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
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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.
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Platform Shortcodes
:somalia: :flag-so: :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 |