What does ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand Flag mean?
A blue ensign with the Union Jack and four red stars outlined in white, forming the Southern Cross. It is often confused with Australiaโs flag, which uses white stars. Kiwis share it for Waitangi Day (6 February), Anzac Day, the All Blacks and their haka, and travellers pair it with โKia oraโ, Queenstown adventures and Middle-earth scenery.
Technically, ๐ณ๐ฟ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ณ ๐ฟ, which spell the region code NZ. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters NZ instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
Example messages
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how New Zealand Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the New Zealand Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ณ๐ฟ 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-nz:.
When was the New Zealand Flag emoji added?
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand 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 New Zealand Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (NZ). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ณ๐ฟ flag.