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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`India`	Main article name (India)
`flag alias`	`Flag of India.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of India.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1880`		`British Raj Red Ensign.svg`
`British`		`British Raj Red Ensign.svg`
`1931`		`1931 Flag of India.svg`
`civil`		`Civil Ensign of India.svg`
`naval-1879`		`Flag of Imperial India.svg`
`naval-1884`		`Flag of Imperial India.svg`
`naval-1928`		`Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1947`		`Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1950`		`Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg`
`naval-2001`		`Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg`
`naval-2004`		`Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg`
`naval-2014`		`Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg`
`naval-2022`		`Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg`
`air force-1950`		`Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of India.svg`
`military`	File:Flag of the Indian Armed Forces.svg	`Flag of the Indian Armed Forces.svg`
`coast guard`	File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg	`Indian Coast Guard flag.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of India.svg`
`air force`	File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg	`Air Force Ensign of India.svg`
`army`	File:Flag of Indian Army.svg	`Flag of Indian Army.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`IND` (view)	Error creating thumbnail: IND	Error creating thumbnail: India

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|India}} → Error creating thumbnail: India
{{flag icon|India}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a flag variant

{{flag|India|1880}} → Error creating thumbnail: India
{{flag icon|India|1880}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|IND}} → Error creating thumbnail:
{{flag country|IND}} → Error creating thumbnail: India
{{flag|IND}} → Error creating thumbnail: IND

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|India}} → Error creating thumbnail: Indian Navy
{{flag icon|India|naval}} → Error creating thumbnail:

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|India}} → File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg Indian Air Force
{{flag icon|India|air force}} → India

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

{{Armed forces|India}} → File:Flag of the Indian Armed Forces.svg Indian Armed Forces
{{flag icon|India|military}} → India

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|India}} → Error creating thumbnail: Indian Navy
{{flag icon|India|navy}} → Error creating thumbnail:

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|India}} → File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg Indian Coast Guard
{{flag icon|India|coast guard}} → India

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|India}} → File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
{{flag icon|India|army}} → India

Related templates

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data India

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