Meaning
Czechia's flag (officially the Czech Republic) displays a striking combination of colors: a white stripe on top, a red stripe on the bottom, with a blue triangle on the hoist side extending vertically through the middle. The bold geometric design is instantly recognizable and represents the nation's identity as a Central European country with deep historical roots.
This flag represents Czechia and is used when discussing Czech culture, travel to Prague and beyond, celebrating Czech achievements, or expressing connection to Czech heritage. It frequently appears alongside references to Czech beer, architecture, literature, music, and the nation's important role in European history and contemporary politics.
On social media, you'll see it in conversations about Central European culture, Bohemian traditions, historic cities, or during major sporting events. It's also common among Czech diaspora communities worldwide, and in discussions about the nation's recovery and development since the fall of communism in 1989.
The flag's design draws from the historical flags of Bohemia and Moravia, reflecting the region's complex history and cultural identity. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, the Czechia flag is fully supported across modern platforms, making it readily available for representing this Central European nation.
Common Uses
- • Representing Czech culture and national pride
- • Discussing travel to Czechia and Prague
- • Celebrating Czech beer, art, and traditions
- • Supporting Czech athletes or cultural achievements
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Did You Know?
Czechia produces some of the world's most celebrated beer styles, with Czech breweries dating back centuries and the nation having one of the highest per-capita beer consumption rates globally.
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Platform Shortcodes
:czech_republic: :flag-cz: :czech_republic: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇿 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇿 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1FF |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFF |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1FF |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDFF |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FF} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1FF} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qdb |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%BF |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBF |
🇨🇿 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: চেকিয়া |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 捷克 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:捷克 |
| Danish | Tjekkiet |
| Dutch | vlag: Tsjechië |
| English | flag: Czechia |
| English (UK) | flag: Czechia |
| Estonian | lipp: Tšehhi |
| Finnish | lippu: Tšekki |
| French | drapeau : Tchéquie |
| German | Flagge: Tschechien |
| Hindi | झंडा: चेकिया |
| Hungarian | zászló: Csehország |
| Italian | bandiera: Cechia |
| Japanese | 旗: チェコ |
| Korean | 깃발: 체코 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Čekija |
| Malay | bendera: Czechia |
| Norwegian | flagg: Tsjekkia |
| Polish | flaga: Czechy |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Tchéquia |
| Russian | флаг: Чехия |
| Spanish | Bandera: Chequia |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Chequia |
| Swedish | flagga: Tjeckien |
| Thai | ธง: เช็ก |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Чехія |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Séc |