flag: South Africa
The flag of South Africa, shown as a horizontal red band over a blue band with a central green Y-shape and black triangle edged in gold and white
Meaning
The flag of South Africa, shown as a horizontal red band over a blue band with a central green Y-shape and black triangle edged in gold and white. It represents South Africa and South African identity, and is commonly used to signal nationality, heritage, sports teams, or travel related to the country. People often post it during international events, in support of South African teams or figures, or to mark residence and origin. It can also appear in diaspora contexts. Usage is generally straightforward, though it may accompany political commentary, so context can vary.
Flag: South Africa — Approved as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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Unicode data
U+1F1FF U+1F1E6flag: South AfricaF0 9F 87 BF F0 9F 87 A6Shortcodes
:flag_south_africa:HTML & CSS
🇿🇦🇿🇦\1F1FF \1F1E6 Languages
\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1E6}\U0001F1FF\U0001F1E6\x{1F1FF}\x{1F1E6}\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1E6}Encodings
xn--e77hrb%F0%9F%87%BF%F0%9F%87%A6Frequently asked
What does 🇿🇦 flag: South Africa mean?
The flag of South Africa, shown as a horizontal red band over a blue band with a central green Y-shape and black triangle edged in gold and white. It represents South Africa and South African identity, and is commonly used to signal nationality, heritage, sports teams, or travel related to the country. People often post it during international events, in support of South African teams or figures, or to mark residence and origin. It can also appear in diaspora contexts. Usage is generally straightforward, though it may accompany political commentary, so context can vary.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 🇿🇦 flag: South Africa?
U+1F1FF U+1F1E6 (Unicode 8.0, 2015) · :flag_south_africa:
Which emojis are related to 🇿🇦 flag: South Africa?
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