[PR #1427] Restored the Iranian (IR) "Lion & Sun" Flag (#1426) #1417

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opened 2026-03-03 14:43:35 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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2026-03-03 14:43:35 +03:00

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/pull/1427
Author: @Thraetaona
Created: 1/10/2026
Status: 🔄 Open

Base: main ← Head: main

📝 Commits (1)

9494b0e Restored the Iranian (IR) "Lion & Sun" Flag

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2 files changed (+34 additions, -436 deletions)

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📝 flags/1x1/ir.svg (+17 -218)
📝 flags/4x3/ir.svg (+17 -218)

📄 Description

Precedent:

Twemoji's emojis appear to use a simplified / reduced form of national flags, whereas flag-icons' look more detailed; hence, I've used the more "detailed" variant of the Lion & Sun flag. I corrected the aspect ratios (1:1 and 4:3) and ran SVGO on both of them.

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## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/pull/1427 **Author:** [@Thraetaona](https://github.com/Thraetaona) **Created:** 1/10/2026 **Status:** 🔄 Open **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `main` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`9494b0e`](https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/commit/9494b0eb34d068380fb3d0654516c24b66c2ae0e) Restored the Iranian (IR) "Lion & Sun" Flag ### 📊 Changes **2 files changed** (+34 additions, -436 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `flags/1x1/ir.svg` (+17 -218) 📝 `flags/4x3/ir.svg` (+17 -218) </details> ### 📄 Description **Precedent:** - https://github.com/twitter/twemoji/pull/1440 - https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/issues/1426 Twemoji's emojis appear to use a simplified / reduced form of national flags, whereas flag-icons' look more detailed; hence, I've used the more "detailed" variant of the [Lion & Sun flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_and_Sun). I corrected the aspect ratios (1:1 and 4:3) and ran SVGO on both of them. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>