Triband (flag)
A triband is a vexillological style which consists of three stripes arranged to form a flag. These stripes may be two or three colors, and may be charged with an emblem in the middle stripe.[1]
Design
Outside of the name, which requires three bands of color, there are no other requirements for what a triband must look like, so there are many flags that look very different from each other but are all considered tribands.
Some triband flags (e.g. those of Croatia and Ghana) have their stripes positioned horizontally, while others (e.g. that of Italy) position the stripes vertically. Often the stripes on a triband are of equal length and width, though this is not always the case, as can be seen in the flags of Colombia and Canada. Symbols on tribands may be seals, such as on the Belizean flag, or any manner of emblems of significance to the area the flag represents, such as in the flags of Argentina, India and Lebanon.
A triband is also a tricolor if the three stripes on the flag are all different colors, rather than two being the same color. Examples of tricolor flags include those of the Netherlands and France.
Gallery
The flag of Afghanistan (1928), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Afghanistan (1928-1929), a charged vertical triband.
Variant of the flag of Afghanistan (1928-1929), a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Afghanistan (1929), a charged vertical triband.
The Alamo Flag, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple vertical triband.
Variant flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of the Italian National Liberation Committee (1944), a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Albany, New York, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Anaheim, California, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Andorra, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of the Republic of Ararat, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Argentina, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Armenia, a simple hoizontal triband.
The flag of Austria, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of the Federal State of Austria, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Azerbaijan, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Barbados, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Belgium, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Belize, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Biafra, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Birmingham, Alabama, a charged vertical triband.
The Bisexual flag, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Bolivia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of The Bronx, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Bulgaria, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Cabinda Province, Angola, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Cambodia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Cameroon, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Canada, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Chad, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of the Cispadane Republic, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Coahuila y Tejas, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Coclé Province, Panama, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Colombia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Colorado, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Colorado (1911-1964), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Conway, Arkansas, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Crimea, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Croatia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of SR Croatia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Curaçao, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Dallas, Texas, a charged horizontal triband.
The Dodson Flag, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of the Donetsk People's Republic, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of the Durrani Empire, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of the Dutch West India Company, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of East Germany, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ecuador, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Egypt, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of El Salvador, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Estonia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Ethiopia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of France, a simple vertical triband.
Variant of the flag of France, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Free France, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of French Polynesia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of French Sudan, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Gabon, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Gagauzia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the German Empire, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Germany, a simple horizontal triband.
Variant of the flag of Germany, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ghana, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ghana (1964-1966), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Gran Colombia (1819-1820), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Gran Colombia (1820-1821), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Gran Colombia (1821-1830), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Guatemala, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Guinea, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Honduras, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of India, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Iowa, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Iowa (1921-2018), a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Iraq, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ireland, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Italy, a simple vertical triband.
The civil ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband.
The state ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband.
The naval ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband.
The war flag of Italy, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of the Kingdom of Italy, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Ivory Coast, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of the Kazakh SSR, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Kyiv Oblast, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Laos, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Latvia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Lebanon, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Lesotho, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Libya, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Lithuania, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of the Lithuanian SSR, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Luhansk People's Republic, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Luxembourg, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Malawi, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Mali, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Manhattan, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Mauritania, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Mexico, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Mississippi (2020-2021), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Missouri, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Moldova, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of the Moldavian SSR, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Mongolia, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Myanmar, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Nauru, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Netherlands, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of New York City, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Nicaragua, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Niger, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Nigeria, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ossetia, a simple horizontal triband.
The Pan-African flag, a simple horizontal triband.
The Pansexual flag, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Paraguay, a charged horizontal triband.
The state flag of Peru, a simple vertical triband.
The Prince's Flag, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Príncipe, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Prussia (1892-1918), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Prussia (1918-1933), a charged horizontal triband.
The service flag of Prussia (1933-1935), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Roman Republic (1849), a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Romania, a simple vertical triband.
The flag of Russia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Russia (1991-1993), a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Rwanda, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Schenectady County, New York, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Senegal, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of Serbia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of SR Serbia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Sierra Leone, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Slovakia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Slovenia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of SR Slovenia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Somaliland, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of South Africa (1928–1994), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Spain, a charged horizontal triband.
The Statenvlag, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Syria, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Tajikistan, a charged horizontal triband.
The civil ensign of the Republic of Texas, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Transnistria, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Ulster County, New York, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Union of African States (1961-1963), a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the United Team of Germany, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Venezuela, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of Yemen, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Yugoslavia, a charged horizontal triband.
The flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a simple horizontal triband.
The flag of Yukon, a charged vertical triband.
The flag of SR Zanzibar, a simple horizontal triband.
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See also
References
- ^ Smith, Whitney (2003). Flag Lore of All Nations. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press. ISBN 0-7613-1753-8.
