Meaning
Papua New Guinea's flag is visually striking, divided diagonally from the upper left to lower right, with a black upper half and red lower half separated by a gold stripe. The upper half features a stylized yellow bird of paradise, while the lower half displays a white Southern Cross constellation. These elements powerfully represent the nation's unique wildlife and geographical position in the South Pacific.
The flag is used to celebrate Papua New Guinean identity, culture, and achievements. People deploy it when discussing the nation's biodiversity, indigenous cultures, or when sharing travel experiences in this incredibly biodiverse region. It's also seen in posts celebrating national pride and sporting events featuring PNG athletes.
On social media, it accompanies content about the country's natural resources, tribal cultures, and wildlife documentaries. The bird of paradise specifically resonates with those interested in ornithology and conservation efforts in the region.
Papua New Guinea's flag was included in Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, bringing recognition to this Pacific island nation known for its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity.
Common Uses
- • Celebrating Papua New Guinean heritage
- • Sharing wildlife and nature content
- • Supporting PNG athletes and sports teams
- • Discussing indigenous Pacific cultures
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Papua New Guinea is home to the bird of paradise, one of the world's most visually spectacular bird species, and the country's flag features this iconic national symbol prominently.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:papua_new_guinea: :flag-pg: :papua_new_guinea: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇵🇬 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇵🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1F5\1F1EC |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDF5\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Python | \U0001F1F5\U0001F1EC |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDF5\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Perl | \x{1F1F5}\x{1F1EC} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1F5}\x{1F1EC} |
| Punycode | xn--2qd1-2qcs |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%AC |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB5 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC |
🇵🇬 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: পাপুয়া নিউ গিনি |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 巴布亚新几内亚 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:巴布亞紐幾內亞 |
| Danish | Papua Ny Guinea |
| Dutch | vlag: Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| English | flag: Papua New Guinea |
| English (UK) | flag: Papua New Guinea |
| Estonian | lipp: Paapua Uus-Guinea |
| Finnish | lippu: Papua-Uusi-Guinea |
| French | drapeau : Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
| German | Flagge: Papua-Neuguinea |
| Hindi | झंडा: पापुआ न्यू गिनी |
| Hungarian | zászló: Pápua Új-Guinea |
| Italian | bandiera: Papua Nuova Guinea |
| Japanese | 旗: パプアニューギニア |
| Korean | 깃발: 파푸아뉴기니 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Papua Naujoji Gvinėja |
| Malay | bendera: Papua New Guinea |
| Norwegian | flagg: Papua Ny-Guinea |
| Polish | flaga: Papua-Nowa Gwinea |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Papua-Nova Guiné |
| Russian | флаг: Папуа — Новая Гвинея |
| Spanish | Bandera: Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| Swedish | flagga: Papua Nya Guinea |
| Thai | ธง: ปาปัวนิวกินี |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Папуа-Нова Гвінея |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Papua New Guinea |