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Flag: Netherlands 🇳🇱

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1F3 U+1F1F1
Shortcode :flag_nl:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

This flag features three equal horizontal stripes in red, white, and blue, from top to bottom. It's one of the oldest national flags still in use, with roots tracing back to the Dutch Golden Age. The colors have been associated with Dutch independence and national pride for centuries.

You'll see this flag used when discussing Dutch culture, travel to the Netherlands, or supporting Dutch sports teams and athletes. It's commonly posted during major events like the Olympics, World Cup, or Eurovision—especially when the Dutch are competing. People also use it to express pride in Dutch heritage, Amsterdam tourism, or simply to indicate they're chatting about the country.

The flag is particularly popular during King's Day celebrations and when sharing photos from Dutch cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, or Utrecht. In digital spaces, it's often paired with references to Dutch design, cheese, bicycles, or windmills.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag representation became standardized across platforms worldwide.

Common Uses

  • Indicating Dutch nationality or heritage
  • Supporting Netherlands in sports competitions
  • Discussing travel to or culture of the Netherlands
  • Celebrating King's Day or Dutch national events

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

The Netherlands flag design was officially standardized in 1937, but the three-color pattern dates back to the Dutch Revolt in the 16th century—making it one of the oldest continuously used flags in the world.

Keywords

NL flag

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :netherlands:
Slack :flag-nl:
Discord :netherlands:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1F3\1F1F1
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDF1
Python
\U0001F1F3\U0001F1F1
Java
\uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDF1
Perl
\x{1F1F3}\x{1F1F1}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1F3}\x{1F1F1}
Punycode
xn--2qcz-2qcx
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%B1
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB3 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB1

🇳🇱 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: নেদারল্যান্ডস
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 荷兰
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:荷蘭
Danish Nederlandene
Dutch vlag: Nederland
English flag: Netherlands
English (UK) flag: Netherlands
Estonian lipp: Holland
Finnish lippu: Alankomaat
French drapeau : Pays-Bas
German Flagge: Niederlande
Hindi झंडा: नीदरलैंड
Hungarian zászló: Hollandia
Italian bandiera: Paesi Bassi
Japanese 旗: オランダ
Korean 깃발: 네덜란드
Lithuanian vėliava: Nyderlandai
Malay bendera: Belanda
Norwegian flagg: Nederland
Polish flaga: Holandia
Portuguese bandeira: Países Baixos
Russian флаг: Нидерланды
Spanish Bandera: Países Bajos
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Países Bajos
Swedish flagga: Nederländerna
Thai ธง: เนเธอร์แลนด์
Ukrainian прапор: Нідерланди
Vietnamese cờ: Hà Lan