{{short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox Flag | Name = Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Image = Flag of Jordan.svg | Use = 110110 | Symbol = {{FIAV|110110}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} | Proportion = 1:2 | Adoption = {{start date and age|1928|04|16|df=y}} | Design = A horizontal triband of black, white and green; with a red chevron based on the hoist side containing a white seven-pointed star | Image2 = Royal standard of Jordan.svg | Use2 = Royal standard of the King | Design2 = Pan-Arab colors resembles the Rising Sun Flag; Jordanian flag in the center, with the star being replaced with a crown | Image3 = Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Jordan.svg | Use3 = Royal standard of the Crown Prince | Image4 = Hashemite banner.svg | Use4 = The Hashemite Standard, The Banner of Ashrāf of Hijaz(The Nobles), the House of The Hashemites }} thumb|250px|Flags of Jordan in Amman thumb|Jordanian flag The national flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 16 April 1928, is based on the 1916 flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Jordan|title=Flag of Jordan|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors are the pan-Arab colors, representing the Abbasid (black band), Umayyad (white band), and Fatimid or Rashidun caliphates (green band). The red chevron represents the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt.<ref name="fotw">{{Cite web |url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/jo.html |title=Flags of the World: Jordan |access-date=10 May 2015 }}</ref><ref name="worldfacts">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109234932/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2021 |title=The World Fact Book: Middle east: Jordan |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |work=cia.gov |access-date=10 May 2015 }}</ref><ref name="kinghussein">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/jo_anthem.html |title=National Anthem |publisher=Government of Jordan |work=kinghussein.gov.jo |access-date=10 May 2015 }}</ref>
==Features==
In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is on the hoist side of the red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the Arab people;<ref name="kinghussein"/> its seven points refer to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha<ref name="jordanarmedforces">{{Cite web |url=https://perimeter.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PA-Schedule-SANDY-LAKE-REV1.pdf |title=Flag of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |publisher=Jordan Armed Forces |access-date=16 Nov 2025 }}</ref>
=== Interpretation of the colors === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Scheme ! Textile colour |- ! style="background:#CE1126|<span style="color:#ffffff"> Red </span> | The Hashemite dynasty, bloody struggle for freedom |- ! style="background:#ffffff"|White | The Umayyad Caliphate, bright and peaceful future |- ! style="background: #007A3D| <span style="color:#ffffff"> Green </span> | The Fatimid Caliphate or Rashidun Caliphate |- ! style="background: #000000| <span style="color:#ffffff"> Black </span> | The Abbasid Caliphate |}
=== Colour scheme === {{Unreferenced section|date=June 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !30px ! style="background:#ce1126; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Red</span> ! style="background:#FFFFFF; width:200px" | <span style="color:black;">White</span> ! style="background:#007a3d; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Green</span> ! style="background:#000000; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Black</span> |- | style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" | '''RGB''' | <code>206/17/38</code> || <code>255/255/255</code> || <code>0/122/61</code> || <code>0/0/0</code> |- | style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" | '''Hexadecimal''' | <code>#ce1126</code> || <code>#FFFFFF</code> || <code>#007a3d</code> || <code>#000000</code> |- | style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" |'''CMYK''' | <code>0/92/82/19</code> || <code>0/0/0/0</code> || <code>100/0/50/52</code> || <code>0/0/0/100</code> |}
=== Construction sheet === {{gallery |height=250 |width=475 |File:Flag of Jordan (construction sheet).svg|Flag construction sheet }}
Notice that, given the proportions of height and width of the red chevron, its sides are coincident with the diagonals of the flag.<ref name="constitution">{{Cite web |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Jordan_2011 |title=Constitution of Jordan 1952 (rev. 2011) |publisher=Constitute Project |at=Article 4 |access-date=16 Nov 2025 }}</ref>
== Historical flags == <gallery> File:Flag of Hejaz (1917).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag under Arab administration (1918–1921) File:Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920) File:Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan.svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan (1922–1939) File:Flag of the Arab Federation.svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the Hashemite Arab Federation (1958) </gallery>
== Military flags == <gallery> File:Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the Royal Jordanian Army File:Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Ensign of the Royal Jordanian Navy File:Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Ensign of the Royal Jordanian Air Force </gallery>
== See also == *Flag of the Arab Revolt *Flag of Palestine *Kingdom of Hejaz
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{FOTW|id=jo|title=Jordan}}
{{Arab Flags}} {{Asia topic|Flag of|title=Flags of Asia}}
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