Malaysia vs United States
These two are close enough that people routinely draw one when they mean the other. Take the challenge first — the flags are further down the page.
The challenge
Practice
Draw the flag from memory.
What actually differs
- Malaysia adds yellow, which the United States does not have.
- Malaysia carries crescent, 14-point star and 14 stripes; the United States has nothing in the middle.
- Malaysia flies at 1:2 and the United States at 10:19, so side by side one looks longer than the other.
- Even the shared colours are mixed differently: red (#CC0001 against #B31942) and blue (#010066 against #0A3161).
How to keep them straight
Malaysia: Anchor on the biggest shape: a rectangular canton in the upper hoist corner over a striped field in red, white, blue and yellow. Everything else on the flag hangs off that.
United States: Red on top, red on the bottom, seven red and six white. The canton covers seven of those stripes.
The drawing scorer is built for exactly this: if you swap the colours of Malaysia it will tell you which two you flipped, rather than just handing you a low number.
Questions
What is the difference between the Malaysia and United States flags?
Malaysia adds yellow, which the United States does not have. Malaysia carries crescent, 14-point star and 14 stripes; the United States has nothing in the middle. Malaysia flies at 1:2 and the United States at 10:19, so side by side one looks longer than the other. Even the shared colours are mixed differently: red (#CC0001 against #B31942) and blue (#010066 against #0A3161).
Which is which?
Anchor on the biggest shape: a rectangular canton in the upper hoist corner over a striped field in red, white, blue and yellow. Everything else on the flag hangs off that. And for the other one: red on top, red on the bottom, seven red and six white. The canton covers seven of those stripes.
Are the Malaysia and United States flags exactly the same?
No — Malaysia adds yellow, which the United States does not have.
