File talk:Flag of Morocco.svg
I don't know where the black outline of the pentagram is originated from, but at least government sites ([1], [2]), FOTW and Vexilla mundi are using a plain green pentagram with no borders visible. When looking at this photo of the flag, it seems that the outlines have something to do with how the pentagram is woven to the flag and therefore shouldn't be visible in a computer-generated image of the flag. –Vzb83 17:33, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
- That looks like an out-of-date FOTW mirror. Checkout http://flagspot.net/flags/ma.html. I also generally put zero stock into tiny clipart images on any websites (including government ones), and don't ever trust vexilla-mundi.com without corroborating sources. ¦ Reisio 11:16, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
- I disagree on automatically ignoring images at government websites; although they sometimes show incorrect proportions or inaccurate colours they still are official sources. Neither our flag collection, FOTW, the World Flag Database nor Vexilla mundi has got the most ideal flag images possible, and although Vexilla mundi does not cite sources, I haven't yet found any wrong information from it. I only use it as a source when there is no other source available for the exact colour tones or flag proportions, and certainly it's still far more better option than a flag copied straight from a free clipart library with no source for those at all. After reading the updated page at FOTW the current star seems right. I wish the uploader had provided a source or a reason for the change so that I wouldn't have had to be so suspicious. :) –Vzb83 13:32, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
The currently flag is old and not used, the right one: ([3], [4], [5], [6]),
I uploaded the official one, [7], you can make sure from the gouvernment sites, so please change it; thanks. Vispec 20:20, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
- Have you read http://flagspot.net/flags/ma.html#penta ? I think it'll take a Moroccan goverment-related textual reference to trump that. ¦ Reisio 23:36, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
- The flag shown in the gouvernment website ([8]) is diffirent from the currently one now in Wikipedia and I think the one in "flagspot" is old or wrong, even if it's true i think the flag must be from an official source, from the ones flapping in the sky of Morocco and not from websites, the flags used now in Morocco are like that: ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]). I think i may take a picture of some flag here and upload it later so u don't feel suspicious. Vispec 12:17, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
+ I made a SVG version, please update the picture to this one: ([14]) Vispec 19:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- This is a PNG inside an SVG, you should improve it bo be a real SVG. --32X 18:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
If I had the time and inclination, I could probably get you a picture of the primary leader of every state in the world in front of a crappy rendition of their own nation's flag. Crappy flags are much easier to come by than good ones. ¦ Reisio 23:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
You may not like it but it's the official one! Vispec 18:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- Apparently I wasn't as clear as I thought; just because a flag is in the background of a photograph of an official does not make it official, and even if it really is referred to as "the official flag" by someone relevant, that still doesn't make it a proper rendition. ¦ Reisio 00:39, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Current version seems wrong
[edit]- Can the current flag be reverted to the old one? It seems wrong to make the current image appear as the regular flag of Morocco, while it isn't.
-On all the pictures and videos I have seen with Moroccan flags, I've never seen the pentagram that small ( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/King_Mohamed_VI_inaugurating.jpg / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpoHfvwOSDY ) -We now have 2 unbordered flags with rougly the same hue. ( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Morocco_unbordered.svg/1000px-Flag_of_Morocco_unbordered.svg.png / http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg ). It would seem more appropriate to have the current file to be a version, while reverting it to the past one. Dutchbag1402, 20:26, 31 May 2012 (GMT+1)
- I have legislation that says the flag is supposed to be this manner. I have also seen the various designs of the star of Solomon and the sizes, but as of right now, the legislation has it in a diameter that is 1/3 of the flag's height. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 18:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
- Can you link this to me? User:Dutchbag1402 18:45 17 June 2012 (GMT+1)
- http://www.mpm.gov.ma/reglementation/dahir/code_CM_28joumada.pdf and go to Chapter 5 (this is also in the edit summary). User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 17:02, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- This "law" (if it is not obsolete since it is likely 100 years old) is about the merchant flag of the French protectorate of Morocco, not the national flag. This version is absolutely wrong and I've never seen a Moroccan flag with such a small star. --Omar-Toons (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- I tried to see if it was made obsolete and from the searching I have done, the answer is no. Other construction sheets I have seen outside of Morocco show case a smaller star (I seen big, I seen medium size, I seen small, the designs of the star is different) and there is a lot we just do not know right now. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 17:15, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- The fact is that there is no law about the proportions/size, but that common flags ('here' in Morocco) have a bigger star [15][16][17][18] --Omar-Toons (talk) 21:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
- I remember having a talk with another user on this matter and I found flags too in that country with a smaller size star (so the radius of the star is either 1/2 or 1/3rd of the height of the flag). I will see what else I can find, but I do not forsee any changes being done to this file. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 06:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
