Meaning
The Central African Republic's flag is a bold and distinctive design: four equal horizontal stripes (blue, white, green, and yellow) with a vertical red stripe running down the center. The colors carry symbolic weight—blue and white represent peace, green represents hope and agriculture, and yellow represents mineral wealth. The red vertical bar symbolizes the blood of those who died for independence and unites the colors as a representation of national unity.
You'll encounter this flag when discussing Central African Republic topics—whether in news about the nation, travel planning to the region, or cultural celebrations. It's also used by CAR diaspora communities to express national identity online. The flag appears less frequently than major country flags but remains important for geographic and cultural reference.
The CAR's flag is relatively uncommon in casual messaging compared to heavily populated countries, but it serves its purpose in educational, news, and community contexts. The striking color combination makes it visually distinctive among African flags.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, the Central African Republic flag maintains consistent representation across platforms. Its unique design—particularly the vertical red stripe separating horizontal stripes—makes it one of the more visually memorable flags from the Central African region.
Common Uses
- • Discussing Central African Republic news
- • Celebrating CAR culture and heritage
- • Geographic and educational reference
- • Identifying CAR nationality or heritage
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The Central African Republic's flag is one of the few national flags with a vertical stripe intersecting horizontal ones, making its geometric design quite unique in the world of flag symbolism.
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Platform Shortcodes
:central_african_republic: :flag-cf: :central_african_republic: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇫 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇫 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1EB |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEB |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1EB |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEB |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EB} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EB} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qcr |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%AB |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAB |
🇨🇫 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: মধ্য আফ্রিকান প্রজাতন্ত্র |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 中非共和国 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:中非共和國 |
| Danish | Den Centralafrikanske Republik |
| Dutch | vlag: Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek |
| English | flag: Central African Republic |
| English (UK) | flag: Central African Republic |
| Estonian | lipp: Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik |
| Finnish | lippu: Keski-Afrikan tasavalta |
| French | drapeau : République centrafricaine |
| German | Flagge: Zentralafrikanische Republik |
| Hindi | झंडा: मध्य अफ़्रीकी गणराज्य |
| Hungarian | zászló: Közép-afrikai Köztársaság |
| Italian | bandiera: Repubblica Centrafricana |
| Japanese | 旗: 中央アフリカ共和国 |
| Korean | 깃발: 중앙 아프리카 공화국 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Centrinės Afrikos Respublika |
| Malay | bendera: Republik Afrika Tengah |
| Norwegian | flagg: Den sentralafrikanske republikk |
| Polish | flaga: Republika Środkowoafrykańska |
| Portuguese | bandeira: República Centro-Africana |
| Russian | флаг: Центрально-Африканская Республика |
| Spanish | Bandera: República Centroafricana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: República Centroafricana |
| Swedish | flagga: Centralafrikanska republiken |
| Thai | ธง: สาธารณรัฐแอฟริกากลาง |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Центральноафриканська Республіка |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Cộng hòa Trung Phi |