---
title: "Breaking: #64143 - Language / Country Flag files moved"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-64143"
source: "Changelog/7.1/Breaking-64143-FlagFilesMoved.rst"
typo3-version: "7.1"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 64143
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/64143"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-18T17:00:34+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #64143 - Language / Country Flag files moved {#breaking-64143}

See [forge#64143](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/64143)

## Description {#description}

The static GIF file collection representing flags within `typo3/gfx/flags/` has been removed. All PNG flag images
from EXT:t3skin are moved from `typo3/sysext/t3skin/images/flags/` to
`typo3/sysext/core/Resources/Public/Icons/flags/`. The according stylesheets for the that `flags-*` icon
files have been moved to EXT:core as well.

## Impact {#impact}

Any hard-coded reference on any of the files within `typo3/gfx/flags/` and
`typo3/sysext/core/Resources/Public/Icons/flags/` will result in an error.

Changing the EXT:t3skin flags sprite now means changing the flags sprite of EXT:core.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

Any installation using third-party extensions that access `typo3/gfx/flags/` or
`typo3/sysext/t3skin/images/flags/` will fail.