π¬π Ghana flag emoji
The Ghana flag emoji π¬π is the standard flag for Ghana, supported on iPhone, Android, Mac and the web. Tap the big emoji above to copy it, then paste it into any message or document.
How the Ghana flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GH instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Ghana flag emoji means
The Ghana flag emoji has red, gold and green horizontal stripes with a black star in the center. It is the Pan-African colors with the Black Star of Africa. People use it for the Black Stars football team, for cocoa and kente. Independence Day on 6 March marks 1957, when Ghana was the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence from colonial rule. Republic Day is 1 July.
How to type the Ghana flag emoji
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for βGhanaβ or βflagβ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows 10 and 11, press Win + . and search there, but Windows shows the letters GH instead of a flag, because Microsoft's emoji font has no country flags. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, G and H, which supported platforms combine into one flag. If you see the letters on another device, the app or font does not support flags.
Popular combinations
- π¬πβ½ β The Black Stars
- π¬ππ« β Ghana cocoa
- π¬ππ₯ β Highlife music
- π¬ππ β Independence Day, 6 March
Ghana flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1ED |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇭 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1ED |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1ED |
| Shortcode | :flag_gh: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter H |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Ghana flag emoji FAQ
What is π¬π?
It is Ghana, in West Africa, with Accra as its capital.
How is it different from Nigeria and Uganda?
Nigeria's π³π¬ is green, white and green. Uganda's πΊπ¬ has six black, yellow and red stripes with a crane.
Which flags are like Ghana's?
Bolivia π§π΄ and Ethiopia πͺπΉ use similar red, yellow and green stripes, but neither has a black star.