Meaning
The flag of Madagascar features three horizontal stripes in red, white, and green, with a vertical white band on the hoist side. The red and white are derived from the historical colors of the Merina Kingdom, while green represents the coastal regions and vegetation of the island nation.
You'll see this flag used when discussing Madagascar's geography, culture, wildlife, or politics. People use it to represent the island's unique biodiversity—home to lemurs and baobab trees found nowhere else on Earth—or when sharing travel plans, food, or music from the nation. It's common in posts celebrating Malagasy heritage or discussing the country's history.
On social media, the flag often appears in travel hashtags, nature documentaries, or conversations about conservation. It's sometimes paired with wildlife or tropical imagery to evoke the island's distinctive character.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag emoji allows digital representation of one of the world's most biodiverse nations in messaging and online platforms.
Common Uses
- • Discussing travel to Madagascar
- • Celebrating Malagasy culture and heritage
- • Sharing wildlife or nature content
- • Referencing the island's unique ecosystem
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Madagascar is home to over 90% of the world's lemur species, and the flag's green stripe specifically represents the island's rainforests and coastal regions.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:madagascar: :flag-mg: :madagascar: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇲🇬 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇲🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1F2\1F1EC |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDF2\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Python | \U0001F1F2\U0001F1EC |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDF2\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Perl | \x{1F1F2}\x{1F1EC} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1F2}\x{1F1EC} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcy-2qcs |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%B2%F0%9F%87%AC |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB2 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC |
🇲🇬 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: মাদাগাস্কার |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 马达加斯加 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:馬達加斯加 |
| Danish | Madagaskar |
| Dutch | vlag: Madagaskar |
| English | flag: Madagascar |
| English (UK) | flag: Madagascar |
| Estonian | lipp: Madagaskar |
| Finnish | lippu: Madagaskar |
| French | drapeau : Madagascar |
| German | Flagge: Madagaskar |
| Hindi | झंडा: मेडागास्कर |
| Hungarian | zászló: Madagaszkár |
| Italian | bandiera: Madagascar |
| Japanese | 旗: マダガスカル |
| Korean | 깃발: 마다가스카르 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Madagaskaras |
| Malay | bendera: Madagaskar |
| Norwegian | flagg: Madagaskar |
| Polish | flaga: Madagaskar |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Madagascar |
| Russian | флаг: Мадагаскар |
| Spanish | Bandera: Madagascar |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Madagascar |
| Swedish | flagga: Madagaskar |
| Thai | ธง: มาดากัสการ์ |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Мадагаскар |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Madagascar |