The South African flag emoji is made up of the letters 🇿 and 🇦, which represent the country’s initials, ZA. When displayed on supported platforms, these letters appear as a single emoji. The South African flag was added to the Emoji 1.0 list in 2015.
About The Flag
🇿🇦 The A South African flag is a horizontal bicolor of red and blue with a black isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side and a green pall, a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y, centered over the partition lines and was edged in both white against the red and the blue bands and yellow against the triangle, in which the arms of the Y ends at the corners of the hoist and embraces the triangle on the hoist-side.
🔴 The red represents the country’s revolutionary past and the blood of South African soldiers who died fighting for their country
⚪ The white represents the country’s purity and innocence
🔵 The blue represents the country’s natural resources and the sky
🟢 The green represents the country’s natural resources and hope
⚫ The black triangle represents the country’s indigenous people and their history.
🟡 The yellow color represents the country’s mineral wealth
📅 The flag of South Africa was officially adopted on April 27, 1994 and has not undergone any significant changes since
🇿🇦 The flag of South Africa has not been involved in any significant controversies.
Interesting Facts About South Africa
1. 🌍 South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world with more than 57 million people.
2. 🏖️ South Africa boasts beautiful coastlines, mountains and deserts making it a popular tourist destination.
3. 🐘 South Africa is home to some of the most iconic wildlife, including the big five: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard.
4. 🏆 South Africa is the only country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice – in 2010 and in 1994.
5. 🌻 South Africa is famous for its diverse culture and colourful festivals that celebrate its many cultures, languages and traditions.
6. 🏙 South Africa is a major economic hub in the African continent, with Johannesburg being its largest city.
7. 🤝 South Africa has 11 official languages and is renowned for its rules of law and strong constitution.
8. 🌞 The country enjoys mild weather throughout the year in most of its nine provinces.
9. 🌳 South Africa is home to the Kruger National Park, one of the world’s largest game reserves with nearly 2 million hectares of land.
10. 🏔️ The country boasts some of the oldest mountains in the world, including Table Mountain and Drakensberg Mountains.
11. 🎭 South Africa’s vibrant arts and culture scene is showcased annually at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
12. 💻 The country is a leader in technology, with advances such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) telescope being developed.
13. 🏂 South Africa is one of the world’s top adventure destinations with activities ranging from mountain biking to skydiving.
14. 🌊 South Africa has stunning beaches, including the iconic Clifton Beach in Cape Town and Port Alfred on the Sunshine Coast.
15. 🐳 South Africa is a hotspot for whale watching off the coast of Hermanus and False Bay.
Emoji Combinations For South Africa
1. 🇿🇦✈️🐘🌳 – South Africa’s wildlife and national parks
2. 🇿🇦⚽️⛰️👨👩👧👦 – A family trip to South Africa to watch football
3. 🇿🇦⛰️🌉🏞️ – South Africa’s incredible mountain views
4. 🇿🇦👨🍳☕️⛱️ – Enjoying local cuisine and relaxing on the beach in South Africa
5. 🇿🇦✈️🌍👩💻 – A business trip to South Africa
6. 🇿🇦👨⚕️😷👨⚖️ – Healthcare and law in South Africa
7. 🇿🇦⛰️🤸♀️🚶♂️ – Exploring South Africa’s amazing hiking trails
8. 🇿🇦👔🐘🌅 – The big five animals and a business trip in South Africa
9. 🇿🇦👨💻🌊🤝 – Innovation and collaboration in South Africa
10. 🇿🇦✈️🏖️⛱️ – An amazing beach holiday in South Africa
11. 🇿🇦⚽️👩💻🤝 – Football and innovation in South Africa
12. 🇿🇦👩🎤🎭👨✈️- Music and culture on a pilot’s trip to South Africa
13. 🇿🇦⛰️😊☕️ – Enjoying the beautiful mountains and culture over coffee in South Africa
14. 🇿🇦✈️👩⚖️🤝 – A legal trip to South Africa
15. 🇿🇦🐘🏞️☀️ – Safari experience and exploring South Africa’s national parks
16. 🇿🇦✈️🏞️😊 – Exploring the national parks and warm hospitality in South Africa
17. 🇿🇦🚗☕️⛱️ – A road trip with coffee breaks on the amazing beaches of South Africa
18. 🇿🇦✈️☕️🤝 – Coffee and collaboration on a trip to South Africa
19. 🇿🇦👩🎓👩💻⛰️- Studying and innovation in the mountains of South Africa
20. 🇿🇦👨⚕️🤝😷 – Healthcare and collaboration in South Africa
21. 🇿🇦✈️👩🎓⛰️ – A learning experience in the mountains of South Africa
22. 🇿🇦👨✈️⛰️☀️ – Pilot’s trip and exploring South Africa’s beautiful mountain views
23. 🇿🇦✈️🤸♂️🐘 – An adventurous trip to explore South Africa’s wildlife
24. 🇿🇦👩⚖️😊🤝 – Warm hospitality and legal affairs in South Africa
25. 🇿🇦⛰️☕️🐘- Coffee and safari experience in the mountains of South Africa.
Frequently Asked Questions
🇿🇦 What Flag Is This?
South Africa
Codes
Unicode | U+1F1FF |
Platform codes | |
---|---|
Trello | :flag-za: |
JavaScript | U+1F1FF |
PHP | “\xf0\x9f\x87\xbf\xf0\x9f\x87\xa6” |
Python | u”\U0001f1ff” |
Hex Code | |
Code Point | 1f1ff |
HTML Entity | 🇿 |
UTF-8 | F0 9F 87 BF F0 9F 87 A6 |
UTF-16 | 0xd83cddffd83cdde6 |
UTF-32 | 0x00001F1FF |
Decimal Code | |
Code Point(s) | 127487 |
HTML Entity | 🇿 |
UTF-16 | |
UTF-32 | 127487 |
Octal Code | |
UTF-8 | 260 237 207 277 260 237 207 246 |
Other developer codes | |
PHP | “\xf0\x9f\x87\xbf\xf0\x9f\x87\xa6” |
Python | u”\U0001f1ff” |