Meaning
Kosovo's flag displays a striking blue background with a golden map of the country centered in the upper portion. Below the map sits a row of six white starsโeach star representing one of Kosovo's six major ethnic or regional communities. The gold map stands out vividly against the blue field, creating a bold, modern design that emphasizes the nation's geography and inclusive symbolism.
This flag represents Kosovo, a country in the Balkans that declared independence in 2008. People use it to show national pride, support for Kosovo in international affairs, or to discuss Balkan politics and regional issues. It's prevalent in sports contexts, particularly during football (soccer) matches and international sporting events where Kosovo competes.
The flag also appears frequently in diaspora communities, especially among Kosovars living in Western Europe, Germany, Switzerland, and North America. Many use it alongside cultural symbols or in conversations about Balkan heritage and contemporary politics.
As a relatively recent addition to world flags, Kosovo's flag reflects the nation's modern establishment. It was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, making it one of the newer country flags in the emoji set. The six stars represent unity across Kosovo's diverse communities.
Common Uses
- • Showing Kosovar national pride
- • Discussing Balkan politics and regional news
- • Supporting Kosovo in international sports
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Kosovo's flag was specifically designed to promote unity and inclusivity, with the six white stars intentionally representing the country's diverse communities rather than a specific number of regions.
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Platform Shortcodes
:kosovo: :flag-xk: :kosovo: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇽🇰 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇽🇰 |
| CSS | \1F1FD\1F1F0 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDFD\uD83C\uDDF0 |
| Python | \U0001F1FD\U0001F1F0 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDFD\uD83C\uDDF0 |
| Perl | \x{1F1FD}\x{1F1F0} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1FD}\x{1F1F0} |
| Punycode | xn--2qd9-2qcw |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%BD%F0%9F%87%B0 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBD 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB0 |
๐ฝ๐ฐ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | เฆชเฆคเฆพเฆเฆพ: เฆเฆธเงเฆญเง |
| Chinese (Simplified) | ๆ: ็ง็ดขๆฒ |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ๆๅญ๏ผ็ง็ดขๆฒ |
| Danish | Kosovo |
| Dutch | vlag: Kosovo |
| English | flag: Kosovo |
| English (UK) | flag: Kosovo |
| Estonian | lipp: Kosovo |
| Finnish | lippu: Kosovo |
| French | drapeauโฏ: Kosovo |
| German | Flagge: Kosovo |
| Hindi | เคเคเคกเคพ: เคเฅเคธเฅเคตเฅ |
| Hungarian | zรกszlรณ: Koszovรณ |
| Italian | bandiera: Kosovo |
| Japanese | ๆ: ใณใฝใ |
| Korean | ๊น๋ฐ: ์ฝ์๋ณด |
| Lithuanian | vฤliava: Kosovas |
| Malay | bendera: Kosovo |
| Norwegian | flagg: Kosovo |
| Polish | flaga: Kosowo |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Kosovo |
| Russian | ัะปะฐะณ: ะะพัะพะฒะพ |
| Spanish | Bandera: Kosovo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Kosovo |
| Swedish | flagga: Kosovo |
| Thai | เธเธ: เนเธเนเธเนเธง |
| Ukrainian | ะฟัะฐะฟะพั: ะะพัะพะฒะพ |
| Vietnamese | cแป: Kosovo |