{"id":607,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/proportions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","slug":"proportions","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/glossary\/proportions\/","title":{"rendered":"Proportions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**Proportions** in vexillology refer to the relative dimensions of a flag&#8217;s elements, including the overall ratio of hoist to fly and the relative widths and positions of stripes, cantons and charges. Proportions are typically published in a construction sheet that fixes every measurement against the hoist as a unit. Consistent proportions allow a flag to be manufactured anywhere while remaining visually identical.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The construction sheet for the flag of South Africa specifies the proportions of the central Y, its arms and its fimbriation in fractions of the hoist.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [ratio](\/glossary\/ratio\/), [construction-sheet](\/glossary\/construction-sheet\/), [geometric-construction](\/glossary\/geometric-construction\/), [hoist](\/glossary\/hoist\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-607","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}