The national or civil flag () is used by citizens.

The civil flag is free for use to everybody.

The civil flag has no coat of arms.

The civil flag does not contain the coat of arms.

Between 1913 and 1954, the civil flag was similar to the current one, except the design of the bear was different.

Neither the order of stripes nor the proportion of the civil flag are known.

The civil flag and ensign lacks the coat of arms.

The civil flag of Iceland had been used as an unofficial symbol since 1913.

The civil flag and the ensign (the one used by commercial ships) do not have a coat of arms.

The civil flag, flown by the people, has no coat of arms.