Meaning
Bolivia's flag is a bold horizontal tricolor of red, yellow, and green, with the yellow stripe being twice as wide as the red and green sections. Each color carries distinct symbolism: red represents the blood of independence fighters, yellow symbolizes mineral wealth and the nation's vast natural resources, and green represents fertile land and agricultural heritage. The design is one of the most visually balanced and historically rich flags in South America.
People use the Bolivian flag to express national pride, especially during Independence Day celebrations or when discussing Bolivian culture, music, or heritage. It appears frequently in messages from Bolivians living abroad, connecting them to their homeland. Travel enthusiasts use it when documenting trips to the Andes, salt flats, or Amazon regions. International community discussions, sports competitions, and cultural events also feature this flag regularly.
The flag emoji serves as shorthand for Bolivia in digital conversations—a quick way to tag location, represent identity, or participate in global dialogue. During Copa América tournaments or Olympic events, you'll see surges in usage from fans supporting Bolivia's teams. It's also common in educational contexts and geographic reference discussions.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2 in 2015, the Bolivian flag emoji maintains consistent design across platforms while representing a nation with one of the world's highest capitals, La Paz.
Common Uses
- • Expressing Bolivian national pride and cultural identity
- • Tagging locations during travels to Bolivia
- • Supporting Bolivia in international sporting competitions
- • Discussing Bolivian history, culture, or natural wonders
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Did You Know?
Bolivia's flag was officially adopted in 1851, making it one of the oldest national flags in South America, and the yellow stripe's double width is unique among world flags.
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Platform Shortcodes
:bolivia: :flag-bo: :bolivia: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇧🇴 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇧🇴 |
| CSS | \1F1E7\1F1F4 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF4 |
| Python | \U0001F1E7\U0001F1F4 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE7\uD83C\uDDF4 |
| Perl | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F4} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E7}\x{1F1F4} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcn-2qd0 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%B4 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA7 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB4 |
🇧🇴 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: বলিভিয়া |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 玻利维亚 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:玻利維亞 |
| Danish | Bolivia |
| Dutch | vlag: Bolivia |
| English | flag: Bolivia |
| English (UK) | flag: Bolivia |
| Estonian | lipp: Boliivia |
| Finnish | lippu: Bolivia |
| French | drapeau : Bolivie |
| German | Flagge: Bolivien |
| Hindi | झंडा: बोलीविया |
| Hungarian | zászló: Bolívia |
| Italian | bandiera: Bolivia |
| Japanese | 旗: ボリビア |
| Korean | 깃발: 볼리비아 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Bolivija |
| Malay | bendera: Bolivia |
| Norwegian | flagg: Bolivia |
| Polish | flaga: Boliwia |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Bolívia |
| Russian | флаг: Боливия |
| Spanish | Bandera: Bolivia |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Bolivia |
| Swedish | flagga: Bolivia |
| Thai | ธง: โบลิเวีย |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Болівія |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Bolivia |