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
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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.
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Platform Shortcodes
:netherlands: :flag-nl: :netherlands: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇳🇱 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇳🇱 |
| 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 |