▁star . ▁Running ▁slightly ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁flag , ▁the ▁field ▁un con vention ally ▁occup ies ▁roughly ▁three ▁fifth s ▁of ▁the ▁flag ' s ▁ho ist . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁cres cent ▁is ▁not ▁aligned ▁u pr ight , ▁til ting ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁towards ▁the ▁lower ▁fly ▁end ▁and ▁wrapping ▁slightly ▁around ▁the ▁star , ▁which ▁is ▁position ed ▁towards ▁the ▁lower ▁right ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁flag ▁in ▁general ▁attempts ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁Joh or ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁The ▁n avy ▁blue , ▁which ▁occup ies ▁roughly ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁flag , ▁represents ▁the ▁universe , ▁or ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁The ▁red ▁represents ▁the ▁war riors ▁that ▁defend ▁the ▁state , ▁while ▁the ▁white ▁cres cent ▁and ▁white ▁star ▁denote ▁Islam ▁and ▁Joh or ' s ▁so ver eign ▁r uler , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁ ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁flags ▁in ▁use ▁or ▁formerly ▁used ▁by ▁officials ▁and ▁government ▁branches ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁borrow ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁flag , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁merely ▁re col ours . ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁un ified ▁state ▁flag , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁became ▁ob sole te , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Stand ards . ▁ ▁Stand ards ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁Royal ▁Stand ards ▁are ▁flow n ▁by ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Joh or ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁which ▁lower - ran king ▁members ▁are ▁assigned ▁specific ▁Stand ards . ▁In ▁addition ,