Meaning
The Bahamian flag features a striking design with a horizontal gold stripe in the center flanked by aquamarine (light blue) sections on top and bottom, and a black equilateral triangle on the hoist side. The aquamarine represents the surrounding ocean and Caribbean waters, the gold stripe symbolizes the sandy beaches and sunshine, and the black triangle represents the strength and determination of the Bahamian people. It's a vibrant, beach-inspired design reflecting Caribbean island identity.
People use the Bahamian flag to showcase island pride, share vacation photos from the Bahamas, or discuss Caribbean culture and tourism. You'll see it in messages about tropical vacations, cruise destinations, water sports, and beach getaways. Bahamians living abroad use it to maintain cultural connection, while tourists employ it when tagging their paradise photos. It's common in discussions about Caribbean destinations, resorts, and tropical lifestyle content.
On social media and messaging platforms, the flag serves as a quick identifier for the Bahamas in travel posts, location tags, and cultural discussions. It appears regularly in vacation planning conversations, cruise-related content, and island lifestyle inspiration. The flag also shows up in sporting contexts, particularly during Caribbean Games or international competitions.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2 in 2015, the Bahamian flag emoji captures the essence of Caribbean tropical appeal and remains popular among travelers and residents celebrating island culture.
Common Uses
- • Tagging vacation photos from the Bahamas
- • Discussing Caribbean travel and resort destinations
- • Expressing Bahamian national pride
- • Sharing tropical and beach lifestyle content
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Did You Know?
The Bahamas' flag design is remarkably modern, officially adopted in 1973, and its geometric simplicity makes it one of the most visually striking and instantly recognizable Caribbean flags.
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Platform Shortcodes
:bahamas: :flag-bs: :bahamas: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇧🇸 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇧🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1E7\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF8 |
| Python | \U0001F1E7\U0001F1F8 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF8 |
| Perl | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F8} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F8} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcn-2qd4 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%B8 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA7 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB8 |
🇧🇸 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: বাহামা দ্বীপপুঞ্জ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 巴哈马 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:巴哈馬 |
| Danish | Bahamas |
| Dutch | vlag: Bahama’s |
| English | flag: Bahamas |
| English (UK) | flag: Bahamas |
| Estonian | lipp: Bahama |
| Finnish | lippu: Bahama |
| French | drapeau : Bahamas |
| German | Flagge: Bahamas |
| Hindi | झंडा: बहामास |
| Hungarian | zászló: Bahama-szigetek |
| Italian | bandiera: Bahamas |
| Japanese | 旗: バハマ |
| Korean | 깃발: 바하마 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Bahamos |
| Malay | bendera: Bahamas |
| Norwegian | flagg: Bahamas |
| Polish | flaga: Bahamy |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Bahamas |
| Russian | флаг: Багамы |
| Spanish | Bandera: Bahamas |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Bahamas |
| Swedish | flagga: Bahamas |
| Thai | ธง: บาฮามาส |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Багамські Острови |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Bahamas |