Some of those images are not of the Union Jack. Just putting crosses on a
background doesn't make it one.
The mistake is usually the diagonal crosses - the white border each side of
the red cross isn't even. It's broader above the red stripe than below on
the side nearest the flag pole or on the left-hand side if there isn't a
pole (known as "broad side up"), and broader below the red stripe on the
other side. Sometimes it will be flown upside down by those who haven't
bothered to find out that there's a correct and incorrect way. Correctly
flown upside down is a sign of distress.
As for the one on the chain made with a check background and a dotted
diagonal cross and the one made with multi-coloured print ....... Yes,
they're nice designs, but unless they are made with plain red, white and
blue with the stripes of the correct proportions, they're not a Union Jack -
just a design of crosses.
Don't think those in the US would be happy with me if I made a design with 6
red and white stripes and 10 stars and called it the American flag..
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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