π¬π² Gambia flag emoji
The Gambia flag emoji π¬π² shows a red, blue and green striped flag with thin white borders. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Gambia flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GM instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Gambia flag emoji means
People use the Gambia flag emoji for national pride, travel posts about the "Smiling Coast of Africa" and birdwatching trips along the River Gambia. The main date is Independence Day on 18 February, marking the day in 1965 when the country left British rule. The red stripe stands for the sun, the blue for the river and the green for the forests and farmland, with white borders between them.
How to type the Gambia flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Gambia" or "flag", then pick π¬π². On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but note that Windows does not draw country flags and shows the two letters GM instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, G and M, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- π¬π²π β Independence Day, 18 February
- π¬π²π β the River Gambia and beach holidays
- π¬π²π¦ β birdwatching trips
- π¬π²π₯ β music and local festivals
Gambia flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1F2 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf2 |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1F2 |
| Shortcode | :flag_gm: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter M |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Gambia flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Gambia flag show as GM on my screen?
Your system has no flag artwork and shows the two regional indicator letters instead. This is normal on Windows. Phones, Macs and most browsers on other systems display the flag.
How do I get the Gambia flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy π¬π² from this page and paste it into apps that draw their own emoji, such as Chrome-based websites, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp Web, or use a flag-capable font.
What country is π¬π²?
It is The Gambia, a small country in West Africa surrounded by Senegal. Its capital is Banjul.