What does ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa Flag mean?
A green Y shape edged in white flows from the hoist around a black triangle edged in gold, with red above and blue below. Adopted in 1994, it reflects the โRainbow Nationโ. South Africans post it on Freedom Day (27 April) and Heritage Day, and for the Springboks, four-time rugby world champions, Bafana Bafana, braais and Cape Town views.
Technically, ๐ฟ๐ฆ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ฟ ๐ฆ, which spell the region code ZA. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters ZA instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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How do I copy and paste the South Africa Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฟ๐ฆ 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-za:.
When was the South Africa Flag emoji added?
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa 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 South Africa Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (ZA). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ฟ๐ฆ flag.