Flag of Texas (Lone Star)

Flag of Texas (Lone Star)

Construction sheet: Flag of Texas (Lone Star)
Construction sheet

Description

  • The flag of Texas — the 'Lone Star Flag' — has a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a white five-pointed star, alongside two horizontal stripes of white (top) and red (bottom)
  • Adopted on 25 January 1839 during the Republic of Texas era, it is one of only two US state flags that previously served as the flag of an independent nation (the other is Hawaii)
  • Construction: a blue vertical stripe occupying one-third of the fly at the hoist, with a white five-pointed star centred
  • Two horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) fill the remaining two-thirds
  • Ratio 2:3

Trivia

  • Texas's flag was the national flag of an independent republic (1836–1845) before statehood
  • The Lone Star represents Texas's independence and pride
  • Texas adopted this flag in 1845

Flag of Texas (Lone Star)

The flag of Texas — the 'Lone Star Flag' — has a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a white five-pointed star, alongside two horizontal stripes of white (top) and red (bottom). Adopted on 25 January 1839 during the Republic of Texas era, it is one of only two US state flags that previously served as the flag of an independent nation (the other is Hawaii).

Texas's flag was the national flag of an independent republic (1836–1845) before statehood. The Lone Star represents Texas's independence and pride. Texas adopted this flag in 1845.

json:data
{
  "g": "sub,north-america",
  "ns": "us-states",
  "name": "Texas",
  "id": "us-texas",
  "index": "c/us/texas",
  "title": "Flag of Texas (Lone Star)",
  "ratio": "2:3",
  "colors": [
    {
      "color": "blue",
      "hex": "#002868",
      "cmyk": "100/62/0/59",
      "note": "Loyalty."
    },
    {
      "color": "white",
      "hex": "#ffffff",
      "cmyk": "0/0/0/0",
      "note": "Purity."
    },
    {
      "color": "red",
      "hex": "#bf0a30",
      "cmyk": "0/95/75/25",
      "note": "Bravery."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- The flag of Texas — the 'Lone Star Flag' — has a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a white five-pointed star, alongside two horizontal stripes of white (top) and red (bottom)\n - Adopted on 25 January 1839 during the Republic of Texas era, it is one of only two US state flags that previously served as the flag of an independent nation (the other is Hawaii)\n - **Construction:** a blue vertical stripe occupying one-third of the fly at the hoist, with a white five-pointed star centred\n - Two horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) fill the remaining two-thirds\n - Ratio 2:3",
  "flag": "us-states/texas.svg",
  "of": {
    "country": "us"
  },
  "countryData": {
    "name": "Texas",
    "officialName": "State of Texas",
    "un": "none"
  },
  "cs": "us-states/us-texas.cs.svg",
  "trivia": "- Texas's flag was the national flag of an independent republic (1836–1845) before statehood\n - The Lone Star represents Texas's independence and pride\n - Texas adopted this flag in 1845",
  "article": "us-states/us-texas.md",
  "_name": "Texas",
  "_namespace": "us-states",
  "_namePart": "us-texas"
}
Prev Index Next