- The fact is that there is no law about the proportions/size, but that common flags ('here' in Morocco) have a bigger star [15][16][17][18] --Omar-Toons (talk) 21:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
- I tried to see if it was made obsolete and from the searching I have done, the answer is no. Other construction sheets I have seen outside of Morocco show case a smaller star (I seen big, I seen medium size, I seen small, the designs of the star is different) and there is a lot we just do not know right now. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 17:15, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- This "law" (if it is not obsolete since it is likely 100 years old) is about the merchant flag of the French protectorate of Morocco, not the national flag. This version is absolutely wrong and I've never seen a Moroccan flag with such a small star. --Omar-Toons (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- http://www.mpm.gov.ma/reglementation/dahir/code_CM_28joumada.pdf and go to Chapter 5 (this is also in the edit summary). User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 17:02, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- Can you link this to me? User:Dutchbag1402 18:45 17 June 2012 (GMT+1)
- I have legislation that says the flag is supposed to be this manner. I have also seen the various designs of the star of Solomon and the sizes, but as of right now, the legislation has it in a diameter that is 1/3 of the flag's height. User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 18:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Simplify
[edit]I request the SVG code of the current flag
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600"> <rect width="900" height="600" style="fill:#c1272d"/> <path d="M 449.96875,200 427.53125,269.28125 354.75,269.34375 413.59375,312.15625 391.15625,381.5 C 406.32078,370.37811 433.78167,350.44542 450,338.6875 L 508.90625,381.46875 486.40625,312.1875 545.25,269.3125 472.53125,269.3125 449.96875,200 z M 449.96875,247.4375 457.125,269.28125 442.875,269.3125 449.96875,247.4375 z M 422.75,283.9375 418.375,297.53125 399.78125,284 422.75,283.9375 z M 438.125,283.9375 461.875,283.9375 469.21875,306.5625 450,320.5625 430.78125,306.5625 438.125,283.9375 z M 477.25,283.9375 500.1875,283.9375 481.65625,297.53125 477.25,283.9375 z M 426.03125,321.25 437.59375,329.59375 419,343.125 426.03125,321.25 z M 474.03125,321.25 481.0625,343.125 462.5,329.625 462.5,329.59375 474.03125,321.25 z" id="star" style="fill:#006233"/> </svg>
be changed to
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600"> <rect width="900" height="600" fill="#c1272d"/> <path d="M450,224.312 494.469,361.187 378.063,276.625H521.938L405.531,361.187z" fill="none" stroke="#006233" stroke-width="14.63"/> </svg>
This code simplifies the pentagram from a 31-node filled path to a simple 5-node outlined path, reducing the file size by two thirds. The resulting image looks virtually identical to the current one. SiBr4 (talk) 17:20, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
- @SiBr4: This is now done. Thank you for providing the code, and for your contributions to Commons in general! odder (talk) 09:14, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
Bigger star
[edit]{{editprotected}}
Hello,
The official portal of the Government of Morocco (maroc.ma/en, webpage "Flag of the Kingdom of Morocco") shows a flag with an unbordered star with a radius of 1/2. Then I think that the current file should be replaced by File:Flag of Morocco unbordered.svg in order to match the one shown on the Gov's website.
Regards,
--Omar-toons (talk) 22:58, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
- @Omar-toons: Protection reduced to allow confirmed users to edit -FASTILY 18:43, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you. --Omar-toons (talk) 16:16, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- Why no one pays attention to File:Flag of Morocco (GOST construction).jpg.Permjak (talk) 20:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
- I really think star should be replaced with a bigger radius as of File:Morocco_flags_in_sidewalk.jpg and File:Flag_of_Morocco_Tangier.jpg. I added translation of the 1915 royal decree to file description and it does NOT specify any proportions. --AymanFlad (talk) 18:08, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Another source can be found here File:Morocco flag-coa.jpg, pentagram in current version is very small in comparision. --AymanFlad (talk) 18:42, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- I really think star should be replaced with a bigger radius as of File:Morocco_flags_in_sidewalk.jpg and File:Flag_of_Morocco_Tangier.jpg. I added translation of the 1915 royal decree to file description and it does NOT specify any proportions. --AymanFlad (talk) 18:08, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Why no one pays attention to File:Flag of Morocco (GOST construction).jpg.Permjak (talk) 20:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you. --Omar-toons (talk) 16:16, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Hello, here is the SVG code for a bigger star
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600"><rect width="900" height="600" fill="#c1272d"/><path d="m450,190 L520,417 L335,276 L565,276 L380,417Z" fill="none" stroke="#006233" stroke-width="23.5"/></svg>
Enjoy, Pmau (talk) 20:37, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
SVG crush
[edit]{{Edit request}} I request that the SVG code for the flag be changed to
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600"><rect width="900" height="600" fill="#c1272d"/><path d="m449.99991,224.31497-44.4674,136.87006 116.40181-84.55895H378.06451l116.4028,84.55895z" fill="none" stroke="#006233" stroke-width="14.62993431"/></svg>
Nothing of substance has been changed from the current version to the one presented here; I have merely shortened all the SVG elements, removing everything unnecessary. Parcly Taxel (talk) 05:02, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Done Awesome! Thank you! ~riley (talk) 19:14, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
Pentagram is too small!
