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Flag: Nigeria 🇳🇬

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1F3 U+1F1EC
Shortcode :flag_ng:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

Nigeria's flag features three vertical stripes of green, white, and green, with the white stripe in the center symbolizing peace and unity between the nation's diverse regions. The green represents the land's natural wealth and agricultural heritage. Adopted in 1960 at independence, this tricolor design is one of Africa's most recognizable flags and has inspired similar designs across the continent.

People use this flag to celebrate Nigerian identity and pride—whether they're expressing love for their homeland, supporting Nigerian artists and musicians, or discussing Nigerian culture globally. It's extremely popular on social media when celebrating Nigerian achievements in entertainment, sports, and business. You'll see it in posts about Nigerian food, Afrobeats music, and cultural pride movements.

The flag also appears frequently in sports contexts, with passionate Nigerian fans using it to cheer on their national teams. It's become a symbol of African excellence and pride, often used in discussions about pan-African unity and progress.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, Nigeria's flag represents Africa's most populous nation and one of the continent's most influential cultural forces globally.

Common Uses

  • Celebrating Nigerian identity and pride
  • Supporting Nigerian music and entertainment
  • Cheering on Nigerian sports teams
  • Expressing love for Nigerian culture and heritage

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Nigeria's flag design has influenced multiple other African nations' flags, and Nigeria itself is Africa's largest economy and most populous country with over 220 million people.

Keywords

NG flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :nigeria:
Slack :flag-ng:
Discord :nigeria:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1F3\1F1EC
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDEC
Python
\U0001F1F3\U0001F1EC
Java
\uD83C\uDDF3\uD83C\uDDEC
Perl
\x{1F1F3}\x{1F1EC}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1F3}\x{1F1EC}
Punycode
xn--2qcz-2qcs
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%AC
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB3 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC

🇳🇬 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: নাইজেরিয়া
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 尼日利亚
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:奈及利亞
Danish Nigeria
Dutch vlag: Nigeria
English flag: Nigeria
English (UK) flag: Nigeria
Estonian lipp: Nigeeria
Finnish lippu: Nigeria
French drapeau : Nigeria
German Flagge: Nigeria
Hindi झंडा: नाइजीरिया
Hungarian zászló: Nigéria
Italian bandiera: Nigeria
Japanese 旗: ナイジェリア
Korean 깃발: 나이지리아
Lithuanian vėliava: Nigerija
Malay bendera: Nigeria
Norwegian flagg: Nigeria
Polish flaga: Nigeria
Portuguese bandeira: Nigéria
Russian флаг: Нигерия
Spanish Bandera: Nigeria
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Nigeria
Swedish flagga: Nigeria
Thai ธง: ไนจีเรีย
Ukrainian прапор: Нігерія
Vietnamese cờ: Nigeria