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Flag: Singapore 🇸🇬

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1F8 U+1F1EC
Shortcode :flag_sg:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

The flag of Singapore features a white crescent moon and five white stars arranged in an arc on a red field, with a white horizontal stripe at the bottom. The red represents universal brotherhood and equality, while the crescent and stars symbolize a young nation on the rise and the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality.

You'll see this flag used by Singaporeans to express national pride, especially around National Day (August 9th) or when discussing Singapore-related news and events. It's commonly posted on social media during sporting competitions, cultural celebrations, or when Singaporeans want to represent their country online. The flag also appears in travel content, business discussions about Singapore, or when connecting with other Singaporeans abroad.

Beyond patriotic contexts, the flag serves as a geographical identifier in messaging—someone might use it to indicate they're from Singapore, planning a trip there, or highlighting Singaporean businesses and culture. In multicultural online spaces, it's a quick way to signal national identity or location.

This flag was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, making it available across all major platforms for representing this vibrant Southeast Asian nation.

Common Uses

  • Showing national pride on Singapore's National Day
  • Identifying yourself as Singaporean in online profiles
  • Marking Singapore-related news and events
  • Representing Singapore in travel or business discussions

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Singapore's flag is one of the few national flags featuring a crescent moon, a symbol often associated with Islamic nations, reflecting Singapore's multicultural and multi-religious identity.

Keywords

SG flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :singapore:
Slack :flag-sg:
Discord :singapore:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1F8\1F1EC
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDF8\uD83C\uDDEC
Python
\U0001F1F8\U0001F1EC
Java
\uD83C\uDDF8\uD83C\uDDEC
Perl
\x{1F1F8}\x{1F1EC}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1F8}\x{1F1EC}
Punycode
xn--2qd4-2qcs
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%B8%F0%9F%87%AC
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC

🇸🇬 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: সিঙ্গাপুর
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 新加坡
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:新加坡
Danish Singapore
Dutch vlag: Singapore
English flag: Singapore
English (UK) flag: Singapore
Estonian lipp: Singapur
Finnish lippu: Singapore
French drapeau : Singapour
German Flagge: Singapur
Hindi झंडा: सिंगापुर
Hungarian zászló: Szingapúr
Italian bandiera: Singapore
Japanese 旗: シンガポール
Korean 깃발: 싱가포르
Lithuanian vėliava: Singapūras
Malay bendera: Singapura
Norwegian flagg: Singapore
Polish flaga: Singapur
Portuguese bandeira: Singapura
Russian флаг: Сингапур
Spanish Bandera: Singapur
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Singapur
Swedish flagga: Singapore
Thai ธง: สิงคโปร์
Ukrainian прапор: Сінгапур
Vietnamese cờ: Singapore