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Flag: Congo - Brazzaville 🇨🇬

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1E8 U+1F1EC
Shortcode :congo_brazzaville:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

Congo – Brazzaville's flag consists of three diagonal stripes: green on the upper left, yellow on the upper right, and red covering the lower half. The colors represent the Pan-African movement—green for nature and agriculture, yellow for natural resources, and red for independence and the struggle for freedom. Brazzaville is the capital city, distinguishing this Congo from the larger Democratic Republic to the east.

This flag is used when discussing the Republic of the Congo specifically, Central African politics, or Congolese cultural content from the Brazzaville side. You'll see it in posts about Central African events, Congolese music and artists, sporting events, and diaspora community discussions. It's also relevant in news conversations about Central African development and regional affairs.

The diagonal stripe pattern makes it visually distinct from its neighbor, the DRC flag, though both use Pan-African colors. It represents an important but often-overlooked Central African nation. The flag helps clarify geographic and political discussions when distinguishing between the two Congos.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, Congo – Brazzaville's flag is consistently available across platforms. While less widely used than some African flags, it remains crucial for accurate geographic reference and cultural representation of this significant Central African nation.

Common Uses

  • Discussing Republic of Congo events
  • Celebrating Congolese-Brazzaville culture
  • Distinguishing from Democratic Republic
  • Supporting Congolese artists and teams

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Congo – Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are separated by the Congo River, and people often use their respective flags to clarify which country they're discussing, since the names are so similar.

Keywords

CG flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :congo_brazzaville:
Slack :flag-cg:
Discord :congo_brazzaville:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1E8\1F1EC
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEC
Python
\U0001F1E8\U0001F1EC
Java
\uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEC
Perl
\x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EC}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EC}
Punycode
xn--2qco-2qcs
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%AC
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC

🇨🇬 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: কঙ্গো - ব্রাজাভিল
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 刚果(布)
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:剛果(布拉薩)
Danish Congo-Brazzaville
Dutch vlag: Congo-Brazzaville
English flag: Congo - Brazzaville
English (UK) flag: Congo - Brazzaville
Estonian lipp: Kongo Vabariik
Finnish lippu: Kongon tasavalta
French drapeau : Congo-Brazzaville
German Flagge: Kongo-Brazzaville
Hindi झंडा: कांगो – ब्राज़ाविल
Hungarian zászló: Kongó – Brazzaville
Italian bandiera: Congo-Brazzaville
Japanese 旗: コンゴ共和国(ブラザビル)
Korean 깃발: 콩고-브라자빌
Lithuanian vėliava: Kongas-Brazavilis
Malay bendera: Congo - Brazzaville
Norwegian flagg: Kongo-Brazzaville
Polish flaga: Kongo
Portuguese bandeira: República do Congo
Russian флаг: Конго - Браззавиль
Spanish Bandera: Congo
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Congo
Swedish flagga: Kongo-Brazzaville
Thai ธง: คองโก - บราซซาวิล
Ukrainian прапор: Конго – Браззавіль
Vietnamese cờ: Congo - Brazzaville