πΈπΈ South Sudan flag emoji
The South Sudan flag emoji πΈπΈ shows the national flag. Click the copy button above to paste it into any message, post or document.
How the South Sudan flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters SS instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the South Sudan flag emoji means
The South Sudan flag emoji shows black, red and green stripes separated by white, with a blue triangle holding a gold star. People use it for national pride and for basketball and football support. Independence Day is 9 July, marking 2011, when South Sudan became the newest UN member state.
How to type the South Sudan flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "south sudan" or "flag", then tap the flag. On Android, use Gboard and search "south sudan" or scroll to the Flags tab. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the name. On Windows, press Win + . to open the picker; Windows does not draw country flags, so you will see the letters SS instead of a flag. That is normal and not a bug. Copy the emoji from this page into a chat or document, and it will show as a flag on any other device. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, S and S, which combine into a flag where the platform supports it.
Popular combinations
- πΈπΈπ β the national basketball team, which played at the 2024 Olympics
- πΈπΈβ½ β the football team
- πΈπΈπ β African solidarity and the Nile region
- πΈπΈπ β the gold star of independence
South Sudan flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F8 U+1F1F8 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇸🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1F8\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf8 |
| Python | \U0001F1F8\U0001F1F8 |
| Shortcode | :flag_ss: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter S + regional indicator symbol letter S |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
South Sudan flag emoji FAQ
Why does the South Sudan flag emoji show as letters SS?
Your device has no flag artwork for it. Windows uses letters for all country flags, and some older apps do the same. On iPhone, Android and Mac the flag appears.
How do I get the South Sudan flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show letters, but you can copy the flag from this page and paste it into Chrome, Edge, WhatsApp, Telegram or social media, where it displays as a flag.
Is πΈπΈ the same as πΈπ©?
No. πΈπΈ is South Sudan, with a blue triangle and a gold star. πΈπ© is Sudan, with red, white and black stripes and a green triangle.
What does SS stand for?
SS is the ISO code for South Sudan. The letters S and S appear in place of the flag only when a platform lacks flag artwork.