English:Flag of Israel. Shows a Magen David (“Shield of David”) between two stripes. The Shield of David is a traditional Jewish symbol. The stripes symbolize a Jewish prayer shawl (tallit).
Español: La bandera de Israel. Muestra la Estrella de David.
The color of the Magen David and the stripes of the Israeli flag is not precisely specified by the above legislation. The color depicted in the current version of the image is typical of flags used in Israel today, although individual flags can and do vary.
The flag legislation officially specifies dimensions of 220 cm × 160 cm. However, the sizes of actual flags vary (although the aspect ratio is usually retained).
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<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
width="660" height="480" viewBox="0 0 220 160">
<desc>Flag of Israel</desc>
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<!-- Specs are taken from "The Provisional Council of State Proclamation of
the Flag of the State of Israel," 25 Tishrei 5709 (28 October 1948)
For Magen David, the "Israel Science and Technology Homepage" at
http://www.science.co.il/Israel-flag.asp specifies each side as 60 cm.
Outer radius is then 30 / cos(30) = 20 * sqrt(3)
For equilateral triangles, middle radius = outer radius - width:
20 * sqrt(3) - 5.5
Coordinates for upward-pointing triangle relative to center are then:
( 0,-(20*sqrt(3) - 5.5) )
(-(20*sqrt(3) - 5.5) * cos(30), (20*sqrt(3) - 5.5) * sin(30))
( (20*sqrt(3) - 5.5) * cos(30), (20*sqrt(3) - 5.5) * sin(30)) -->
<polygon id="triangle" points="0,-29.1410161513775421
-25.2368602791855814, 14.5705080756887710
25.2368602791855814, 14.5705080756887710"
stroke="#0038b8" stroke-width="5.5" fill-opacity="0"/>
</defs>
<!-- "The flag is 220 cm long and 160 cm wide. The background is white" -->
<rect width="220" height="160" fill="white"/>
<!-- "...two stripes of dark sky-blue, 25 cm broad, over the whole length of
the flag, at a distance of 15 cm from the top and from the bottom..."
Legislation does not specify exact shade of blue; "#0038b8" is typical of
flags used in Israel -->
<rect width="220" height="25" fill="#0038b8" y="15"/>
<rect width="220" height="25" fill="#0038b8" y="120"/>
<use xlink:href="#triangle" transform="translate(110,80)"/>
<use xlink:href="#triangle" transform="translate(110,80) rotate(180)"/>
</svg>
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.
(Fixed a minor bug that led to rendering problems in browsers with less robust SVG support; adjusted the color to be closer to the deeper blue used in Israeli flags; see discussion page for more info.)
(Adjusted color to match flags seen in Israel more closely (previous version was still too pale/diluted); minor changes to syntax; upped image size to VGA height (so people can download full-size PNG))
(New version written from scratch, based directly on flag legislation; length of sides now exact; adjusted color of Magen David (previous color was more pale/diluted than that of most flags in Israel))