Flag of Jordan

Jordan’s national flag has three horizontal stripes: black at the top, white in the middle, and green below. A red triangle at the hoist contains a white seven-pointed star. The flag is twice as long as it is high and draws on the colors of the Great Arab Revolt.

Jordan is the familiar short name of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Both names refer to the same country and national flag. A picture labeled Jordanian flag should therefore show the black-white-green stripes, red hoist triangle, and white seven-pointed star, rather than a separate royal or military banner.

The three stripes have equal heights and run horizontally across the flag. Black is uppermost, white is central, and green is lowest. The red triangle overlays them from the hoist and reaches the midpoint of the flag’s length. Its white star sits inside the triangle, away from the tip.

Jordan’s flag has a 1:2 height-to-length ratio, equivalent to 2:1 when length is listed first. A flag 70 centimeters high is therefore 140 centimeters long. Its three stripes each occupy one-third of the height. Enlarging or reducing the flag must preserve all these relationships together, including the triangle and star.

Jordan’s flag uses black, white, green, and red. The supplied digital artwork uses #000000, #FFFFFF, #007A3D, and #CE1126 respectively. Article 4 names the colors but does not provide HEX values. These codes identify this image set, rather than establishing one universal legal printing or textile specification for every flag.

Official Jordanian explanations associate black with the Abbasids, white with the Umayyads, green with the Fatimids, and red with the Hashemites. These historical associations connect the design to Arab and Islamic heritage. The white star adds a separate meaning through its seven points and their association with Al-Fatiha.

The red triangle represents the Hashemite dynasty in official Jordanian explanations. It visually joins the three horizontal stripes at the hoist. Its base spans the flag’s full height, and its point reaches halfway along the length. The triangle’s shape and position are defined separately from the star placed inside it.

The white star has seven points representing the seven verses of Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Quran, according to official Jordanian accounts. Its presence also distinguishes the Jordanian design from similar flags using the Pan-Arab colors. Replacing it with a five-pointed or six-pointed star changes an essential national feature.

Jordan’s Foreign Ministry also associates the seven points with belief in one God, human dignity, national consciousness, humility, social justice, prayer for the right path, and fulfillment of aspirations. These ideals supplement the familiar explanation about Al-Fatiha. They describe symbolism; they do not create seven separate symbols drawn within the star.

Article 4 sizes the star within a circle whose diameter is one-fourteenth of the full flag length. The star’s center lies at the intersection of the triangle’s angle bisectors. In the supplied drawing, one point faces upward, with its axis parallel to the triangle’s vertical base at the hoist.

Start with a rectangle 42 units long and 21 units high, then divide its height into three stripes of 7 units each. Add the red triangle from both hoist corners to the rectangle’s center. Place a white seven-pointed star inside it, using an enclosing circle 3 units in diameter.

Any dimensions maintaining a 2:1 length-to-height ratio can reproduce Jordan’s flag. Examples include 60 by 30 centimeters, 140 by 70 centimeters, and 210 by 105 centimeters. The stripes, triangle, and star must scale with the rectangle. These are calculated examples rather than an official catalog of mandatory flag sizes.

Jordan’s flag grew from the banner tradition of the Great Arab Revolt of 1916. Official accounts date use of its present form to 1922 and formal adoption to the Basic Law of Transjordan in 1928. The current Constitution describes its construction in Article 4, continuing its role as a national symbol.

The two years describe different milestones. The Royal Hashemite Court says the present flag began to be used in 1922 and was formally adopted through Transjordan’s Basic Law in 1928. A careful factbox can include both dates. Neither year should be replaced by Jordan’s later independence date in 1946.

Jordan became independent on May 25, 1946, after the present flag was already in use. The flag’s earlier milestones therefore belong to the Emirate of Transjordan as well as the later kingdom. Independence Day celebrates statehood and sovereignty; it is distinct from both the adoption year and annual Flag Day.

The Jordanian flag derives its color family and general arrangement from the Great Arab Revolt’s banner tradition. Jordan’s official account describes a change that placed white between black and green so the colors could be distinguished at a distance. The national design also includes its identifying white seven-pointed star.

