Editing Flag of Denmark (section)

== Variants ==
=== Maritime flag and corresponding Kingdom flag ===
[[File:DannebrogUpDSR.ogv|thumb|left|The Rigets flag/Splitflag raised at the opening of the DSR rowing club]]

{{flag image|Image = Flag of Denmark (state).svg|NoBorder = yes|NoCentering = yes|Caption = {{FIAV|011010}}{{FIAV|normal}}''Rigets flag'' – the Danish state flag <br /> Also known as the ''Splitflag''.<br> Proportions: 56:107<ref name="encyklopædien">[[Store Danske Encyklopædi]] – entry "Danmark -nationalflag"</ref><!--proportions frequently rendered as: horizontally: 3+1+5 5/8 ; vertically: 3+1+3-->|Width=210}}

{{flag image|Image = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg|NoBorder = yes|NoCentering = yes|Caption = {{FIAV|000001}}{{FIAV|normal}} The ''Orlogsflag'' – the Danish naval flag.<br> Proportions: 7:17<ref name="encyklopædien" /><!--proportions frequently rendered as: horizontally: 3+1+13 ; vertically: 3+1+3-->|Width=210}}

The size and shape of the [[civil ensign]] (''Koffardiflaget'') for merchant ships is given in the regulation of 11 June 1748, which says: "A red flag with a white cross with no split end. The white cross must be {{frac|7}} of the flag's height. The two first fields must be square in form and the two outer fields must be {{frac|6|4}} lengths of those". The proportions are thus: 3:1:3 vertically and 3:1:4.5 horizontally. This definition are the absolute proportions for the Danish national flag to this day, for both the civil version of the flag (''Stutflaget''), as well as the merchant flag (''Handelsflaget''). The civil flag and the merchant flag are identical in colour and design.

A regulation passed in 1758 required Danish ships sailing in the [[Mediterranean]] to carry the [[royal cypher]] in the center of the flag to distinguish them from Maltese ships because of its similarity of the [[flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta]].

According to the regulation of 11 June 1748, the colour was simply red, which is common known today as "Dannebrog rød" ("Dannebrog red"). The only red fabric dye then available was made of [[Rubia|madder root]], which can be processed to produce a brilliant red dye and was used historically for British and Danish and soldiers' jackets. A regulation of 4 May 1927 once again stated that Danish merchant ships had to fly flags according to the regulation of 1748.

The first regulation regarding the ''Splitflag'' dates from 27 March 1630, in which King [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]] ordered that Norwegian ''Defensionskibe'' (armed merchants ships) were allowed to use only the ''Splitflag'' if they were in Danish war service. In 1685, an order was distributed to a number of cities in [[Duchy of Schleswig|Slesvig]] and stated that all ships had to carry the Danish flag, and in 1690, all merchant ships were forbidden to use the ''Splitflag'' except for ships sailing in the [[East Indies]], the [[West Indies]] or along the coast of [[Africa]]. In 1741, it was confirmed that the regulation of 1690 was still very much in effect that merchant ships were not allowed to use the ''Splitflag''. At the same time, the [[Danish East India Company]] was allowed to fly the ''Splitflag'' past the [[equator]].

Some confusion must have existed regarding the ''Splitflag''. In 1696 the Admiralty, presented the King with a proposal for a standard regulating both size and shape of the ''Splitflag''. In the same year, a royal resolution defined the proportions of the ''Splitflag'', which was called ''Kongeflaget'' (the King's flag), as follows: "The cross must be {{frac|7}} of the flags height. The two first fields must be square in form with the sides three times the cross width. The two outer fields are rectangular and {{Frac|1|1|2}} the length of the square fields. The tails are the length of the flag".

Those numbers are still the base for the ''Splitflag'' and the ''Orlogsflag'' though the numbers have been slightly altered. The term ''Orlogsflag'' dates from 1806 and denotes its use in the Danish Navy.

From about 1750 to the early 19th century, a number of ships and companies in which the government has interests received approval to use the ''Splitflag''.

In the royal resolution of 25 October 1939 for the Danish Navy, it was stated that the ''Orlogsflag'' is a ''Splitflag'' with a deep red (''dybrød'') or madder red (''kraprød'') colour. As for the national flag, no shade was given, but it is now stated as 195U. Furthermore, the size and the shape were corrected in the new resolution: "The cross must be {{frac|7}} of the flag's height. The two first fields must be square in form with the height of {{Frac|3|7}} of the flag's height. The two outer fields are rectangular and {{frac|5|4}} the length of the square fields. The tails are {{frac|6|4}} the length of the rectangular fields". Thus, if compared to the standard of 1696, both the rectangular fields and the tails have decreased in size.

The ''Splitflag'' and ''Orlogsflag'' have similar shapes but different sizes and shades of red. Legally, they are two different flags. The ''Splitflag'' is a Danish flag ending in a swallow-tail, it is ''Dannebrog red'' and is used on land. The ''Orlogsflag'' is an elongated ''Splitflag'' with a deeper red colour and is used only at sea.

The ''Orlogsflag'' with no markings may be used only by the [[Royal Danish Navy]], but there are a few exceptions. A few institutions have been allowed to fly the clean ''Orlogsflag''. The same flag with markings has been approved for a few dozen companies and institutions over the years.

Furthermore, the ''Orlogsflag'' is described as such only if it has no additional markings. Any swallow-tail flag, no matter the colour, is called a ''Splitflag'' provided it bears additional markings.

=== Royal standards ===
===Monarch===
The current version of the [[royal standard]] was introduced on 1 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye kongelige flag |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/nye-kongelige-flag |date=1 January 2025 |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=da |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref> after King [[Frederik X]] adopted a new version of his personal coat of arms on 20 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fastsættelse af nyt kongevåben |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fastsaettelse-af-nyt-kongevaaben |date=1 January 2025 |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=da |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref> The royal standard is the flag of Denmark with a swallow-tail and charged with the [[coat of arms of Denmark|monarch's coat of arms]] set in a white square. The centre square is 32 parts in a flag with the ratio 56:107.

{{Flag image|Image = Royal Standard of Denmark.svg|Width = 300|Pos = center|Caption ={{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Royal standard of Denmark|NoBorder = yes|NoCentering = yes}}

===Other members of the royal family===
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File:Standard of Queen Mary of Denmark (2025).svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Standard of [[Queen Mary of Denmark]]
File:Standard of the Crown Prince of Denmark (2025).svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Standard of [[Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark|Christian]], the Crown Prince of Denmark
File:Standard of the Regent of Denmark.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Standard of the Regent of Denmark
File:Standard of the Royal House of Denmark.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Standard of the Royal House that is used by other members of the [[Danish royal family|royal family]]
File:Standard of Frederik the Crown Prince of Denmark at Amalienborg.jpg|Standard of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (now King Frederik X) flying at [[Amalienborg]] 
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