Meaning
The flag of Serbia features three horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue, with the Serbian coat of arms—a white crowned eagle holding a shield—centered on the white stripe. This tricolor design reflects the nation's historical and cultural identity in Southeast Europe.
You'll see this flag used to represent Serbia in casual conversations, travel discussions, and international contexts. People use it when talking about Serbian culture, cuisine, sports, or travel plans to Belgrade and beyond. It's common in social media posts celebrating Serbian heritage, especially among diaspora communities sharing pride in their homeland.
Fans often display it during sporting events, particularly football matches where Serbia competes internationally. It also appears in conversations about Balkan history, geopolitics, or when someone wants to show their connection to Serbia—whether they're from there or simply admiring the country.
The flag design was officially adopted in 2010, following Serbia's independence processes. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag has become a standard way to reference Serbia across digital platforms worldwide.
Common Uses
- • Showing Serbian national pride
- • Discussing travel to Serbia
- • Supporting Serbian sports teams
- • Celebrating Serbian culture or heritage
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Did You Know?
Serbia's white eagle on the flag is one of the oldest heraldic symbols in Europe, with roots tracing back to medieval Serbian kingdoms.
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Platform Shortcodes
:serbia: :flag-rs: :serbia: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇷🇸 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇷🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1F7\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDF7\uD83C\uDDF8 |
| Python | \U0001F1F7\U0001F1F8 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDF7\uD83C\uDDF8 |
| Perl | \x{1F1F7}\x{1F1F8} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1F7}\x{1F1F8} |
| Punycode | xn--2qd3-2qd4 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%B7%F0%9F%87%B8 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB7 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB8 |
🇷🇸 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: সার্বিয়া |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 塞尔维亚 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:塞爾維亞 |
| Danish | Serbien |
| Dutch | vlag: Servië |
| English | flag: Serbia |
| English (UK) | flag: Serbia |
| Estonian | lipp: Serbia |
| Finnish | lippu: Serbia |
| French | drapeau : Serbie |
| German | Flagge: Serbien |
| Hindi | झंडा: सर्बिया |
| Hungarian | zászló: Szerbia |
| Italian | bandiera: Serbia |
| Japanese | 旗: セルビア |
| Korean | 깃발: 세르비아 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Serbija |
| Malay | bendera: Serbia |
| Norwegian | flagg: Serbia |
| Polish | flaga: Serbia |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Sérvia |
| Russian | флаг: Сербия |
| Spanish | Bandera: Serbia |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Serbia |
| Swedish | flagga: Serbien |
| Thai | ธง: เซอร์เบีย |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Сербія |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Serbia |