πΏπ¦ South Africa flag emoji
The South Africa flag emoji πΏπ¦ shows the national flag of South Africa. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the South Africa flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters ZA instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the South Africa flag emoji means
The South Africa flag emoji shows the 1994 flag: a green Y-shape on red and blue fields, with black, yellow and white details. People use it for the Springboks rugby team, for cricket, for safari and Cape Town travel, and on national dates: Youth Day on 16 June, Freedom Day on 27 April, which marks the first democratic elections in 1994, and Heritage Day on 24 September.
How to type the South Africa flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "South Africa" 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 ZA 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 Z and A, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- πΏπ¦π for the Springboks rugby team
- πΏπ¦π¦ for safari and wildlife
- πΏπ¦π for the national cricket team
- πΏπ¦π· for Cape winelands
South Africa flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FF U+1F1E6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇿🇦 |
| CSS | \1F1FF\1F1E6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 |
| Python | \U0001F1FF\U0001F1E6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_za: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter Z + regional indicator symbol letter A |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
South Africa flag emoji FAQ
Why does the South Africa flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters ZA instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the South Africa 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 South Africa flag look different on some platforms?
The Y-shape is complex, so designs vary in thickness and colour shade. The layout is always the same.
What is the difference between πΏπ¦ and π³π¬?
South Africa has a sideways Y with several colours. Nigeria π³π¬ is three vertical stripes, green, white, green.