{"id":652,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/signal-flag\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:40","slug":"signal-flag","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/glossary\/signal-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A **signal flag** is one of a set of flags forming an established code for communication between vessels or between ship and shore. The International Code of Signals comprises twenty-six alphabetical flags, ten numeral pennants, three substitute pennants and the answering pendant. Each flag bears a fixed meaning when flown alone and combines with others to spell letter groups with codified meanings.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The signal flag for the letter A in the International Code of Signals \u2014 white and blue, swallow-tailed \u2014 flown alone means &#8216;I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [pennant](\/glossary\/pennant\/), [q-flag](\/glossary\/q-flag\/), [hoisting](\/glossary\/hoisting\/), [ensign-at-sea](\/glossary\/ensign-at-sea\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-652","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/652","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=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}