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Flag: Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1E8 U+1F1F7
Shortcode :costa_rica:
Version Emoji 2

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

Popular Combos

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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.

Keywords

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :costa_rica:
Slack :flag-cr:
Discord :costa_rica:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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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