Meaning
New Caledonia's flag is a French overseas collectivity flag divided into four vertical stripes of blue, white, red, and green, reflecting its blend of French colonial heritage and Melanesian identity. The flag represents New Caledonia's unique cultural position in the South Pacific, balancing French influences with indigenous Kanak traditions. It's a relatively recent adoption in the visual representation of Pacific island identity.
People use this flag when discussing New Caledonia, a South Pacific territory known for its beaches, diverse culture, and complex political status. It appears in travel posts about this picturesque destination and in conversations about Pacific islands. You'll spot it in diaspora communities and among people interested in French overseas territories.
The flag is also used when referencing New Caledonian sports teams or cultural events. It serves as a bridge between French and Pacific identities, making it meaningful for those highlighting the region's multicultural heritage.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag gives digital representation to a culturally rich Pacific territory with a population of around 300,000.
Common Uses
- • Representing New Caledonia in travel discussions
- • Celebrating Pacific island culture
- • Supporting New Caledonian sports or events
- • Discussing New Caledonian heritage
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
New Caledonia has one of the world's largest nickel reserves, which has made it strategically and economically important to France in the South Pacific region.
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Platform Shortcodes
:new_caledonia: :flag-nc: :new_caledonia: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇳🇨 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇳🇨 |
| CSS | \1F1F3\1F1E8 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDE8 |
| Python | \U0001F1F3\U0001F1E8 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDE8 |
| Perl | \x{1F1F3}\x{1F1E8} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1F3}\x{1F1E8} |
| Punycode | xn--2qcz-2qco |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%A8 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB3 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 |
🇳🇨 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: নিউ ক্যালেডোনিয়া |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 新喀里多尼亚 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:新喀里多尼亞 |
| Danish | Ny Kaledonien |
| Dutch | vlag: Nieuw-Caledonië |
| English | flag: New Caledonia |
| English (UK) | flag: New Caledonia |
| Estonian | lipp: Uus-Kaledoonia |
| Finnish | lippu: Uusi-Kaledonia |
| French | drapeau : Nouvelle-Calédonie |
| German | Flagge: Neukaledonien |
| Hindi | झंडा: न्यू कैलेडोनिया |
| Hungarian | zászló: Új-Kaledónia |
| Italian | bandiera: Nuova Caledonia |
| Japanese | 旗: ニューカレドニア |
| Korean | 깃발: 뉴칼레도니아 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Naujoji Kaledonija |
| Malay | bendera: New Caledonia |
| Norwegian | flagg: Ny-Caledonia |
| Polish | flaga: Nowa Kaledonia |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Nova Caledônia |
| Russian | флаг: Новая Каледония |
| Spanish | Bandera: Nueva Caledonia |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Nueva Caledonia |
| Swedish | flagga: Nya Kaledonien |
| Thai | ธง: นิวแคลิโดเนีย |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Нова Каледонія |
| Vietnamese | cờ: New Caledonia |