Other MAP flags

This page archives independent alternative map flag designs.

Before June 2018

These are flags, designed before the MAP flag was made.

P-pride

Proposed by the blogger okimochi-philia in 2016[1], this flag is connected to the Japanese MAP-adjacent movement LGBTPZN and color-picked from logos of the manga Ichigo Mashimaro.

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Map and ally chevrons

These symbols were made in December 2017 by Lecter. The MAP chevron fell out of use almost immediately, while the ally symbol had a short spike of popularity several months later. Their shape is inspired by heraldic symbolism and signifies protection and overcoming obstacles.

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  Map

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  Ally

After June 2018

Glimmer and Kankri’s Shield Flags

These flags were created in the second half of 2018 in response to a demand for an alternative to Stenna's map flag. The initial concept belonged to Glimmer, while Kankri is responsible for the lime-colored redesign.

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  Glimmer's MAP flag

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  Kankri's edit

Kankri has also created the following shape variants:

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Soft map

The soft map flag was made by a Tumblr blogger sparklythingmap on August 18, 2018. The word "soft" in the name of the flag refers to the flag aesthetic, not the quality of maps who use it.

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Kinderfolk

This flag was designed by Steve Diamond on the May 19, 2019. It was connected to the Kind/Kinder identity, a pun on the German word for "child" and the English adjective "kind". It was meant to be an alternative to the main map flag without a non-offending message.

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Symbol by CinnaMit

This symbol was designed in 2019 by a Twitter map activist CinnaMit, who did not like the main map flag at that point.

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Flags by fluffy-lovey

These flags were made by Tumblr user fluffy-lovey in 2023[2][3].

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See also

• MAP flag
• Newgon flag contest
• Queer map flags
• MAP flags, related to contact discourse