Template documentation
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
| Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flag country|alias}} output |
|---|---|---|
UK (view) |  UK | United Kingdom |
U.K. (view) | U.K. | United Kingdom |
the United Kingdom (view) | the United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
{{flag|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→ United Kingdom/sandbox{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
Using a flag variant
{{flag|United Kingdom/sandbox|civil}}→
United Kingdom/sandbox{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|civil}}→
Using a redirect alias
{{flag icon|UK}}→{{flag country|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/sandbox}}→
Royal Navy{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|naval}}→
This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:
{{air force|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
Royal Air Force{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|air force}}→
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:
{{marines|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
Corps of Royal Marines{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|marines}}→
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:
{{Armed forces|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
British Armed Forces{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|military}}→
This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→ Royal Navy{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|navy}}→
This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
{{coast guard|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
His Majesty's Coastguard{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|coast guard}}→
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|United Kingdom/sandbox}}→
British Army{{flag icon|United Kingdom/sandbox|army}}→
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
- Template:Country data Great Britain Great Britain
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain - Template:Country data British Empire British Empire
- Template:Country data United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Template:Country data Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England - Template:Country data Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
TemplateData
TemplateData for Country data United Kingdom
This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.
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