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Flag: Ireland 🇮🇪

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1EE U+1F1EA
Shortcode :flag_ie:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

The Irish flag features three vertical stripes of green, white, and orange. The green represents the majority Catholic population, white symbolizes peace between communities, and orange honors the Protestant tradition. This tricolor design was adopted during Ireland's independence movement and has become one of the most recognizable flags in the world.

You'll see this flag used to express Irish pride, celebrate St. Patrick's Day, or show support for Irish sports teams and cultural events. It's commonly posted during major tournaments like the Rugby World Cup or football championships, and appears frequently in messages from people of Irish descent celebrating their heritage.

On social media, the flag often accompanies Irish music, traditional dance, or references to Irish culture and history. It's also used geographically to indicate Irish locations or when discussing Irish politics, news, and current events.

The flag's design has remained consistent across platforms, making it one of the most universally recognized country flags. Interestingly, the green-white-orange arrangement was influenced by the French tricolor, reflecting Ireland's admiration for French revolutionary ideals during its own independence struggle.

Common Uses

  • Celebrating Irish heritage and culture
  • Supporting Irish sports teams
  • Marking St. Patrick's Day festivities
  • Indicating Irish location or context

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

The Irish flag's white stripe was specifically designed to represent peace between the green (Catholic) and orange (Protestant) communities—a symbol of unity that remains central to Irish identity.

Keywords

IE flag

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :ireland:
Slack :flag-ie:
Discord :ireland:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1EE\1F1EA
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDEE\uD83C\uDDEA
Python
\U0001F1EE\U0001F1EA
Java
\uD83C\uDDEE\uD83C\uDDEA
Perl
\x{1F1EE}\x{1F1EA}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1EE}\x{1F1EA}
Punycode
xn--2qcu-2qcq
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%AA
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAE 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAA

🇮🇪 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: আয়ারল্যান্ড
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 爱尔兰
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:愛爾蘭
Danish Irland
Dutch vlag: Ierland
English flag: Ireland
English (UK) flag: Ireland
Estonian lipp: Iirimaa
Finnish lippu: Irlanti
French drapeau : Irlande
German Flagge: Irland
Hindi झंडा: आयरलैंड
Hungarian zászló: Írország
Italian bandiera: Irlanda
Japanese 旗: アイルランド
Korean 깃발: 아일랜드
Lithuanian vėliava: Airija
Malay bendera: Ireland
Norwegian flagg: Irland
Polish flaga: Irlandia
Portuguese bandeira: Irlanda
Russian флаг: Ирландия
Spanish Bandera: Irlanda
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Irlanda
Swedish flagga: Irland
Thai ธง: ไอร์แลนด์
Ukrainian прапор: Ірландія
Vietnamese cờ: Ireland