The official blazon is "Azure, a Cossack cross Or" (Norwegian: På blå botn ein svevande, utskrådd gul kross).

The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used.

Krosshaug is a grave hill located near the site where the local thing met for centuries.

The large stone cross standing on the grave hill Krosshaug dates from around 1000 AD and is possibly the oldest in Norway.

The coastline is agricultural and consists of, from south to north, the areas Orre, Reve, Bore and Sele.

Kverneland Group, located in Kvernaland, is the largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the world.

The local sports club Klepp IL most notably has a women's football team in the Norwegian top league.

Famous players include Dagny Mellgren and the national team captain Ane Stangeland Horpestad.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Klepp is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

Thore Larsen Braut and Karl K. Kleppe were members of Parliament prior to the Second World War.

After the war Lars Storhaug, Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt, and Knut Haus have been members of Parliament.