๐ฌ๐ท Greece flag emoji
The ๐ฌ๐ท emoji shows the flag of Greece. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the Greece flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GR instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Greece flag emoji means
The ๐ฌ๐ท emoji shows the flag of Greece: nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue square in the upper left. People use it for travel to the islands, Greek culture and food. Independence Day on 25 March marks the start of the 1821 uprising, and Ohi Day on 28 October commemorates the refusal of an Italian ultimatum in 1940.
How to type the Greece flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Greece" or "flag". On Android, use the emoji search in Gboard and type the country name. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel.
Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the letters GR instead of a flag. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into Chrome, Discord, Telegram or a mobile app, and the flag will display there. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, G and R, which phones combine into the Greece flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฌ๐ท๐๏ธ: the Acropolis and ancient Greece
- ๐ฌ๐ท๐๏ธ: Greek islands
- ๐ฌ๐ท๐ซ: olive oil and Greek food
- ๐ฌ๐ท๐ฅ: souvlaki and gyros
Greece flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1F7 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇷 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1F7 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1F7 |
| Shortcode | :flag_gr: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter R |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Greece flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Greece flag emoji show as GR on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, GR. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a Greece flag emoji?
Yes. The Greece flag emoji is ๐ฌ๐ท, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
How is the Greece flag emoji different from Uruguay's?
Both have blue and white stripes. Greece ๐ฌ๐ท has nine stripes and a white cross in the corner, while Uruguay ๐บ๐พ has a sun.