[edit]It seems that the pentagram used in this flag is way smaller than what's used officially. This caught my attention as I was reading an article and noticed the thumbnail of the flag and how you can't even make out the green pentagram.
This is an example of how the flag is displayed officially:
![](http://178.128.105.246/host-https-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Drapeau-maroc.jpg/220px-Drapeau-maroc.jpg)
Please fix. --LogicBloke (talk) 11:47, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
EURREUR de drapeau : étoile trop petite (WRONG flag : too small star)
[edit]Il y a une erreur dans le drapeau actuellement présenté sur cette page (et qui apparaît donc sur toutes les pages), l'étoile est extrêmement petite sur la version mise en ligne le 17 août 2015 et ne correspond pas à celle du drapeau officiel dont l'étoile est beaucoup plus grande. Ce n'est pas le bon drapeau. Le drapeau actuellement ligne doit être revu, l faut corriger cela, et mettre en ligne un drapeau qui correspond aux dimensions réelles du drapeau officiel. Exemples de drapeaux officiels utilisés par l'État :
Brandissant-des-drapeaux-du-maroc-dans-le-vent-et-mosquee-hassan-ii-la-troisieme-plus-grande-mosquee-du-monde-casablanca-maroc-afrique-du-nord-r5ctmp.jpg Lafrique-du-nord-maroc-casablanca-la-grande-mosquee-hassan-ii-1993-islamique-avec-drapeaux-marocains-sur-le-rond-point-ced13c.jpg Drapeau-marocain-a-la-frontiere-avec-l-algerie-d4fx1d-1.jpg Drapeau meknes.jpg
J'ajoute que même la source indiquée dans la page du drapeau affiche un drapeau différent (I add that even the source used in the flag's page indicates a different flag) : http://www.maroc.ma/en/content/flag-kingdom-morocco Le drapeau n'est qui devrait être utilisé sur wikipédia devrait être celui-ci (the flag used in wikipedia should be this one) :
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Flag_of_Morocco_unbordered.svg
![](http://178.128.105.246/host-https-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Morocco_unbordered.svg/220px-Flag_of_Morocco_unbordered.svg.png)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tehenu (talk • contribs) 19:29, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
--Tehenu (talk) 15:24, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
les dimensions de l'étoile ne sont pas correcte, merci de voir la description de conception de drapeaux( le rayon de cercle invisible contournant l'étoile doit être 1/6 de la longueur de drapeaux, ce qui revient à dire que le diamètre de cercle virtuel de l’étoile doit être 1/3 ) merci de corriger. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.141.221.19 (talk) 16:56, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
Flag of Morocco (archived from Commons Graphic Lab: Flag of Morocco)
[edit] Request taken by MapGrid (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
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Flag
Article(s): en:Flag of Morocco
- Request
- Hello. Can some vexillologist please check if File:Flag of Morocco.svg is correctly represented? Many in the discussion page think that the current star is smaller that it should be. As per official text «The star is inscribed in an invisible circle whose radius equals one sixth (1/6) of the flag's length». So, what do you think? --Flaspec (talk) 18:57, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
- I don't usually get involved here, but I thought I would chime in today.
- The fly is 600px. Thus the radius of the star (measured to its outer points) should be 100px. The radius of the star in the current file is roughly 99.3px. That is a 0.7% error. It is the sort of error that annoys me but it is not likely to be noticed by somebody staring at the flag.
- Also, The Wikipedia page "Flag of Morocco" says: "The width of each one of the branches of the star shall be 1/20 of its length". I will assume that the length should be measured between two star tips, thus the length of each of the five lines should be approximately 190.21px (assuming a radius of 100). Thus the width of each line should be 190.21/20=9.51px. Current width is 14.62993431px which is 53.8% thicker than it should be. MapGrid (talk) 23:20, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- The following code provides a flag that honours the 1/6 and 1/20 specification to a reasonably high degree of accuracy. I can't replace the current flag because I don't have permission.
