Canton (flag)

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Elements of a flag

In vexillology, the canton is a rectangular emblem at the top left of a flag. The canton can also be a flag itself. For example, Australia has the Union Jack as their canton.

Current flags with cantons

Sovereign states

• The flag of Australia features the Union Flag as a canton.
  The flag of Australia features the Union Flag as a canton.
• The flag of Chile incorporates a blue canton bearing a white five-pointed star.
  The flag of Chile incorporates a blue canton bearing a white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Fiji has a canton of the Union Flag.
  The flag of Fiji has a canton of the Union Flag.
• The flag of Greece has a blue canton with a white Greek cross.
  The flag of Greece has a blue canton with a white Greek cross.
• The flag of Liberia has a blue canton with a white five-pointed star.
  The flag of Liberia has a blue canton with a white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Malaysia has a canton with a crescent and 14-pointed star in yellow on a blue field.
  The flag of Malaysia has a canton with a crescent and 14-pointed star in yellow on a blue field.
• The flag of New Zealand has a Union Flag canton.
  The flag of New Zealand has a Union Flag canton.
• The flag of Samoa has a blue canton which shows the Southern Cross constellation in white.
  The flag of Samoa has a blue canton which shows the Southern Cross constellation in white.
• The flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. (This flag's canton is also used as the Taiwanese naval jack and the Kuomintang's party flag.)
  The flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. (This flag's canton is also used as the Taiwanese naval jack and the Kuomintang's party flag.)
• The flag of Togo has a red canton bearing a white five-pointed star.
  The flag of Togo has a red canton bearing a white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Tonga has a white canton bearing a red Greek cross couped.
  The flag of Tonga has a white canton bearing a red Greek cross couped.
• The flag of Tuvalu features the Union Flag in its canton.
  The flag of Tuvalu features the Union Flag in its canton.
• The flag of the United States has 50 white five-pointed stars on a blue canton (a.k.a. union), standing for the country's 50 states (This flag's canton is also used as United States Naval Jack/Jack of the United States).
  The flag of the United States has 50 white five-pointed stars on a blue canton (a.k.a. union), standing for the country's 50 states (This flag's canton is also used as United States Naval Jack/Jack of the United States).
• The flag of Uruguay has a white canton charged with the Sun of May.
  The flag of Uruguay has a white canton charged with the Sun of May.