The following is a list of flags used in Lebanon. For more information about the national flag, see the article Flag of Lebanon.
National flag
Current FlagDateUseDescription 1990–present National flag and ensign A horizontal triband of red, white (double height), and red; charged with a green cedar of Lebanon.
Historical FlagDateUseDescription 1918–1920 Lebanese flag after the fall of the Ottoman Empire A white field with the cedar tree in the center. A white field with the cedar tree in the center. 1920–1943 Flag of Greater Lebanon during French colonization (1920–1926) and of the Lebanese Republic (1926–1943) The French tricolor (blue, white, red); charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree with a brown trunk. 1943–1990 Flag of Lebanon A horizontal triband of red, white (double height), and red; charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree with a brown trunk.
Military flags FlagDateUseDescription 1949–present Flag of the Lebanese Air Force A blue field with the Air Force's emblem in the center. 1991–present Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (obverse) The Lebanese triband with four laurels in each corner and Arabic script on either side of the tree. Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (reverse) A diagonal bicolor of white and red, with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center. 1945–1991 Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces The Lebanese triband with Arabic script on either side of the tree. 1984–present Flag of the Republican Guard A blue field with the guard's emblem in the center and the emblem of the Armed Forces in the upper hoist. 1916–1920 Flag of the Lebanese Troops during WW1 A white field with a red saltire that extends to the corners of the field and a black tree in the center. 1950–present Flag of the Lebanese Navy A white field with the navy's emblem in the center and the emblem of the Armed Forces in the upper hoist. 1950–present Naval jack of Lebanon The Lebanese triband with two vertical white bands along the hoist and fly edges, each with a red anchor.
Religious groups' flags FlagDateUseDescription Druze flag 19th century Maronite flag
Political flags FlagDateUseDescription 2005–2016 Flag of the March 14 Alliance A red field with a white fist holding a laurel in the center. 1890–present Flag of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon A red field with the ARF emblem in the center. 1936–present Flag of the Kataeb Party A white field with a simplified cedar tree emblem in the center. 1957–present Flag of Al-Mourabitoun A black field with the emblem in the center. 1974–present Flag of the Amal Movement A green field with the emblem slightly off-center and a black triangle and red diagonal stripe in the upper corner of the fly. 1953–present Flag of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party A horizontal tricolor of black, white, and green with a red triangle based on the hoist side. 1994–present Flag of the Free Patriotic Movement An orange field with the emblem in the center. 1995–present Flag of the Future Movement A blue field with a seven-pointed half-sun based on the hoist side. 1964–present Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party A red field with a hammer and sickle in the upper hoist corner and a white vertical band containing the green cedar of Lebanon, the two symbols side by side. 2001–present Flag of the Lebanese Democratic Party A vertical bicolor of white and red with a map of Lebanon in green in the center. 1973–present Flag of the Popular Nasserist Organization A horizontal triband of red, green, and red with the emblem in the center of the green band. 1949–present Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party A red field with the emblem in the center. 1932–present Flag of the Lebanese-Syrian Social Nationalist Party A black field with the emblem in the center. 1960–present Flag of the Toilers League 1960–present Flag of the Union Party A vertical tricolor of black, white, and red with a green cedar in the center of the white band. 1985–present Flag of Hezbollah The flag depicts a stylized representation of the Arabic words (ḥizbu-llāh, meaning "Party of Allah") in Kufic script.
Municipality and district flags FlagDateUseDescription 1943–present Flag of Deir al-Qamar A red field with a green cross. 1943–present Flag of Beirut A white field with the municipality's arms in the center.
See also
Flag of Lebanon Coat of arms of Lebanon
References