{"id":619,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/swallow-tail\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:27","slug":"swallow-tail","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/glossary\/swallow-tail\/","title":{"rendered":"Swallow-tail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A **swallow-tail** is a flag whose fly-end is cut into two tapering points separated by a triangular indentation, suggestive of a swallow&#8217;s tail. The shape is associated with cavalry guidons, certain ecclesiastical banners, and the state and naval ensigns of the Nordic countries, where the swallow-tail with a central tongue is a mark of state or military use.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The state and war flag of Denmark is a swallow-tailed and tongued version of the Dannebrog.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [pennant](\/glossary\/pennant\/), [burgee](\/glossary\/burgee\/), [nordic-cross](\/glossary\/nordic-cross\/), [fly-end](\/glossary\/fly-end\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-619","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}