Flag of South Korea
| Taegeukgi, Taegukgi | |
| Use | National flag and ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 27 January 1883 (original version, used by the Joseon dynasty) 29 June 1942 (during Japanese occupation, by the exiled Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea) 12 July 1948 (for South Korea, by the Constituent National Assembly) 15 October 1949 (current geometry) 30 May 2011 (current colors) |
| Design | A white field with a centered red and blue taegeuk surrounded by four trigrams |
| Designed by | Lee Eung-jun (Designed) Pak Yŏnghyo (Selected) Gojong (Approved) |
| Naval jack | |
| Use | Naval jack |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A blue field with a white canton that has a red and blue taegeuk superimposed on two crossed anchors. |
| Governmental ensign | |
| Use | Government ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A white field with the logo of the government in the middle |
| Flag of South Korea | |
| Hangul | 태극기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 太極旗 |
| RR | Taegeukgi |
| MR | T'aegŭkki |
The national flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegeukgi (Korean: 태극기; Hanja: 太極旗), consists of three components: a white rectangular background, a red and blue taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner. The predecessors to the current Taegeukgi were used as the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted Taegeukgi for its national flag in 1948.