Meaning
Bermuda's flag features a red field with the Union Jack in the upper left corner, reflecting its status as a British Overseas Territory. The right side displays the Bermuda coat of arms—a shield featuring a red lion holding a white shield that shows a shipwreck, symbolizing Bermuda's maritime heritage and history. The design is distinctive and carries strong colonial ties to Britain.
The flag represents Bermuda in digital spaces, used by Bermudian citizens and those with connections to the island to express local pride and identity. It appears frequently in travel posts about Bermuda's famous pink-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and tourist attractions. You'll see it in discussions about Caribbean vacation destinations, particularly among those seeking upscale, British-influenced island experiences. Expats and diaspora members use it to maintain connection to their island home.
Online, the flag surfaces in sports contexts—particularly during cricket discussions, as cricket is deeply embedded in Bermudian culture—and in business or financial conversations about Bermuda's role as a global insurance and reinsurance hub. It also appears in posts about British Overseas Territories and Caribbean affairs.
The Union Jack prominence makes it visually distinct from other Caribbean flags, though the shield's shipwreck imagery requires closer inspection to fully appreciate. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, Bermuda's flag ensures this Atlantic island territory has proper digital representation.
Common Uses
- • Celebrating Bermudian pride and heritage
- • Sharing travel content about the island
- • Discussing Caribbean destinations and culture
- • Supporting Bermudian athletes, especially in cricket
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Did You Know?
Bermuda is the oldest continuously inhabited British Overseas Territory, settled in 1609, and the island has one of the world's highest standards of living due to its thriving insurance and financial services industries.
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Platform Shortcodes
:bermuda: :flag-bm: :bermuda: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇧🇲 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇧🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1E7\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF2 |
| Python | \U0001F1E7\U0001F1F2 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF2 |
| Perl | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F2} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F2} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcn-2qcy |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%B2 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA7 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB2 |
🇧🇲 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: বারমুডা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 百慕大 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:百慕達 |
| Danish | Bermuda |
| Dutch | vlag: Bermuda |
| English | flag: Bermuda |
| English (UK) | flag: Bermuda |
| Estonian | lipp: Bermuda |
| Finnish | lippu: Bermuda |
| French | drapeau : Bermudes |
| German | Flagge: Bermuda |
| Hindi | झंडा: बरमूडा |
| Hungarian | zászló: Bermuda |
| Italian | bandiera: Bermuda |
| Japanese | 旗: バミューダ |
| Korean | 깃발: 버뮤다 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Bermuda |
| Malay | bendera: Bermuda |
| Norwegian | flagg: Bermuda |
| Polish | flaga: Bermudy |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Bermudas |
| Russian | флаг: Бермудские о-ва |
| Spanish | Bandera: Bermudas |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Bermudas |
| Swedish | flagga: Bermuda |
| Thai | ธง: เบอร์มิวดา |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Бермудські Острови |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Bermuda |