๐ผ๐ธ Samoa flag emoji
The Samoa flag emoji ๐ผ๐ธ shows the national flag of Samoa on iPhone, Android and Mac. Tap the copy button above to paste it into any message or post.
How the Samoa flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters WS instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Samoa flag emoji means
The emoji shows Samoa's flag: a red field with a blue rectangle in the upper left holding five white stars of the Southern Cross. Samoans use it for Independence Day celebrations in early June, for rugby matches with Manu Samoa, and for island heritage, from Apia to Savai'i.
How to type the Samoa flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Samoa" or "flag" to find ๐ผ๐ธ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters WS instead of a flag. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, W and S, which phones and Macs combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ผ๐ธ๐ โ Manu Samoa rugby
- ๐ผ๐ธ๐บ โ The hibiscus and island life
- ๐ผ๐ธ๐ด โ Beaches and palm trees
- ๐ผ๐ธ๐ โ Fa'a Samoa and the Pacific
Samoa flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FC U+1F1F8 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇼🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1FC\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddf8 |
| Python | \U0001F1FC\U0001F1F8 |
| Shortcode | :flag_ws: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter W + regional indicator symbol letter S |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Samoa flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Samoa flag emoji show as WS on my PC?
Windows does not include flag graphics in its emoji font. Your device sees the two letters W and S and shows them as text. The same emoji displays as a flag on iPhone, Android, Mac and most websites.
How do I get the Samoa flag emoji on Windows?
Copy ๐ผ๐ธ from this page and paste it into an app that draws its own emoji, such as a browser version of Slack, Discord or X. In Notepad and some Windows apps it will still look like WS. Phones and Macs show it as a flag.
What other emojis look like the Samoa flag?
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand also shows the Southern Cross, but on a dark blue field with a Union Jack in the corner.