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The femme flag was designed by Tumblr user noodle on or before Feb 9th, 2018.<ref>[https://wuvsbian.tumblr.com/post/170699656877/an-idea-for-a-femme-flag-i-saw-some-discussions Femme flag by Tumblr user noodle.]</ref> Purple was chosen based on one of the colors from the orange/pink lesbian flag.

An alternate femme lesbian flag was designed by Reddit user u/ShippyGoodness on August 9, 2020.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/i6uxor/i_got_bored_and_did_it_again_a_femme_flag_design/ Reddit post "I got bored and did it again" by u/ShippyGoodness.]</ref>

Another femme flag was made by tumblr user disastergay (formerly disasterbisexual) on October 3, 2019.<ref>https://disasterbisexual.tumblr.com/post/188111232450</ref>

The inclusive femme flag was designed by Tumblr user nbgender on January 14, 2021.<ref>[https://nbgender.tumblr.com/post/640344191559401472/new-butch-and-femme-flags-versions-with Tumblr post "New butch and femme flags" by nbgender.]</ref> The dark blue stripe represents the variety of femme experience between individuals. the blue stripe represents the connection/community with femmes, femme 4 femme. The small light-blue stripe represents gender nonconformity, and the LGBTQ+ relationship to femininity. The large yellowish-white stripe represents rich history of femme identity & butch/femme culture, and the working class history & solidarity. The small lilac stripe represents sexuality and romance, including stone & high femmes. The purple stripe represents the connection/community with butches, femme 4 butch. The dark purple stripe represents the inclusion and love of femmes of other marginalized identities.<ref>[https://nbgender.tumblr.com/post/657731876565450752/these-are-my-finalized-butch-femme-stripe Stripe meanings for the inclusive femme flag.]</ref>

Another all-inclusive "sea femme" lesbian flag was created by tumblr user kenochoric on December 22, 2020.<ref>[https://kenochoric.tumblr.com/post/638266393332219904/sky-butch-sea-femme-all-inclusive-butch-and Tumblr post with the sea femme flag.]</ref> Purple represents LGBTQ+ history. The History of the wider community and their contributions, impact, and legacy. Blue represents femme history and culture, personal history of femmes, along with femme culture. Mint/green represents support for butches, other femmes, and the wider community. Yellow represents inclusivity and tolerance. Being femme is not something you need to prove to others, and is not something you need to reach some milestone to be. Orange-brown/tan represents autonomy and independence. Being femme is not just about being with butches. Being femme is it’s own subculture that can stand on it’s own, and is just as valuable as any other. Brown represents the inclusion of all femmes, including disabled femmes, femmes of color, fat femmes, [[Gender Non-Conforming|GNC]] femmes, and every other femme. The femme community and the wider community is no place for bigotry towards marginalized members. ALL femmes are good femmes.

[[Exclusionist]] twitter user strwbryfemme created another femme lesbian flag on April 2, 2021. The color chosen for the flag was hot pink and the design was made to match the well-known orange butch lesbian flag. <ref>[https://twitter.com/strwbryfemme/status/1377939059578900482 Tweet "I made a pink femme flag" by strwbryfemme.]</ref> @strwbryfemme's flags should be used with caution as fawn has a history of exclusionism against m-spec lesbians. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210804163825/https://strwbryfemme.carrd.co/ An exclusionist flag maker - stwbryfemme's carrd]</ref><ref>[https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Bi-Lesbian?diff=prev&oldid=68913 strwbryfemme vandalizing the bi-lesbian page]</ref>

The Black Femme Community flag was made by the-gender-thieves on Tumblr on April 12th, 2022.<ref>[https://thegenderthieves.tumblr.com/post/682521753670631424/blackfemme]</ref>. The colors were inspired by the [[dyke]] flag and most common femme flag. The color meanings are as follows: Black - black history and black sapphic history, Purple - lesbian and sapphic history, love of women and non-men, sapphic power, Lavender - femininity, Light pink - femmeness, gender expression and/or gender non-conformity, unity, Pink - inclusivity of all sapphics, including trans, non-binary, mspec, aroacespec, and other sapphics, Magenta - breaking sapphic stereotpes. The symbol on the flag is the coiner's femme symbol, its represents femininity, strength, rebellion, and liberation

The femme symbol was designed on October 4, 2014 by a group of non-binary Brazilians<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/cari-rez-lobo/art/Gender-Symbols-486052086 DeviantArt post "Gender Symbols" by Cari-Rez-Lobo.]</ref>. It is based on the female symbol but with longer prongs.