Tricolour

For the football team nicknamed la tricolor, see Costa Rica national football team.

The flag of Azerbaijan representing the Azerbaijani tricolours. The stripes are horizontal (across).

The flag of France representing the French tricolours. The stripes are vertical (up and down).

The flag of the Republic of the Congo representing the Congolese tricolours. The stripes are diagonal (neither up and down nor across).

Tricolor or tricolour (meaning "three colours") is, in most cases, a flag or banner that has three colours. Tricolour is a specific type of a flag with three stripes. The stripes can be horizontal (across), vertical (up and down) or diagonal (neither up and down nor across).

Tricolour Media

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  The first tricolour flag, called the Prince's Flag, is the precursor of the red-white-blue Statenvlag: the modern flags of the Netherlands, which inspired many other red-white-blue tricolour flags due to its association with republicanism and liberty.

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  The flag of France, an example of a tricolour flag.

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  The flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021), a charged vertical triband.

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  The flag of Afghanistan (1929), a charged vertical triband.

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  Variant of the flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929), a charged vertical triband.

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  The flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929), a charged vertical triband.

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  The flag of Afghanistan (1928), a charged horizontal triband.

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  The Alamo Flag, a charged vertical triband.

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  The flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple vertical triband.

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  Variant flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple horizontal triband.