What does ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan Flag mean?
This emoji shows Afghanistanโs black, red and green vertical tricolour with a white national emblem in the centre: a mosque framed by sheaves of wheat. The countryโs current authorities fly a different, white banner, but this tricolour remains widely used by Afghans around the world. People share it to show heritage and pride, cheer the national cricket team and mark Independence Day on 19 August.
Technically, ๐ฆ๐ซ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ฆ ๐ซ, which spell the region code AF. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters AF instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Afghanistan Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Afghanistan Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฆ๐ซ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :flag-af:.
When was the Afghanistan Flag emoji added?
๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan Flag was added in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does the Afghanistan Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (AF). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ฆ๐ซ flag.