Meaning
This flag represents Guadeloupe, a Caribbean archipelago and overseas region of France. The design features the flag of France—blue, white, and red vertical stripes—since Guadeloupe is an integral part of the French nation, though geographically situated in the Lesser Antilles.
You'll see this flag used by Guadeloupean people and diaspora communities to express pride in their island heritage, signal travel plans to the region, or represent their cultural identity in social media and messaging. It's commonly paired with beach, tropical, or French-themed content when discussing Caribbean vacations or cultural celebrations.
On digital platforms, the flag renders identically across most devices since it's a regional subdivision of France. The emoji was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, making it part of the comprehensive regional flag collection that lets people represent their specific geographic identity beyond just national borders.
Common Uses
- • Marking a vacation to the Caribbean
- • Expressing pride in Guadeloupean heritage
- • Identifying location in social profiles
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Guadeloupe's butterfly shape—formed by two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre—is one of the most distinctive geographic features in the Caribbean and is deeply woven into local identity.
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Platform Shortcodes
:guadeloupe: :flag-gp: :guadeloupe: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇬🇵 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇬🇵 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1F5 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDF5 |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1F5 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDF5 |
| Perl | \x{1F1EC}\x{1F1F5} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1EC}\x{1F1F5} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcs-2qd1 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%B5 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB5 |
🇬🇵 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: গুয়াদেলৌপ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 瓜德罗普 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:瓜地洛普 |
| Danish | Guadeloupe |
| Dutch | vlag: Guadeloupe |
| English | flag: Guadeloupe |
| English (UK) | flag: Guadeloupe |
| Estonian | lipp: Guadeloupe |
| Finnish | lippu: Guadeloupe |
| French | drapeau : Guadeloupe |
| German | Flagge: Guadeloupe |
| Hindi | झंडा: ग्वाडेलूप |
| Hungarian | zászló: Guadeloupe |
| Italian | bandiera: Guadalupa |
| Japanese | 旗: グアドループ |
| Korean | 깃발: 과들루프 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Gvadelupa |
| Malay | bendera: Guadeloupe |
| Norwegian | flagg: Guadeloupe |
| Polish | flaga: Gwadelupa |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Guadalupe |
| Russian | флаг: Гваделупа |
| Spanish | Bandera: Guadalupe |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Guadalupe |
| Swedish | flagga: Guadeloupe |
| Thai | ธง: กวาเดอลูป |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Гваделупа |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Guadeloupe |