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Flag: Somalia 🇸🇴

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1F8 U+1F1F4
Shortcode :flag_so:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

The flag of Somalia features a single white five-pointed star centered on a bright sky-blue background. The star is perfectly positioned in the middle, creating a clean and striking design that's instantly recognizable. This flag represents the East African nation of Somalia, located on the Horn of Africa.

People use this flag to express pride in Somali heritage, discuss news or events related to Somalia, or show solidarity with Somali communities worldwide. You'll see it in social media posts celebrating Somali culture, in conversations about East African geography, or when someone wants to identify their nationality or ancestry. It's also used in travel discussions, sports contexts when Somali athletes compete, and in diaspora communities reconnecting with their homeland.

The blue background is historically significant, representing the sky and Somalia's coastal geography along the Indian Ocean. The white star has deep meaning in Somali identity and symbolism. Like many country flags, the appearance may vary slightly across different platforms and devices, though the core colors and star remain consistent.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2 in 2015, this flag is now standard across all modern devices and platforms.

Common Uses

  • Showing Somali pride or heritage
  • Discussing East African news or geography
  • Identifying yourself in social media bios
  • Supporting Somali athletes or cultural events

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Somalia's flag is one of the simplest national flags in the world, featuring just two colors and one geometric shape—the white star has become an iconic symbol of Somali national identity.

Keywords

SO flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :somalia:
Slack :flag-so:
Discord :somalia:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
🇸🇴
HTML (hex)
🇸🇴
CSS
\1F1F8\1F1F4
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDF8\uD83C\uDDF4
Python
\U0001F1F8\U0001F1F4
Java
\uD83C\uDDF8\uD83C\uDDF4
Perl
\x{1F1F8}\x{1F1F4}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1F8}\x{1F1F4}
Punycode
xn--2qd4-2qd0
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%B8%F0%9F%87%B4
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB4

🇸🇴 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: সোমালিয়া
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 索马里
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:索馬利亞
Danish Somalia
Dutch vlag: Somalië
English flag: Somalia
English (UK) flag: Somalia
Estonian lipp: Somaalia
Finnish lippu: Somalia
French drapeau : Somalie
German Flagge: Somalia
Hindi झंडा: सोमालिया
Hungarian zászló: Szomália
Italian bandiera: Somalia
Japanese 旗: ソマリア
Korean 깃발: 소말리아
Lithuanian vėliava: Somalis
Malay bendera: Somalia
Norwegian flagg: Somalia
Polish flaga: Somalia
Portuguese bandeira: Somália
Russian флаг: Сомали
Spanish Bandera: Somalia
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Somalia
Swedish flagga: Somalia
Thai ธง: โซมาเลีย
Ukrainian прапор: Сомалі
Vietnamese cờ: Somalia