This is a list of flags, some of which were used in the past, or used in the present by Croatia and Croats.
Modern Flag FlagDateUseDescription 21 December 1990 – present Flag of Croatia Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, white in the middle, and blue on the bottom; with the national coat of arms in the centre. 21 December 1990 – present Flag of Croatia (vertical)
Standard FlagDateUseDescription 1 November 1990 – present Standard of the president of Croatia A square blue field with a border of red and white squares; in the center a version of the national coat of arms surmounted by a red-white-blue ribbon with the letters "RH" (the initials of the country's full name in Croatian, Republika Hrvatska). 1990 – present Standard of the prime minister of Croatia Standard of the speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Military Army FlagDateUseDescription 1991–present Flag of the Croatian Army Green background with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Croatian Army in the center 1991 Flag of the Croatian National Guard Green background with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Croatian National Guard in the center
Navy FlagDatePartyDescription Civil and state ensign of Croatia Identical to the national flag, but with 2:3 proportions. 1 March 1999 – present Naval ensign of Croatia (ensign of the Croatian Navy) Same as the civil ensign, but with two crossed anchors behind the coat of arms. Naval jack of Croatia A blue field with red and white border, with the national coat of arms and two crossed anchors in the centre. Naval flag defence minister Naval flag Chief of the General Staff Naval flag of the General Flag of the Commander of the Croatian Navy Flag of an admiral Flag of an Admiral of the Fleet Flag of a vice admiral Flag of a rear admiral Flag of a commodore Pennant of the commander of a fleet of naval vessels Pennant of the commander of a flotilla of naval vessels Pennant of the commander of a division of naval vessels Pennant of the commander of a group of naval vessels Pennant of the most senior commander of a naval vessel Pennant of the commander of a naval vessel
Air Force FlagDateUseDescription Flag of Croatian Air Force Blue flag with the emblem of the Croatian Air Force in the middle.
Coast Guard FlagDateUseDescription Flag of Croatian Coast Guard Blue flag with the vertical bar bearing the Croatian checkerboard at the hoist and the emblem of the Croatian Coast Guard.
Police FlagDateUseDescription Flag of Croatian Police Blue flag with the emblem of the Croatian Police in the middle.
Security and Intelligence Agency FlagDateUseDescription Flag of Security and Intelligence Agency Blue flag with the emblem of the agency in the middle.
Subnational flags Flag Administrative division Adopted Description Bjelovar-Bilogora County A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green with the county's coat of arms in the center Brod-Posavina County A blue field with two diagonal white stripes and the county's coat of arms in the centerBrodsko-posavska županija: Grb i zastava Dubrovnik-Neretva County A horizontal bicolor of red and white with the county's coat of arms in the center Istria County A horizontal bicolor of blue and green with the county's coat of arms in the centerIstarska županija: Grb i zastava Karlovac County A horizontal bicolor of red and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center Koprivnica-Križevci County Orthogonally quartered red and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center Krapina-Zagorje County A red field with narrow gold stripes at the top and bottom and the county's coat of arms in the centerSlužbeni Glasnik Krapinsko-Zagorske Županije , Article 9 Lika-Senj County Unequal horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the centerLičko-senjska županija: Opći podatci Međimurje County A vertical bicolor of white and red with the county's coat of arms in the center Osijek-Baranja County Five unequal horizontal stripes of white and dark blue with the county's coat of arms in the centerZnamenja Osječko-baranjske županije/The Symbols of Osijek-Baranja County Požega-Slavonia County Unequal horizontal triband of green and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center Primorje-Gorski Kotar County A sky blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripesPrimorsko-goranska županija: Službena obilježja Šibenik-Knin County A blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripesŠibensko-kninska županija: Grb i zastava Sisak-Moslavina County A blue field with narrow red and white stripes along either the hoist or the top side and the county's coat of arms in the centerSisačko-moslavačka županija: Zastava i grb An image of the flag with horizontal stripes is shown, but the accompanying text says the red and white stripes should be vertical and at the left ("Zastava započinje s lijeva crvenom okomitom trakom"). Split-Dalmatia County Unequal vertical stripes of yellow and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center of the yellow partSplitsko-dalmatinska županija: Grb i zastava , Article 3 Varaždin County Five horizontal stripes of red and white with the county's coat of arms at the hoist sideVaraždinska županija: Opće informacije Virovitica-Podravina County Horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the centerVirovitičko-podravska županija: Heraldika Vukovar-Srijem County Seven horizontal stripes of yellow and white with the county's coat of arms in the centerVukovarsko-srijemska županija: Osnovni podaci Zadar County Two white and blue horizontal stripes separated by a wavy line, with the county's coat of arms in the centerZadarske županija: Zastava i grb Zadarske županije Zagreb County Five horizontal stripes of green and white with the county's coat of arms in the centerZagrebačka županija: Grb i zastava Zagreb The city's coat of arms on a blue fieldGrb i zastava Grada Zagreba
