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Flag: Egypt 🇪🇬

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1EA U+1F1EC
Shortcode :egypt:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

The Egyptian flag displays three horizontal bands of red, white, and black, with a golden eagle emblem (the Eagle of Saladin) centered on the white stripe. The red represents the nation's struggle and sacrifice, white symbolizes peace, and black commemorates the end of oppression. This iconic design has been Egypt's official flag since 1952 and carries profound historical weight.

This flag is widely used when discussing Egypt, one of the world's most historically significant civilizations and home to iconic landmarks like the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and the Nile River. People deploy it when sharing travel experiences, discussing ancient Egyptian history, or expressing pride in Egyptian identity. It's also prevalent during international sports events, holidays, or conversations about Middle Eastern and North African culture and politics.

The eagle at the center is particularly meaningful—it represents strength and vigilance in Egyptian symbolism. The flag is a point of national pride and appears frequently during Egyptian national celebrations. Whether you're messaging about a trip down the Nile or celebrating Egyptian culture with friends, this flag adds cultural context to your conversation. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, it's become a standard way to represent this ancient nation digitally.

Common Uses

  • Celebrating Egyptian heritage and culture
  • Discussing ancient Egypt and historical sites
  • Planning trips to Egypt
  • Supporting Egyptian athletes or teams

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

The Eagle of Saladin on Egypt's flag is named after the legendary medieval sultan Saladin, and it's one of the few national flags featuring a detailed heraldic emblem rather than just geometric shapes.

Keywords

EG flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :egypt:
Slack :flag-eg:
Discord :egypt:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1EA\1F1EC
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDEA\uD83C\uDDEC
Python
\U0001F1EA\U0001F1EC
Java
\uD83C\uDDEA\uD83C\uDDEC
Perl
\x{1F1EA}\x{1F1EC}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1EA}\x{1F1EC}
Punycode
xn--2qcq-2qcs
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%AA%F0%9F%87%AC
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAA 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC

🇪🇬 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: মিশর
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 埃及
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:埃及
Danish Egypten
Dutch vlag: Egypte
English flag: Egypt
English (UK) flag: Egypt
Estonian lipp: Egiptus
Finnish lippu: Egypti
French drapeau : Égypte
German Flagge: Ägypten
Hindi झंडा: मिस्र
Hungarian zászló: Egyiptom
Italian bandiera: Egitto
Japanese 旗: エジプト
Korean 깃발: 이집트
Lithuanian vėliava: Egiptas
Malay bendera: Mesir
Norwegian flagg: Egypt
Polish flaga: Egipt
Portuguese bandeira: Egito
Russian флаг: Египет
Spanish Bandera: Egipto
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Egipto
Swedish flagga: Egypten
Thai ธง: อียิปต์
Ukrainian прапор: Єгипет
Vietnamese cờ: Ai Cập