Meaning
The flag of Costa Rica features five horizontal stripes in blue, white, red, white, and blue from top to bottom, with the red stripe notably thicker than the others. The design is striking in its simplicity and vibrant color palette, representing the nation's natural beauty and ideals.
You'll see this flag used to represent Costa Rica in digital spaces—whether someone's sharing travel photos from the Central American country, celebrating Costa Rican culture, or indicating their heritage. It's commonly paired with messages about coffee, beaches, biodiversity, or the pura vida lifestyle that the country is famous for.
On social media, the Costa Rican flag often appears in captions about eco-tourism, sustainable living, or personal connections to the country. Sports fans use it during international competitions, and it's a go-to when expressing pride in Costa Rican achievements or culture.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag is now supported across all modern platforms, making it easy to represent one of Central America's most recognizable nations in any conversation.
Common Uses
- • Indicating travel to or pride in Costa Rica
- • Celebrating Costa Rican culture and heritage
- • Discussing pura vida lifestyle or eco-tourism
- • Supporting Costa Rican athletes or teams
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Did You Know?
Costa Rica abolished its military in 1949 and has since become known as one of the most peaceful and happiest countries in the world—a commitment to peace that's deeply embedded in the nation's identity.
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Platform Shortcodes
:costa_rica: :flag-cr: :costa_rica: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇷 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇷 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1F7 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDF7 |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1F7 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDF7 |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1F7} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1F7} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qd3 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%B7 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB7 |
🇨🇷 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: কোস্টারিকা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 哥斯达黎加 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:哥斯大黎加 |
| Danish | Costa Rica |
| Dutch | vlag: Costa Rica |
| English | flag: Costa Rica |
| English (UK) | flag: Costa Rica |
| Estonian | lipp: Costa Rica |
| Finnish | lippu: Costa Rica |
| French | drapeau : Costa Rica |
| German | Flagge: Costa Rica |
| Hindi | झंडा: कोस्टारिका |
| Hungarian | zászló: Costa Rica |
| Italian | bandiera: Costa Rica |
| Japanese | 旗: コスタリカ |
| Korean | 깃발: 코스타리카 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Kosta Rika |
| Malay | bendera: Costa Rica |
| Norwegian | flagg: Costa Rica |
| Polish | flaga: Kostaryka |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Costa Rica |
| Russian | флаг: Коста-Рика |
| Spanish | Bandera: Costa Rica |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Costa Rica |
| Swedish | flagga: Costa Rica |
| Thai | ธง: คอสตาริกา |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Коста-Рика |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Costa Rica |