Both flags use black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist. Jordan’s national flag includes a white seven-pointed star inside that triangle; the plain Palestinian national flag has no star. Look at the emblem as well as the colors when identifying a small or folded image.

In a normal horizontal display, black belongs at the top and green at the bottom, with the red triangle beside the pole. The standard star has one point upward. A reverse view places the pole and triangle on the viewer’s right but does not swap the upper and lower stripes.

A vertical installation should preserve the flag’s design and use the organizer’s mounting instructions. Rotate the complete artwork if that is the intended arrangement; do not stretch it or independently move the star and triangle. A vertical banner is a presentation choice, so its orientation needs to be specified clearly.

The national flag appears at state institutions, public ceremonies, schools, and national celebrations, and Jordanians also display it in civic and community settings. Official Flag Day activities include raising flags across the country. The constitutional design specification is separate from the practical instructions governing a particular building, ceremony, or event.

Jordan observes National Flag Day on April 16 each year. Official accounts describe the occasion as a celebration of national identity and the flag’s historical meaning. The Cabinet established the annual observance during the state’s centenary celebrations. It is separate from Independence Day, which falls on May 25.

Jordanian education activities connect the flag with lessons on national history, morning assemblies, and Flag Day events. Ministry officials describe art, writing, school broadcasts, and community participation as ways for pupils to understand its significance. A classroom flag diagram supports that learning by making the stripes, triangle, and seven points clear.

Jordan lowers flags for mourning when the relevant authority issues instructions for the occasion. Such notices specify their own dates, locations, and duration. For example, an August 2018 Royal Court announcement concerned the flag at its main entrance for three days. That historical notice is not a standing or current nationwide order.

The King’s Flag is a separate royal standard. The Royal Court describes a larger design containing the national flag at its center with surrounding rays. Jordan’s ordinary national flag has only its stripes, red triangle, and white star. The two designs should be named separately in photographs, captions, and collections.

Use the SVG for scalable artwork or the supplied 1800-by-900-pixel PNG for raster printing. Keep the 2:1 proportions, equal stripe heights, red triangle, and seven-pointed star intact. Agree on finished dimensions and material-specific colors, then inspect a proof to check that the small white star remains sharp and clearly visible.

Inspect the cloth, seams, and attachment points, especially after wind or rain. Follow the manufacturer’s cleaning instructions, allow the fabric to dry before storage, and replace badly faded or torn material. These are practical care suggestions; they do not establish a special mandatory Jordanian folding ritual or disposal procedure.

The Jordan flag emoji is 🇯🇴. It is encoded with the regional indicator symbols for J and O: U+1F1EF and U+1F1F4. Different devices may display a flag image or letters instead. Emoji styling can alter apparent color and shape, so the sequence is not a precise reference for manufacturing.

Common mistakes include omitting the star, giving it five or six points, reversing black and green, or making the flag too short. Other errors confuse Flag Day with Independence Day or treat 1922 and 1928 as interchangeable dates. Check the emblem, proportions, orientation, and historical milestone before labeling an image.

The downloads include a plain Jordanian flag in SVG and 1800-by-900-pixel PNG formats, plus diagrams of construction, colors, symbolism, the star, history, orientation, and sizes. The plain files contain only the national design. Each explanatory illustration has a caption and its own download link in the picture gallery below.

No. Jordan’s plain national flag has a white seven-pointed star inside a red triangle, with no crescent. Other national or organizational flags may combine stars and crescents, but that combination is not the Jordanian design. Keep the single seven-pointed star when identifying or reproducing the flag.

Yes. Article 4 relates the star’s enclosing circle to the full flag length: its diameter is one-fourteenth of that length. It is not one-fourteenth of the triangle’s depth. On a flag 140 centimeters long, the enclosing circle is 10 centimeters across, containing the seven outer points.

No. Its vertical base equals the flag’s height, while its horizontal depth equals half the flag’s length. Because the flag is twice as long as it is high, those two measurements are equal. This produces an isosceles triangle, but its three sides are not all equal.

No. The SVG and PNG have opaque black, white, green, and red areas. The white stripe and star are deliberately white rather than transparent spaces. The plain downloads contain no background beyond the flag rectangle, watermark, caption, measurement lines, guide circle, or extra national emblem.