The American Flag is comprised of thirteen equally-sized red horizontal stripes. The stripes alternate in color between red and white. In the top left corner of the flag, there is blue canton with fifty five-pointed white stars. The stars are arranged in nine rows, which alternate between five and six stars in each row. Each one of the fifty white stars is symbolic of one of the states in the United States of America. The thirteen stripes are symbolic of the thirteen original colonies that the United States was originally comprised of. In addition to being known as the US Flag, the banner is also commonly referred to as Old Glory, the Stars and Stripes, the US Flag, and the USA Flag.
The US flag is the most widely recognized symbol of the United States and it is commonly displayed in front of houses, business, schools, government building, and other organizations. IN addition to the traditional flag, people often display stickers with the United States Flag design on their cars, and U.S. Flag lapel pins are also a popular fashion accessory. The correct colors of red, white, and blue that are supposed to be used as part of the American flag are explicitly defined in the Standard Color Reference of America, 10th edition. The names of the colors are defined as White, Old Glory Red, and Old Glory Blue.
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