{"id":636,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/geometric-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:34","slug":"geometric-construction","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/geometric-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Geometric construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**Geometric construction** is the system of proportional rules by which the elements of a flag \u2014 stripes, crosses, triangles, charges \u2014 are sized and positioned, expressed as fractions of the hoist. A well-specified geometric construction allows the flag to be reproduced at any scale without distortion. National authorities ordinarily publish a construction sheet to fix these proportions.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The geometric construction of the Union Flag specifies the widths of the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick, and the offsets that make the counterchanged saltires recognisable.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [construction-sheet](\/glossary\/construction-sheet\/), [proportions](\/glossary\/proportions\/), [ratio](\/glossary\/ratio\/), [fimbriation](\/glossary\/fimbriation\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-636","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}