Flag of England

Not to be confused with Union Jack.

The flag of England is a red cross, called the Saint George's Cross, on a white field (background). It is part of the Union Flag made in 1606.

Use	National flag Vexillological symbol
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1552
Design	A white field (background) with a red cross in the middle.

Flag Of England Media

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  Angels wearing the heraldic badge of King Richard II holding the flag of Saint George surmounted by an orb displaying a miniature map of England. Wilton Diptych (c. 1395–1399)

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  Saint George seen in the act of slaying the dragon. He is depicted wearing a jupon displaying St George's Cross. Paolo Uccello (c. 1460)

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  Illustration of Saint George's Cross, used alongside the Royal Standard by Wat Tyler's rebels. Froissart's Chronicles BL Royal 18 E.I, fol. 165v, c. 1470

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  The Tudor navy carrack Henry Grace à Dieu (launched 1514) as depicted in the 1546 Anthony Roll, with St George's Cross displayed on the streamers.

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  The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008

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  The British Union Jack flying aboard a decommissioned Royal Navy ship moored in the river Thames in central London, July 2016. The flag is flying from the jack staff of HMS Belfast and, as customary for ships' flags, is twice as long as it is wide (proportions of 1:2). At the top of the jack staff, the corona nava

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  Flag flying on All Saints' Church, Shotesham

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  Flag of the Campaign for an English Parliament

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  The Flag of England and Union Flag appeared throughout England in late 2025 as part of Operation Raise the Colours.

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  Twemoji typeface Flag of England, (as per X)