๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia flag emoji
The Saudi Arabia flag emoji ๐ธ๐ฆ shows the national flag of Saudi Arabia. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Saudi Arabia flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters SA instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Saudi Arabia flag emoji means
The Saudi Arabia flag emoji shows a green field with white Arabic script and a sword below it. The script is the shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith. People use it for Riyadh and Mecca travel, for football and for national dates: Founding Day on 22 February and Saudi National Day on 23 September, which recalls the unification of the kingdom in 1932.
How to type the Saudi Arabia flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Saudi Arabia" 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 SA 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 S and A, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ for Mecca and pilgrimage
- ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด for dates and desert travel
- ๐ธ๐ฆโฝ for the national football team
- ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๏ธ for oil and economy topics
Saudi Arabia flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F8 U+1F1E6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇸🇦 |
| CSS | \1F1F8\1F1E6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 |
| Python | \U0001F1F8\U0001F1E6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_sa: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter S + regional indicator symbol letter A |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Saudi Arabia flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Saudi Arabia flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters SA instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Saudi Arabia 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.
Why does the Saudi Arabia emoji look so small and blurry?
The Arabic script is thin, so it shrinks to a white line at small sizes. The sword underneath is always a white stripe.
What is the difference between ๐ธ๐ฆ and ๐ต๐ฐ?
Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ is dark green with a white vertical band, a crescent and a star. Saudi Arabia has script and a sword on a plain green field.