Meaning
This emoji depicts a golf flag positioned in a hole on the green, typically shown with a red, white, or striped flag on a thin pole emerging from a circular hole. The flag is slightly tilted, and the hole is represented as a small circle or cup on the ground, capturing the iconic final moment of a golf hole. The minimalist design emphasizes the flag's prominence while the hole grounds it visually.
Golfers and enthusiasts use this emoji when playing golf, discussing the sport, or celebrating a good round. It appears in posts about tee times, course recommendations, or celebrating birdies and eagles. Beyond the fairway, it represents completing goals or "reaching the hole"—finishing what you started. The visual metaphor of reaching a final destination makes it useful for any accomplishment or milestone.
In casual conversation, people use it to suggest a golf outing, reference a fun day on the course, or celebrate leisurely weekend plans. It's particularly popular among older demographics and those in golf-loving communities. The emoji feels quintessentially associated with relaxation, precision, and the calm focus that golf requires.
One of the oldest sport emoji in the set, the flag in hole was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and included in Emoji 0.6, predating many newer sports symbols. Design variations across platforms are subtle, though Apple's rendition tends to emphasize the flag more prominently than Android versions.
Common Uses
- • Sharing golf course photos and tee time plans
- • Celebrating a great shot or hole-in-one
- • Suggesting a golf outing with friends
- • Referencing completing a goal or reaching the finish
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Did You Know?
The flag in hole emoji is one of the earliest sport emoji ever created, approved way back in 2010, and its design has remained remarkably consistent across all major platforms for over a decade.
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Platform Shortcodes
:golf: :golf: :golf: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ⛳ |
| HTML (hex) | ⛳ |
| CSS | \26F3 |
| JavaScript | \u26F3 |
| Python | \U000026F3 |
| Java | \u26F3 |
| Perl | \x{26F3} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{26F3} |
| Punycode | xn--7oz |
| URL Encoded | %E2%9B%B3 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x9B 0xB3 |
⛳️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | গর্তের মধ্যে পতাকা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 高尔夫球洞 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 高爾夫 |
| Danish | golfhul med flag |
| Dutch | vlag in hole |
| English | flag in hole |
| English (UK) | flag in hole |
| Estonian | golfilipp |
| Finnish | lippu reiän päällä |
| French | drapeau de golf |
| German | Golffahne |
| Hindi | छेद में झंडा |
| Hungarian | zászló a lyuknál |
| Italian | bandiera in buca |
| Japanese | ゴルフ |
| Korean | 골프 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava skylutėje |
| Malay | bendera dalam lubang |
| Norwegian | golfflagg |
| Polish | flaga w dołku |
| Portuguese | bandeira no buraco |
| Russian | гольф |
| Spanish | banderín en hoyo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | banderín en hoyo |
| Swedish | flagga i hål |
| Thai | ธงในหลุม |
| Ukrainian | лунка для гольфу з прапорцем |
| Vietnamese | cờ trong lỗ |