Keywords: Hopkinson Flag.svg Hopkinson Flag Francis Hopkinson claimed to have created the first official flag of the United States However Congress refused him this title based on the fact that multiple people contributed to the design Hopkinson's design used a staggered pattern of 3-2-3-2-3 using 6 pointed Marian stars This creates an optical effect of the crosses used in the British flag self-made 1777 DevinCook talk Public Domain original upload log page en wikipedia Hopkinson+Flag svg '1' Upload date User Bytes Dimensions Comment - nowrap 2008-05-30 16 34 29 nowrap DevinCook nowrap 23797 nowrap 1235×650 <small><nowiki>I decreased the size of the stars to better create the visual effect of the vertical/horizontal cross </nowiki></small> - nowrap 2008-02-13 18 56 20 nowrap DevinCook nowrap 23774 nowrap 1235×650 <small><nowiki> Hopkinson Flag John Hopkinson claimed to have created the first official flag of the United States However Congress refused him this title based on the fact that multiple people contributed to the design Hophkinson's design </nowiki></small> Blue red white flags Flags with thirteen white six-pointed stars Flags with stars canton Flags with red and white stripes Flags with thirteen horizontal stripes Flags with white stars Proposed flags of the United States SVG flags - historical of the United States 1777 |