๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria flag emoji
The Nigeria flag emoji ๐ณ๐ฌ shows the national flag of Nigeria. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Nigeria flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters NG instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Nigeria flag emoji means
The Nigeria flag emoji shows three vertical stripes: green, white, green. The green stands for agriculture and the white for peace. People use it for the Super Eagles football team, for Afrobeats and Nollywood, and on Independence Day, 1 October, which marks 1960. Democracy Day on 12 June is another occasion for the flag.
How to type the Nigeria flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Nigeria" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . and search. Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the two letters NG instead of a flag; copy and paste the emoji into an app or site that supports flags. The flag is a pair of regional indicator letters N and G, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ณ๐ฌโฝ for the Super Eagles
- ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ถ for Afrobeats
- ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ for jollof rice
- ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฌ for Nollywood
Nigeria flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F3 U+1F1EC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇳🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1F3\1F1EC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec |
| Python | \U0001F1F3\U0001F1EC |
| Shortcode | :flag_ng: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter N + regional indicator symbol letter G |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Nigeria flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Nigeria flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters NG instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Nigeria flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show country flags as letters in most apps. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into a phone, Mac or web app that draws its own flag images, such as Discord or Slack.
What is the difference between Nigeria and Italy emojis?
Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ is green, white, green, with the white in the middle. Italy ๐ฎ๐น is green, white, red.
Is the Nigeria emoji the same as Cรดte d'Ivoire?
No. Cรดte d'Ivoire ๐จ๐ฎ is orange, white, green, and the order is the opposite of Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช.