πΈπ Saint Helena flag emoji
The Saint Helena flag emoji πΈπ is the two-letter flag sequence for SH. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the Saint Helena flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters SH instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Saint Helena flag emoji means
Saint Helena is a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, best known as the island where Napoleon was exiled in 1815 and died in 1821. The flag is a blue ensign with a shield showing the coast and a wirebird. St Helena Day on May 21 marks the island's discovery in 1502. The island is also known for its coffee. The code SH is just Saint Helena, while Ascension and Tristan da Cunha have their own emojis.
About 4,500 people live on the island, so the emoji is rarely used outside history and travel posts.
How to type the Saint Helena flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Saint Helena" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel. Note that Windows shows the two letters SH instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, S and H, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- πΈππ for Napoleon's exile
- πΈπβ for Saint Helena coffee
- πΈππ’ for the long voyage by sea
- πΈππ¬π§ for the British territory
Saint Helena flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F8 U+1F1ED |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇸🇭 |
| CSS | \1F1F8\1F1ED |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udded |
| Python | \U0001F1F8\U0001F1ED |
| Shortcode | :flag_sh: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter S + regional indicator symbol letter H |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Saint Helena flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Saint Helena flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so πΈπ appears as the letters SH. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the Saint Helena flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as SH in apps that use Windows fonts, but other people on iPhone or Android will see the flag. Some apps, such as Discord, draw their own flag images.
Does the Saint Helena emoji cover Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
No. Ascension has π¦π¨ and Tristan da Cunha has πΉπ¦. πΈπ is for Saint Helena itself.