Draw the flag of Iceland from memory

What you are drawing

The flag of Iceland is an off-centre cross with the upright shifted toward the hoist in blue, white and red. It flies at a ratio of 18:25. On the PlayVexle difficulty scale it rates ★★☆☆☆ — a flag most people can reproduce closely on the first attempt.

How to score well on this one

• Block in the largest area first — on this flag that is blue — then work down to the smaller shapes. Layout is 20% of the score and it is judged on where the blocks sit, not how neat the edges are.
• The off-centre cross counts for the final 10%. Roughly the right size in roughly the right place scores nearly as well as a perfect one — do not start there.
• Draw it at 18:25. The canvas is already the right shape, so fill it edge to edge rather than leaving a border.

Stuck? Open a memory hint

Norway with the colours swapped: blue field, white cross, red cross inside.

Show me the flag of Iceland

Opening this before you draw is allowed. It just will not help your score.

Flags people confuse with Iceland

If something felt off while you were drawing, you may have been remembering Norway or Denmark. Each pair is taken apart side by side on the similar flags pages.

Want the construction order, the exact colour codes and what the design means? That is on the Iceland flag guide.