๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea flag emoji
The Papua New Guinea flag emoji ๐ต๐ฌ shows a diagonally split red and black flag with a yellow bird of paradise and the Southern Cross. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Papua New Guinea flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters PG instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Papua New Guinea flag emoji means
The Papua New Guinea flag emoji is used for national pride, rugby league and travel posts about the Highlands and the Kokoda Track. The flag is split diagonally into red and black, with a yellow bird of paradise on the red half and five white stars of the Southern Cross on the black half. Independence Day is 16 September, marking 1975, when the country became independent from Australia. Rugby league is hugely popular and the national team is the Kumuls.
How to type the Papua New Guinea flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Papua New Guinea" or "flag", then pick ๐ต๐ฌ. 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 PG instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, P and G, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- ๐ต๐ฌ๐ โ the Kumuls and rugby league
- ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฆ โ birds of paradise
- ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฅพ โ trekking the Kokoda Track
- ๐ต๐ฌ๐ โ Independence Day, 16 September
Papua New Guinea flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F5 U+1F1EC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇵🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1F5\1F1EC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddec |
| Python | \U0001F1F5\U0001F1EC |
| Shortcode | :flag_pg: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter P + regional indicator symbol letter G |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Papua New Guinea flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Papua New Guinea flag show as PG 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 Papua New Guinea flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy ๐ต๐ฌ 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 is the bird on the Papua New Guinea flag?
It is a raggiana bird of paradise, the national bird, shown in yellow on the red part of the flag.