead]]
| [[File:Flag type arrowhead.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Guyana.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Guyana]]
|-
! [[Gusset (heraldry)|Gusset]]
| [[File:Flag type gusset.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of Jubaland (Somalia).svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of Jubaland]]
|-
! [[Variation of the field#Barry, paly, bendy, pily, chevronny|Stripes]]
| [[File:Flag type stripes.svg|240x120px]]
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|240x120px|border]]{{Clear}}[[Flag of the United States]]
|-
|}