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Flag: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 🇬🇸

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

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

Meaning

This flag represents South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean, roughly midway between Africa and Antarctica. The flag features the Union Jack in the upper left corner, representing British sovereignty, with the territorial coat of arms prominently displayed on a blue background. The coat of arms includes a shield with a lion and reindeer, reflecting the territory's wildlife and British heritage.

You're unlikely to encounter this flag in casual messaging, as these islands are sparsely populated and primarily known to geography enthusiasts, polar explorers, and researchers. It appears occasionally in discussions about extreme travel destinations, wildlife conservation, or British territorial claims—particularly in the context of the Falkland Islands dispute. The islands are famous as the site of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition and penguin colonies.

This is one of the most niche country flags available in emoji form, making it prized by geography buffs and collectors. It's rarely used casually unless someone is genuinely discussing the territory, planning a scientific expedition, or engaging in detailed geographic conversations. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag exemplifies how emoji representation extends even to the world's most remote inhabited regions.

Common Uses

  • Discussing polar exploration or Antarctic research
  • Marking extreme travel destinations
  • Geography or map collecting

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are home to one of the world's largest penguin populations, with millions of penguins making the territory a critical ecosystem—far more residents than the handful of humans stationed there.

Keywords

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :south_georgia_south_sandwich_islands:
Slack :flag-gs:
Discord :south_georgia_south_sandwich_islands:

Developer Codes

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

🇬🇸 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: দক্ষিণ জর্জিয়া ও দক্ষিণ স্যান্ডউইচ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:南喬治亞與南三明治群島
Danish South Georgia og De Sydlige Sandwichøer
Dutch vlag: Zuid-Georgia en Zuidelijke Sandwicheilanden
English flag: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
English (UK) flag: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Estonian lipp: Lõuna-Georgia ja Lõuna-Sandwichi saared
Finnish lippu: Etelä-Georgia ja Eteläiset Sandwichinsaaret
French drapeau : Géorgie du Sud-et-les Îles Sandwich du Sud
German Flagge: Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln
Hindi झंडा: दक्षिण जॉर्जिया और दक्षिण सैंडविच द्वीपसमूह
Hungarian zászló: Déli-Georgia és Déli-Sandwich-szigetek
Italian bandiera: Georgia del Sud e Sandwich Australi
Japanese 旗: サウスジョージア・サウスサンドウィッチ諸島
Korean 깃발: 사우스조지아 사우스샌드위치 제도
Lithuanian vėliava: Pietų Džordžija ir Pietų Sandvičo salos
Malay bendera: Kepulauan Georgia Selatan & Sandwich Selatan
Norwegian flagg: Sør-Georgia og Sør-Sandwichøyene
Polish flaga: Georgia Południowa i Sandwich Południowy
Portuguese bandeira: Ilhas Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul
Russian флаг: Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы о-ва
Spanish Bandera: Islas Georgia del Sur y Sandwich del Sur
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Islas Georgia del Sur y Sandwich del Sur
Swedish flagga: Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna
Thai ธง: เกาะเซาท์จอร์เจียและหมู่เกาะเซาท์แซนด์วิช
Ukrainian прапор: Південна Джорджія та Південні Сандвічеві Острови
Vietnamese cờ: Nam Georgia & Quần đảo Nam Sandwich