Municipality flags
Political flags FlagDatePartyDescription Link to file 1989–present Croatian Peasant Party 2015–present Social Democratic Party of Croatia 2005–2008 1989–present Croatian Democratic Union 1997–present Socialist Labour Party of Croatia 1990–present Croatian Party of Rights 1956–present Croatian Liberation Movement Founded in Argentina 2011–2022 Human Shield Link to file 1998–2015 Party of Danube Serbs 1991–1993 (officially) Croatian Defence Forces Paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 1946–1990 League of Communists of Croatia
Ethnic groups flags FlagDateUseDescription 9 April 2005–present(1997–present in eastern Slavonia) Flag of Serbs of Croatia The Serbian tricolor (a horizontal triband of red, blue, and white). Defined by the Serb National Council. ?–present Flag of Pannonian Rusyns in Croatia The Croatian tricolor (a horizontal triband of red, white, and blue) with a coat of arms that is similar to the coat of arms of Carpathian Ukraine. Defined by the Union of Rusyns of the Republic of Croatia. ?–present Flag of Šokci ?–present Flag of Bunjevci Bicolor flag with a white and a light blue vertical stripe, containing Bunjevci coat of arms and three golden stars in each field's centre, respectively. Recognised by the Bunjevačka matica. 1990–present Flag of Italians of Croatia Tricolor flag with the same color as the flag of Italy, but an aspect ratio of 1:2. Former
Historical flags Historical national flags FlagDateUseDescription 27 June – 21 December 1990 Early flag of the Republic of Croatia (federal unit of Yugoslavia). Also flag of Croatian political opposition in exile 1945 – 1990. Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, white in the middle, and blue on the bottom, coat of arms of Croatia in the center of the middle field. The first field of the coat of arms was never specified in the Croatian constitution.The flag used Republic of Croatia colors, proportions 1:2. 18 January 1947 – 27 June 1990 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (subdivision of SFR Yugoslavia). A tricolour of red, white, and blue with a (golden-rimmed) red star in the center.The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2. 8 May 1945 – 18 January 1947 Flag of the People's Republic of Croatia (subdivision of FPR Yugoslavia). A tricolour of red, white, and blue with a red star in the center.The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2. 15 December 1943 – 8 May 1945 Flag of the Federal State of Croatia (provisional subdivision within DF Yugoslavia). 1941–1945 State flag of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top hoist corner (letter "U" surrounded by Croatian interlace) and the Croatian coat of arms (but with the first field white, as opposed to red) in the center.The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3. Variant of the state flag of the NDH A variant of tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top hoist corner and the Croatian coat of arms in the center.The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:5. Civil flag of the NDH A tricolour of red, white, and blue without the Ustaše symbol and the Croatian coat of arms.Similar to the Dutch flag, proportions 2:3. 21 November 1939 – 17 October 1943 (21 January 1941) Flag of the Banovina of Croatia (subdivision of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Used de facto 1939–1941; legally valid 1939–1943. A tricolour of red, white, and blue.The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 2:3. Variant with coat of arms of the flag of the Banovina of Croatia 1918 Flag of State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs A tricolour of red, white, and blue.The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2. 1860–1918 Unofficial, but more common, flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, which used a different crown on top of the shield.Jelena Boršak-Marijanović, Zastave kroz stoljeća (Flags thru the centuries), Croatian His0ory Museum, Zagreb, 1996, p. 110 A tricolour of red, white, and blue, with the composite coat of arms of the Triune Kingdom superimposed and centredThe flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3. The tricolour was again made legal in Croatia, and in 1868, made the Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (subdivision of the Austria-Hungary). State flag, unofficial outside Croatia-Slavonia. The tricolour was again made legal in Croatia, and in 1868, made the Civil flag the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (subdivision of the Austria-Hungary). Civil flag, official on all levels. A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3. 8 March 1852 – 1868 Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire). Official on all levels. Two bars of red and white.The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 1:2. The flag design was similar to the flag of Monaco. 1848–1852 Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire). The flag was banned from 1852 to 1860. A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Triune Kingdom coat of arms in the center. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 1:2.
Royal Standards FlagDateUseDescription 1868–1871 Royal bans standard of Baron Levin Rauch A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest 1860–1867 Royal bans standard of Baron Josip Šokčević Red-White-Blue flag, A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest 1848–1859 Royal bans standard of Count Josip Jelačić Bužimski 1680–1690 Royal bans standard of Nikola III Erdody A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest
Coronation Standards FlagDateUseDescription 1618 Banner of Croatia at Ferdinand II's coronation Banner with the arms of Croatia Banner of Slavonia at Ferdinand II's coronation Banner with the arms of Slavonia
Historical governmental flags