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600" viewBox="0 0 90000 60000"> <title>Flag of Morocco</title> <path fill="#c1272d" d="m0 0h90000v60000H0z"/> <path fill="none" stroke="#006233" stroke-width="951" d="m45000 21539 4973 15306-13020-9460h16094l-13020 9460z"/> </svg>
MapGrid (talk) 23:39, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- @MapGrid Acually the fly is 900px. I reviewed the source in French, it reads "le rayon est égal au 1/6 du battant" which translates to "the radius is equal to 1/6 of horizontal length". The word Battant (Fly) is synonymous with horizontal length as per this official source [19] and also this Wikipedia article. Can you please rewrite the code based on this? --Flaspec (talk) 01:11, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- @Flaspec Yes, you are absolutely correct. This puts the radius at 150px, the line length at 285.32px, and the line width at 14.27px.MapGrid (talk) 02:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- @MapGrid Acually the fly is 900px. I reviewed the source in French, it reads "le rayon est égal au 1/6 du battant" which translates to "the radius is equal to 1/6 of horizontal length". The word Battant (Fly) is synonymous with horizontal length as per this official source [19] and also this Wikipedia article. Can you please rewrite the code based on this? --Flaspec (talk) 01:11, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="600" viewBox="0 0 90000 60000"> <title>Flag of Morocco</title> <path fill="#c1272d" d="m0 0h90000v60000H0z"/> <path fill="none" stroke="#006233" stroke-width="1426" d="m45000 17308 7460 22960-19531-14190h24142L37540 40268z"/> </svg>
I uploaded the flag as File:Flag of Morocco (2021 revamp).svg. Have a look and let me know if it looks right. Oddly enough, it looks very similar to File:Flag of Morocco-2005.svg.MapGrid (talk) 02:56, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- @MapGrid This is the correct SVG rendering of the official text, indeed it looks exactly like the real thing (source). Can you create a construction sheet (model) to summarize all this? --Flaspec (talk) 03:18, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- If it can wait until Saturday then I am willing to do a construction sheet!MapGrid (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- @MapGrid Okey I will wait, you can use this construction sheet as a model (vexilla-mundi). I also requested unprotection in order to replace the current flag. --Flaspec (talk) 03:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- I have created a new construction sheet. Instead of uploading the image with a previously unused filename, I took the liberty of overwriting the existing content of File:Flag of Morocco (construction).svg. The old diagram did not indicate the line thickness; also it showed star dimensions which were not mathematically possible to achieve without warping the star.
- The new diagram attempts to show how the line thickness of the star is derived. Unfortunately the line thickness will always be an irrational number (until it is rounded to some arbitray number of digits).
- Note that the construction sheet on vexilla-mundi is scaled by 21 which results in a line thickness of 1.9972186842198…, but it is labeled as being exactly 2.
- @MapGrid Okey I will wait, you can use this construction sheet as a model (vexilla-mundi). I also requested unprotection in order to replace the current flag. --Flaspec (talk) 03:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- If it can wait until Saturday then I am willing to do a construction sheet!MapGrid (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
DoneMapGrid (talk) 17:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
Flag doesn't look quite right
[edit]Hello! I was taking a look at the previous versions of this files and I noticed there are many other flags that look more correct than the current version. The green star (or pentagram) on current flag appears to be too thin, in contrast to how it appears in many official images from Morocco and its government. Before I make a possible revert, I'm think it would be more appropriate to bring it up in this discussion page before any potential action can be taken. I think going to either this version (with the detailed pentagram and the interwoven design) or even this other version, which looks mostly similar to the ideal first one but with the center green pentagram unbordered and not interwoven. I would appreciate any insights or comments from editors who may have been familiar with this project for a while. Best. Al.Massira (talk) 19:24, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hello Al.Massira. Unlike previous versions, the size and thickness of the star in the current version are based exactly on the official text (source is in the description). --Flaspec (talk) 20:56, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
Discussion on enwiki regarding star
[edit]There is currently a discussion ongoing on the talk page of the article for this flag on the English Wikipedia regarding the shape of the star and whether or not there is an outline, fimbriation, or interlacing. If you would like to participate, please feel free. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 19:03, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
Morocco was established in 710 . Wikipedia have to correct some information here
[edit]Morocco was established in 710. Wikipedia have to correct some information here 105.158.218.21 00:17, 24 September 2023 (UTC)