Meaning
Cuba's flag consists of five alternating horizontal stripes—three blue and two white—with a red equilateral triangle on the hoist side containing a white five-pointed star. The design is bold and historically significant, with each element carrying symbolic meaning about the nation's struggle and ideals.
People use the Cuban flag to represent the island nation, whether discussing travel, culture, music, or politics. It frequently appears in conversations about Cuban heritage, cigars, classic cars, Havana's architecture, or the country's influential role in Caribbean culture and history.
On social media, you'll see it paired with content about salsa music, Cuban cuisine, Caribbean pride, or discussions of the nation's complex political landscape. It's also common among Cuban diaspora communities maintaining connections to their homeland, and during cultural events celebrating Cuban contributions to art, music, and literature.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag is widely recognized and supported across platforms, making it a staple for representing Cuba in digital communication.
Common Uses
- • Showing connection to Cuban heritage and culture
- • Discussing Cuban music, food, or travel
- • Celebrating Cuba's artistic contributions
- • Expressing pride in Cuban identity
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Did You Know?
Cuba has produced some of the world's most iconic music genres, including son, mambo, and salsa—making it a cultural powerhouse that's influenced global popular music for over a century.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:cuba: :flag-cu: :cuba: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇺 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇺 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1FA |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFA |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1FA |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFA |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FA} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FA} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qd6 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%BA |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBA |
🇨🇺 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: কিউবা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 古巴 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:古巴 |
| Danish | Cuba |
| Dutch | vlag: Cuba |
| English | flag: Cuba |
| English (UK) | flag: Cuba |
| Estonian | lipp: Kuuba |
| Finnish | lippu: Kuuba |
| French | drapeau : Cuba |
| German | Flagge: Kuba |
| Hindi | झंडा: क्यूबा |
| Hungarian | zászló: Kuba |
| Italian | bandiera: Cuba |
| Japanese | 旗: キューバ |
| Korean | 깃발: 쿠바 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Kuba |
| Malay | bendera: Cuba |
| Norwegian | flagg: Cuba |
| Polish | flaga: Kuba |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Cuba |
| Russian | флаг: Куба |
| Spanish | Bandera: Cuba |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Cuba |
| Swedish | flagga: Kuba |
| Thai | ธง: คิวบา |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Куба |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Cuba |