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brief = "Power flag symbols"
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Power flag symbols are special symbols in KiCad, used to designate global nets. These symbols use a special RefDes value to indicate that they must be considered as global power flags

. Reference Designator must be set to `#PWR`
. Power flag symbols must contain exactly one pin, which is set to *invisible*
. Electrical pin type must be set to `Power Input`
. Pin name must match the symbol name

The example image below demonstrates the requirements as listed above:

{{< klcimg src="S7.1_a" title="Example power flag symbol" >}}