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A tapering flag carrying a digit.
Also known as: Number pennant, Numeral flag
The International Code of Signals pennant standing for a numeral, tapering rather than rectangular so digits cannot be mistaken for letters.
Stands for one of the ten digits in a hoisted signal.
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Shaped differently from the letter flags on purpose: at the distance these are read, colour alone is not reliable, so the silhouette carries the letter-versus-digit distinction.
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A long tapering pennant, narrowing from hoist to fly and cut square at the end, in a colour combination distinct from any letter flag.