Hungary

Specification

Article I)(2) of the Fundamental Law defines the band order and equal widths. It assigns strength to red, loyalty to white, and hope to green. No emblem is specified on this plain flag. Fundamental Law, Article I) ↗

Dimensions and scope

The annex to Government Decree 132/2000 (VII. 14.) lists flags of 100 × 200, 150 × 300, and 200 × 400 cm for public buildings and their forecourts. Each gives hoist:fly 1:2. These are specified sizes for that use, not a universal constitutional size rule. Decree, section 1 and annex ↗

Flags of the World also documents 2:3 examples and maritime usage. Those observations do not make a 2:3 specimen interchangeable with the public-building format recorded here. FOTW: Hungary, proportions and usage ↗

Display colors and textile standards

The decree’s section 1(2) refers to sewn woven fabrics meeting MSZ 1361–1988 for color characteristics and fastness. FOTW discusses the later MSZ 1361:2009 standard. The full standards and their tolerances have not been independently inspected for this record, so no certified Pantone or colorimetric production values are supplied. The SVG fills describe this screen specimen only.

Construction notes

For the illustrated format, draw a rectangle twice as long as it is high. Divide the height into three equal parts, each extending across the full fly. At the specimen’s 1200 × 600 units, the visible bands occupy y=0–200, 200–400, and 400–600. These coordinates are a scaled geometric explanation, not physical cutting dimensions or seam allowances.

The inspected SVG paints a green field, overlays white across the upper two-thirds, then red across the upper third. It contains no emblem, border, or fringe. The artwork is retained from the public-domain Commons source; a viewBox and accessible metadata were added. Asset provenance and rights →

Usage

Act CCII of 2011, sections 6–7, provides for ceremonial raising before Parliament on national holidays and permanent display at specified public buildings. Section 11 permits private use to express national belonging and use at commemorative events, subject to the Act. It also permits an armorial flag in those cases; this record’s specimen remains the plain constitutional tricolor. Act CCII of 2011, sections 6–12 ↗

Historical record

The national colors received legislative recognition in Act XXI of 1848, part of the April Laws. Parliament’s account connects that legislation with the tricolor’s national significance. This is an earlier milestone, not the date of the current public-building specification. Parliamentary proceedings, 16 March 2020, opening commemoration ↗

Flags of the World gives 1957 as the adoption year for the current flag, with earlier use in 1848. This record retains that year without assigning an unverified day. The 2000 display decree took effect on 20 August 2000. The Fundamental Law was adopted on 18 April 2011, promulgated on 25 April, and took effect on 1 January 2012; its flag clause continues the tricolor rather than introducing a new design.

Source trail

Sources checked 14 September 2026. The Hungarian consolidated legal texts govern the description; translations and construction explanations here are editorial.

• National Legal Repository: Fundamental Law, Article A), Article I), closing provisions and adoption note ↗ — entity name, bands, symbolism, and constitutional dates.
• Jogtár: Government Decree 132/2000 (VII. 14.) ↗ — reproduced legal text, section 1, section 5, and size annex. The NJT endpoint did not load during review.
• National Legal Repository: Act CCII of 2011 ↗ — public and private flag use.
• Hungarian Parliament: proceedings of 16 March 2020 ↗ — 1848 legislation.
• Flags of the World: Hungary ↗ — adoption year, observed ratios, and later textile-standard reference; historical contributions carry their own dates.
• Wikimedia Commons: SVG code, authorship, and public-domain declaration ↗ — source artwork; not the authority for physical production colors.