Meaning
The Cypriot flag features a white background with an orange silhouette of the island of Cyprus at its center, flanked by two olive branches below representing peace. The design is minimalist yet powerful, making it one of the most distinctive flag designs in the world and instantly recognizable among Mediterranean nations.
You'll see this flag used to represent Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation with a rich history spanning thousands of years. People use it when discussing travel, celebrating Cypriot culture, acknowledging the island's complex political situation, or expressing cultural pride in this historically significant location.
On social media, the Cypriot flag appears in conversations about Mediterranean tourism, Greek and Turkish Cypriot heritage, ancient history, beautiful beaches, and the island's contributions to art and culture. It's also used in discussions about European politics and international relations given Cyprus's unique geopolitical position.
The two olive branches symbolizing peace are particularly significant, reflecting ongoing efforts toward reconciliation on the divided island. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, the Cyprus flag is now widely supported across all platforms, making it accessible for representing this historically layered Mediterranean nation.
Common Uses
- • Representing Cyprus and Mediterranean culture
- • Discussing travel to the Mediterranean island
- • Celebrating Cypriot heritage and history
- • Acknowledging the island's pursuit of peace
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Did You Know?
Cyprus's flag is unique in being the only flag in the world that features an orange silhouette of its actual island shape, making it instantly identifiable and symbolically meaningful.
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Platform Shortcodes
:cyprus: :flag-cy: :cyprus: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇾 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇾 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1FE |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFE |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1FE |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFE |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FE} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FE} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qda |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%BE |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBE |
๐จ๐พ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | เฆชเฆคเฆพเฆเฆพ: เฆธเฆพเฆเฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆธ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | ๆ: ๅกๆตฆ่ทฏๆฏ |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ๆๅญ๏ผ่ณฝๆฎๅๆฏ |
| Danish | Cypern |
| Dutch | vlag: Cyprus |
| English | flag: Cyprus |
| English (UK) | flag: Cyprus |
| Estonian | lipp: Kรผpros |
| Finnish | lippu: Kypros |
| French | drapeauโฏ: Chypre |
| German | Flagge: Zypern |
| Hindi | เคเคเคกเคพ: เคธเคพเคเคชเฅเคฐเคธ |
| Hungarian | zรกszlรณ: Ciprus |
| Italian | bandiera: Cipro |
| Japanese | ๆ: ใญใใญใน |
| Korean | ๊น๋ฐ: ํคํ๋ก์ค |
| Lithuanian | vฤliava: Kipras |
| Malay | bendera: Cyprus |
| Norwegian | flagg: Kypros |
| Polish | flaga: Cypr |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Chipre |
| Russian | ัะปะฐะณ: ะะธะฟั |
| Spanish | Bandera: Chipre |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Chipre |
| Swedish | flagga: Cypern |
| Thai | เธเธ: เนเธเธเธฃเธฑเธช |
| Ukrainian | ะฟัะฐะฟะพั: ะัะฟั |
| Vietnamese | cแป: Sรญp |