List of Singaporean flags

National flag

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.
	1966 –	Civil ensign	Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Government

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1960 –	Presidential standard	Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country.
	1960 –	Government ensign	Used by non-military, government vessels.

Military

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1965 –	Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces
	1965 –	Service Flag of the Singapore Army
	1965 –	Service Flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force
	1967 –	Service Flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy
	1965 –	Commissioning pennant

Miscellaneous

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1929–	Malaysia Preventive Service flag	To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters

Historic

Flag	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).
	1946–1959	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.
	1963–1965	Flag of Malaysia	Used in Singapore during the Union with Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.

See also

• List of coats of arms used in Singapore
• Majulah Singapura