URL Pattern
All animated flag GIFs follow a consistent URL structure:
https://cdn.flaggifs.org/{style}/{country-slug}-flag-{style}.gif{style}Animation style key — e.g.
waving, circle-ripple, led-rect-pulse{country-slug}Country slug — e.g.
thailand, united-states, franceGIFs are a single file per style/country — no size variants.
Try the GIF CDN
Pick a country and animation style to preview the CDN URL:
Code Examples
Use animated flag GIFs from CDN in HTML or CSS:
HTML <img> tag
CSS background-image
Markdown
All 34 Animation Styles
Use these style keys in the CDN URL. Styles are grouped by animation category:
KeyNameGroup
wavingWavingwavingsoft-sagSoft Sagwavingfast-waveFast WavewavingpolePolepolepole-fast-windPole Fast Windpolebreeze-poleBreeze Polepoleraise-pole-slowRaise Polepoleraise-lower-loopRaise & Lowerpolehold-poleHold Polepolehalf-mast-poleHalf Mastpolecolor-pinColor Pinpinpin-bounce-loopPin Bouncepinpin-pulsePin Pulsepinpin-wobble-settlePin Wobblepinpin-ring-pulsePin Ring Pulsepinpin-heartbeatPin Heartbeatpindrop-pinDrop Pindrop-pindrop-pin-bounce-loopDrop Pin Bouncedrop-pindrop-pin-pulseDrop Pin Pulsedrop-pindrop-pin-wobble-settleDrop Pin Wobbledrop-pindrop-pin-ring-pulseDrop Pin Ringdrop-pindrop-pin-heartbeatDrop Pin Heartbeatdrop-pinrect-floatRect Floatrectanglerect-popRect Poprectanglerect-pixel-chasePixel Chaserectanglerect-tile-popTile Poprectangleled-rect-pulseLED Pulseledled-rect-revealLED Revealledled-rect-marqueeLED Marqueeledled-rect-flickerLED Flickerledcircle-rippleCircle Ripplecirclecircle-gradient-ringGradient Ringcirclecircle-orbitCircle Orbitcirclecircle-vinyl-spinVinyl SpincircleCDN Usage Notes
- All animated flag GIFs are free for personal and commercial use
- No authentication or API key required — just use the CDN link directly
- Served from a global CDN for fast loading worldwide
- GIF format — works in all browsers, email clients, and social platforms
- No size variants — each style/country combination is one GIF file
- Country slugs use lowercase with hyphens (e.g.
united-states,south-korea) - Animations loop continuously — no JavaScript required
- Need static flag icons instead? Visit freeflags.org