Flag of Denmark

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 28:37 national 56:107 royal.

How to recognise it

A white cross on a red field, its upright set towards the hoist.

Name in the quiz: Denmark
UN member state name: Denmark
ISO 3166-1 code: DK
Atlas Play pack: Northern and Eastern Europe (explorer pack), Look-alikes: Nordic crosses and Union Flags

Practise the Northern and Eastern Europe pack Today’s flags

Easily confused with

Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannebrog (revision 1370309615) (A white Nordic cross with a red background; proportion 28:37 national 56:107 royal). Checked 2026-10-21 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered flag-icons artwork compared side by side with the reference article’s lead image and its infobox design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/dk.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 3a2893fc5a84…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.