๐ฌ๐ฎ Gibraltar flag emoji
The Gibraltar flag emoji ๐ฌ๐ฎ shows a white and red flag with a red castle and a golden key. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Gibraltar flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GI instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Gibraltar flag emoji means
The Gibraltar flag emoji is used for travel posts about the Rock, football and local pride. The flag shows a three-towered castle with a golden key hanging from it, from the arms granted in 1502. Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory at the southern tip of Spain. National Day on 10 September marks the 1967 referendum, in which residents voted to stay British. The Barbary macaques on the Rock are among its best-known residents.
How to type the Gibraltar flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Gibraltar" or "flag", then pick ๐ฌ๐ฎ. 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 GI instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, G and I, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ โ the Barbary macaques
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ชจ โ the Rock of Gibraltar
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ง โ a British Overseas Territory
- ๐ฌ๐ฎโฝ โ Gibraltar's national football team
Gibraltar flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1EE |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇮 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1EE |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddee |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1EE |
| Shortcode | :flag_gi: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter I |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Gibraltar flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Gibraltar flag show as GI 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 Gibraltar flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy ๐ฌ๐ฎ 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 does the key on the Gibraltar flag mean?
The key is said to symbolise Gibraltar's significance as the key to Spain, as seen by the Moors and Spanish, and later as the key to the Mediterranean, as seen by the British.