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FindMyFlag — Reverse Flag Search

How it works

Identify a flag by searching with the image itself

FindMyFlag is a visual reverse-image search engine for flags. Upload a photo, refine what the engine sees, then inspect the ranked matches across the reference library.

Identify a flag

  1. Upload a flag photo

    Choose a photograph, scan or screenshot containing the flag you want to identify. FindMyFlag works with real-world images, but a clear view of the design gives the search engine more useful visual information.

  2. Crop and adjust the image

    Remove as much irrelevant background as possible and keep the flag prominent. If the first search misses, crop more tightly or search a recognisable feature such as an emblem, coat of arms, badge, logo or unusual pattern.

  3. Search the visual index

    FindMyFlag compares the uploaded image with image embeddings generated from the reference collections. Those embeddings represent visual features and characteristics rather than storing a duplicate image inside the search index.

  4. Review the ranked candidates

    The results are ranked by visual similarity. The purpose is to help you identify the flag — not to promise that the correct answer will always be result number one. Check several candidates and open the source when available.

The correct flag does not have to be the top result

A natural photograph and a clean JPEG, scan or illustration can look surprisingly different to a visual search system. Perspective, folds, shadows, wear, glare and background objects all change the image. The closer your crop gets to the actual flag design, the better the comparison usually becomes.

Treat the first 100 results as candidates rather than a verdict. If the flag is not there, adjust the image and search again before giving up.

If your flag is not in the first 100 results

  • The uploaded image is too small, blurred, compressed or otherwise low quality.
  • Too much background, sky, buildings, people or other visual noise dominates the image.
  • Strong glare, backlighting, overexposure or unusual lighting has changed the appearance of the flag.
  • The photographed flag differs substantially from the clean reference image used by the source.
  • The flag, variant or relevant source image simply is not in the current FindMyFlag index.

Why can a search take a moment?

FindMyFlag searches across nearly 250,000 indexed flag images, then ranks and sorts the closest visual candidates before returning them. That is considerably more work than looking up a flag name in a text list.

Common flag identification searches

Start with the guide that best matches what you know about the image.

Explore more

See the reference collections behind the visual search: Search nearly 250,000 flag images →