United Kingdom Flag Drawing — Draw the Flag of United Kingdom
Draw the flag of United Kingdom step by step — with a printable outline, a crayon color guide, and an interactive canvas that scores you 0–100. Free, no sign-up, built for kids and school projects.
Sketch the flag from memory, then reveal to see how close you got. Draw the coloured design — white space stays blank.
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How to Draw the Flag of United Kingdom Step by Step
The Union Jack: blue field, white and red diagonal crosses, and the white-and-red St George cross through the centre. Three crosses in one flag.
Draw the Outline
Start with a rectangle wider than it is tall — about 3 units wide for every 2 tall. This is the frame every part of the flag fits inside.
Fill In the Background
Fill the whole rectangle navy blue. Navy blue is the field every other element of the United Kingdom flag sits on.
Add the Stripes
Nothing here is a plain stripe — the field stays navy. The centrepiece is the St George cross: a white vertical bar and a white horizontal bar through the centre, each about a fifth of the flag wide, then a narrower red cross layered inside the white one.
Add the Emblem
Finish with the diagonals: two white diagonal bands running corner to corner (St Andrew's cross), then the thinner red diagonals (St Patrick's cross) offset toward the hoist, so red sits below white on the hoist half. Trace the diagonals lightly first — the counterchange is what makes the Union Jack the Union Jack.
💡 Detail too hard freehand? Switch the canvas above to Tutorial mode — the emblem's light-gray guide appears right on the drawing surface, so you trace first and draw from memory second.
Free Printable United Kingdom Flag Outline
A blank United Kingdom flag outline — print it as a coloring sheet, or save the PNG for worksheets and wall displays. For a PDF, choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog.
United Kingdom Flag Colors: Crayon & Pencil Guide
The homework question this page actually answers: which crayon is the right one? Each official color of the United Kingdom flag, where it sits, and the closest school-supply match.
| Where | Color | Hex | Crayon / pencil |
|---|---|---|---|
| whole field | navy blue | #012169 | navy / indigo pencil |
| centre | white | #FFFFFF | leave blank — paper white |
| centre | red | #C8102E | vermilion / scarlet crayon |
Using This Page for School
Drawing the United Kingdom flag is a homework classic — national day posters, art class, geography projects. The three things graders actually look for:
- Composition — a full, straight-edged rectangle with even margins, in the right proportions.
- Flat, even color — no white gaps inside the stripes; fill large areas before details.
- A simplified but correctly placed emblem — use the step pictures above, and check placement against the real flag.
Print the outline and trace it first, color it with the crayon guide, then draw it from memory on the canvas to check that it stuck.
United Kingdom Flag Drawing FAQ
- How do you draw the United Kingdom flag step by step?
- In four steps: Start with a rectangle wider than it is tall — about 3 units wide for every 2 tall. This is the frame every part of the flag fits inside. Fill the whole rectangle navy blue. Navy blue is the field every other element of the United Kingdom flag sits on. Nothing here is a plain stripe — the field stays navy. The centrepiece is the St George cross: a white vertical bar and a white horizontal bar through the centre, each about a fifth of the flag wide, then a narrower red cross layered inside the white one. Finish with the diagonals: two white diagonal bands running corner to corner (St Andrew's cross), then the thinner red diagonals (St Patrick's cross) offset toward the hoist, so red sits below white on the hoist half. Trace the diagonals lightly first — the counterchange is what makes the Union Jack the Union Jack. The full walkthrough with pictures is above.
- What colors are on the United Kingdom flag?
- The United Kingdom flag uses 3 colors: navy blue (#012169), white (#FFFFFF) and red (#C8102E). The color table above maps each one to the closest crayon or pencil, and the game's palette covers all of them.
- Is the United Kingdom flag hard to draw?
- The United Kingdom flag is one of the hardest flags in the set. The Union Jack: blue field, white and red diagonal crosses, and the white-and-red St George cross through the centre. Three crosses in one flag. Use Tutorial mode first — a light gray guide of the design appears on the canvas to trace — then switch to Challenge mode and draw it from memory.
- How is my United Kingdom flag drawing scored?
- Your colored drawing is compared against the real United Kingdom flag in the same canvas space. Matched is how much of the design you covered, Extra is how much of your drawing fell outside it, and Missed is the design you didn't reach — combined into a single 0–100 accuracy score. Placement matters more than exact shades.
- Is United Kingdom flag drawing a common school activity?
- Yes — drawing the national flag is a classic school activity, especially around national holidays and observance days, and it shows up in art and geography classes year round. This page is built for it: Tutorial mode turns the flag into a no-score tracing exercise, and the printable outline makes a ready-made coloring sheet for the whole class.
- What makes a good United Kingdom flag drawing for a school competition?
- Three things win flag-drawing competitions: a full, well-proportioned rectangle; flat, even color with no white gaps; and a clean simplified emblem placed exactly where the real flag puts it. Trace the outline first, fill large areas before details, and use the color table above so the shades read as official.