Flags with black in them

23 of the 126 flags here carry black, and they do not agree on what it represents. The table gives each country's own stated meaning rather than a generalisation across them.

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• The flag of Germany Three equal horizontal bands of black, red and gold.
• The flag of South Korea A white field with a red-over-blue circular taegeuk at the centre and four black trigrams, one in each corner.
• The flag of South Africa A green horizontal Y laid on its side, outlined in white and gold, separating a red band above and a blue band below, with a black triangle at the hoist inside the Y.
• The flag of Jamaica A gold diagonal cross dividing the flag into four triangles: green at top and bottom, black at hoist and fly.
• The flag of Egypt Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the golden Eagle of Saladin centred on the white.
• The flag of Palestine Three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red triangle at the hoist.
• The flag of Belgium Three equal vertical bands of black, yellow and red, on a nearly square flag.
• The flag of United Arab Emirates A vertical red band at the hoist with three equal horizontal bands of green, white and black filling the rest.
• The flag of Mozambique Green, black and yellow horizontal bands separated by thin white fimbriations, with a red triangle at the hoist bearing a yellow star, on which sit an open book, a hoe and an AK-47 with a bayonet.
• The flag of Kenya Three horizontal bands of black, red and green separated by thin white stripes, with a red, black and white Maasai shield and two crossed spears at the centre.
• The flag of Libya A black band filling the centre half of the flag, with red above and green below, and a white crescent and five-pointed star at the centre.
• The flag of Iraq Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the phrase ALLĀHU AKBAR in green Kufic script on the white band.
• The flag of Albania A red field with a black double-headed eagle at the centre.
• The flag of Jordan Three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red triangle at the hoist bearing a small white seven-pointed star.
• The flag of Estonia Three equal horizontal bands of blue, black and white.
• The flag of Kuwait Three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezoid at the hoist spanning the full height.
• The flag of Papua New Guinea A field divided diagonally from the top hoist to the bottom fly: the upper fly half red with a golden bird of paradise, the lower hoist half black with the five white stars of the Southern Cross.
• The flag of South Sudan Black, red and green horizontal bands separated by thin white stripes, with a blue triangle at the hoist bearing a gold five-pointed star.
• The flag of Sudan Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with a green triangle at the hoist.
• The flag of Dominica A green field with a centred cross of three stripes — yellow, black and white — and a red disc at the centre bearing a purple sisserou parrot ringed by ten green stars.
• The flag of Guyana A green field with a red triangle at the hoist edged in black, and a longer yellow arrowhead triangle edged in white pointing to the fly.
• The flag of Lesotho Three horizontal bands of blue, white and green, the white double height, with a black mokorotlo hat centred on it.
• The flag of Eswatini Blue bands top and bottom with a wide crimson band between them edged in yellow, carrying a black-and-white Nguni shield laid horizontally over two spears and a staff hung with feather tassels.