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Flag: Libya 🇱🇾

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1F1 U+1F1FE
Shortcode :flag_ly:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

Libya's flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, black, and green stripes, each band equal in width. The black stripe in the center is particularly notable—it's one of the few national flags to feature black as a primary color. The vibrant red and green contrast sharply with the deep black, creating a striking visual impact.

This flag appears in discussions about Libya, North African politics, or Middle Eastern current events. People use it when talking about Libyan culture, traveling to Libya, or referencing news from the region. It's also common in social media posts celebrating Libyan heritage or discussing pan-Arab solidarity, as the red, black, and green colors carry significance in Arab and African nationalism.

Libya's flag design carries historical weight—the current version was readopted in 2011 following the Libyan Civil War, though variations of this tricolor have represented the region for decades. The symbolism runs deep in North African and Arab cultural contexts.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2 in 2015, this flag emoji helps represent Libya in digital conversations across all platforms.

Common Uses

  • Discussing Libyan news or politics
  • Celebrating Libyan culture or heritage
  • Referencing North African topics

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Libya's flag is one of only a handful of national flags that features black as a dominant color, making it visually distinctive among world flags.

Keywords

LY flag

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :libya:
Slack :flag-ly:
Discord :libya:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1F1\1F1FE
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDF1\uD83C\uDDFE
Python
\U0001F1F1\U0001F1FE
Java
\uD83C\uDDF1\uD83C\uDDFE
Perl
\x{1F1F1}\x{1F1FE}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1F1}\x{1F1FE}
Punycode
xn--2qcx-2qda
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%B1%F0%9F%87%BE
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB1 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBE

🇱🇾 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: লিবিয়া
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 利比亚
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:利比亞
Danish Libyen
Dutch vlag: Libië
English flag: Libya
English (UK) flag: Libya
Estonian lipp: Liibüa
Finnish lippu: Libya
French drapeau : Libye
German Flagge: Libyen
Hindi झंडा: लीबिया
Hungarian zászló: Líbia
Italian bandiera: Libia
Japanese 旗: リビア
Korean 깃발: 리비아
Lithuanian vėliava: Libija
Malay bendera: Libya
Norwegian flagg: Libya
Polish flaga: Libia
Portuguese bandeira: Líbia
Russian флаг: Ливия
Spanish Bandera: Libia
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Libia
Swedish flagga: Libyen
Thai ธง: ลิเบีย
Ukrainian прапор: Лівія
Vietnamese cờ: Libya