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Custom Printed Flags

Upload your artwork, pick a size, and receive a quote.

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Tell us about your flag. We reply with a quote, then email a digital proof for your approval before anything prints.

Typical delivery is about 4 weeks and varies with size, quantity, and complexity. Prefer to talk it through first? Call (703) 751-2411, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ET.

Artwork

Requirements for Custom Printed Flags

Good art in, good flag out. Three things decide how well your file prints: the file type, the resolution, and how the art is sized. If you need help preparing a file, our in-house design team can step in.

Pixels 150 DPI min

Raster files

Raster files are built from pixels: JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PSD, photos, and scans. They print well when the resolution is there. Build the art at the finished flag size at 150 DPI minimum, or 300 DPI when the design carries fine detail.

Points and curves, sharp at any size

Vector files

Preferred format. Vector art is drawn from points and curves, so it scales to any flag size with clean edges. Send EPS, SVG, or AI. Convert all fonts to outlines, and embed any linked images in the file.

Finished size 3 FT x 5 FT 1/8 in bleed

Dimensions and bleed

Size the file to the exact flag dimensions, then add a 1/8 inch bleed on every side. The bleed is trimmed off in production so the design runs fully to the edge. A 3 FT x 5 FT flag is set up at 3 FT x 5 FT plus that extra margin.

Color. Build files in CMYK. If a color has to match exactly, give us the PMS number from the Pantone Color Finder and we will match to it. Gradients and transparencies need a solid background and stated CMYK or PMS values, because a transparency that looks right on screen can drop out on fabric.

Material Guide

Why Custom Printed Flags Use Nylon

An industry standard

All custom printed flags are made from one material: 200 denier UV-resistant nylon. Lightweight and water-resistant, nylon provides affordable durability and longevity. It is no surprise that the majority of flags are made of nylon. If you want sewn construction instead of print, our appliqué and embroidery work is handcrafted to order.

  • Acid dye bonds into the fiber, so color goes deep and stays bright outdoors
  • Light enough to fly in a gentle breeze
  • Works indoors and out, and dries quickly after rain
Close-up of nylon flag fabric
Construction

Single-Sided vs Double-Sided Custom Printed Flags

Both are printed the same way. The difference is what the back of the flag shows, and how the flag flies.

Single-sided flag illustration. The National Capital Flag seal reads correctly on the flag marked Front and appears reversed on the flag marked Back.

Single sided

A standard single-sided flag displays your image as intended on the front, with the reverse image on the back. Lighter, flies in less wind, and right for most outdoor flags. Most custom printed flags are ordered this way.

Double-sided flag illustration. The National Capital Flag seal reads correctly on both the flag marked Front and the flag marked Back.

Double sided

A double-sided flag is two single-sided flags sewn back to back, so it displays exactly the same on both sides. The extra layers add weight and cost, and the flag needs more wind to fly. Choose it when text must read correctly from both directions.

Finishing

Finish Options for Custom Printed Flags

The finish is how the flag attaches to its pole. Pick the one that matches how the flag will be displayed. Not sure? Tell us where it will fly and we will match it. All custom printed flags pair with the poles, brackets, and bases in our hardware and accessories catalog.

Outdoor U.S. flag on an aluminum pole finished with a canvas header and brass grommets

Header and grommets

A stiff canvas header with brass grommets, used for securely attaching a flag to an exterior pole or halyard.

Row of indoor U.S. parade flags with pole hems and gold fringe on gold-tipped poles

Pole hem

A sleeve sewn along the hoist that slides over the pole. We can add one to any flag, so it drapes beautifully indoors.

Close-up of gold fringe stitched along the edge of a U.S. flag

Fringe

Recommended for parade flags and indoor ceremonial display. Often used on larger custom printed flags or halyard systems.

Sizing

Scaling Custom Printed Flags

Seamless up to 12 FT wide, any length. Sewn wider for anything past that.

We print up to 12 FT wide as a single seamless panel, at any length, from 4 IN x 6 IN on up. Wider than 12 FT, we sew printed panels side by side to build flags at almost any scale, up to the kind that drapes over a building entrance. Whatever the dimensions, build your art at the exact finished size plus the 1/8 inch bleed.

  • Detail that reads at 3 FT x 5 FT can get lost at 20 FT x 38 FT.
  • The flag has to match the pole. Tell us what it will fly on and we will confirm the size works.
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20 FT x 38 FT, sewn from two printed panelsDashed line: sewn seam. We print 12 FT wide at any length.6 FT person4 IN x 6 IN stick flag(shown enlarged)Drawn to scale. Seamless prints run 12 FT wide at any length.Past 12 FT wide, we sew printed panels side by side.12 FTSEAMLESS8 FTPANEL EXTENSION
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Flag Products

Additional Styles

Same printing, different shape. These styles run through the same custom print process as our flags, then get sized and finished for where they hang. Scroll across for all five, or send us the bracket span, pole height, or mount you are working with and we will size the art to it.

flag length pole height Pole height sets the flag size

Stadium and Pole Flags

Larger printed flags for fields, gyms, front entrances, and campus poles. Finished with a roped heading and thimble or with grommets, depending on the pole and halyard. As a rule of thumb, flag length runs about a quarter to a third of the pole height so the flag flies clear of the ground.
Wall bracket or short angled pole

Banners

Printed banners for porches, gymnasiums, lobbies, and event walls. Hemmed with pole pockets top and bottom, or grommets on the corners, so they hang from a bracket, a rod, or a ceiling mount. Printed on nylon in the size the space needs, and available printed on both sides.
bracket span Banner is cut to the bracket span

Boulevard Banners

Pole-mounted banners for main streets, campuses, and business districts. Printed on vinyl, hemmed top and bottom with pole pockets, and carried on a bracket arm at each end. Measure the bracket span before ordering, because the banner is cut to that span rather than to a stock flag size.
Window clip mount, printed both sides

Car Flags

Small flags on a window clip or a staff mount, used for parades, motorcades, dealership lots, and game days. Printed on both sides so the design still reads while the car is moving. Tell us the mount you have and we will match the flag to it.
ground spike, grass cross base, pavement

Feather Flags and Teardrops

Tall vertical flags on a flexible fiberglass pole, so the print stays open even in light wind. Set them with a ground spike on grass or a cross base with a water weight on pavement. We carry stock messages and print custom art in the same shapes.

Custom Printed Flags: Commonly Asked Questions

Typical delivery is about 30 days, and it varies with size, quantity, and complexity. The clock includes proof approval, so a fast approval keeps the schedule tight.

Yes. We email a digital proof and wait for your written approval before production starts. Printed colors on fabric can differ from a screen, which is what the proof is for.

Single custom printed flags and volume runs both go through the same process. Send the quantity with your artwork and we will quote it.

Give us PMS or CMYK values and we will match to them. Without stated values we match to the file as sent, which is riskier on gradients and screen-only colors.

Yes. Flag repair and flag disposal are separate services, handled in house.

Related Services

Custom printing is one piece of what we make. Here is the rest.

Appliqué & Embroidery

Sewn letters and embroidered seals for ceremonial and presentation flags.

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Repair & Disposal

We repair fly ends, headers and grommets, and help you retire flags properly.

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Hardware & Accessories

Indoor and outdoor flagpoles, brackets, bases, cord and tassels, and display cases.

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Shop All Flags

American, state, military and international flags, in stock and ready to ship.

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