List of Singaporean flags

National[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1959 –	Flag of Singapore	A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars.

Duration	Use	Description
1960 –	Presidential standard	Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country.
1960 –	State marine ensign	Used by non-military, government vessels. Referred colloquially to as the Blue Ensign.
1966 –	Civil ensign	Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
Link to file	1965 –	Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces	State flag with the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right.
Link to file	1965 –	Service flag of the Singapore Army	Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in yellow, and the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right.
Link to file	1990 –	Service flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force	Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in blue, and the Lion Head symbol on the lower right.
	1967 –	Service flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy	Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in white, and the mariner's compass rose on the lower right. The naval ensign is mandated to be of a 1:2 ratio (top) as set out in the Misc.1 of 1967 legislation passed in the Parliament of Singapore. However, a 2:3 variant is used today (bottom).
	1965 –	Commissioning pennant	Triangular pennant with the crescent and stars on the far left; flown at the highest mast of commissioned naval ships at all times.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1929–2021	Malaysia Preventive Service flag	To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters Repealed on 1 March 2021.^[1]

Duration	Use	Description
1874–1942	Straits Settlements	Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony.
1942–1945	Flag of Japan	Used during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications).
1946–1952	Crown colony of Singapore	Adopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements.
1952–1963	Crown colony of Singapore	Modification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown.
1963–1965	Flag of Malaysia	Used in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.