How to draw Cuba’s flag
How to Draw the Cuba Flag: 1:2 Ratio, Triangle, Stripes & Star
Construct the Cuban flag from its five equal stripes, red equilateral triangle and precisely centered Lone Star.
1:2 ratio5 stripesLone Star
National Flag of CubaOfficial construction
1
Start with a 1:2 rectangle
The flag is twice as long as it is high. A convenient digital canvas is 500 × 1000 pixels or any equivalent 1:2 proportion.
2
Divide the field into five equal stripes
Split the height into five equal horizontal bands. From top to bottom the sequence is blue, white, blue, white, blue.
3
Add the red equilateral triangle
Draw an equilateral red triangle along the hoist edge, with its point extending toward the center of the flag.
4
Place the white five-pointed star
Center a white five-pointed star inside the triangle, with one point upward. The star is inscribed in an imaginary circle whose diameter is one-third of the flag’s height.
Example: on a 500-pixel-high flag, the star’s construction circle has a diameter of about 166.7 pixels.
| Ratio | 1:2 |
|---|---|
| Stripes | 5 equal bands |
| Triangle | Red, equilateral |
| Star | White, five-pointed |
| Star circle | 1/3 of flag height |
Sources and further reading
Law 128/2019 on National Symbols
Law 128/2019 on National Symbols
