Meaning
Tunisia's flag is instantly recognizable with its bold red field and a central white circle containing a red crescent and five-pointed star. The red represents the blood shed for independence, while white symbolizes peace and purity. The crescent and star, centered within the circle, reflect Tunisia's Islamic heritage and cultural identity, creating a clean, powerful composition.
The flag represents Tunisia across the Mediterranean and throughout the globe in political, cultural, and sporting contexts. People use it to show Tunisian pride during international events, celebrate independence on March 20th, or discuss North African politics and culture. It's common on social media when highlighting Tunisian cinema, music, or sporting achievements, and among diaspora communities connecting with their heritage.
Tunisia holds special significance as a founding member of the Arab League and plays an important role in Mediterranean geopolitics. The flag's design has remained consistent since independence in 1956, making it a stable symbol of national continuity. Its striking simplicity makes it instantly recognizable and easy to reproduce across digital platforms.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, this flag provides digital representation for discussions about Tunisian affairs, from politics to culture, connecting Tunisians worldwide through a shared visual symbol that honors both Islamic tradition and modern statehood.
Common Uses
- • Celebrating Tunisian independence and national pride
- • Representing North Africa in cultural discussions
- • Supporting Tunisian athletes and artists
- • Identifying Tunisian heritage in social profiles
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Did You Know?
Tunisia's flag design influenced several other flags in the region and remains one of the most recognizable flags in North Africa, with its crescent and star design echoing the broader Islamic world's visual identity.
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Platform Shortcodes
:tunisia: :flag-tn: :tunisia: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇹🇳 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇹🇳 |
| CSS | \1F1F9\1F1F3 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDF9\uD83C\uDDF3 |
| Python | \U0001F1F9\U0001F1F3 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDF9\uD83C\uDDF3 |
| Perl | \x{1F1F9}\x{1F1F3} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1F9}\x{1F1F3} |
| Punycode | xn--2qd5-2qcz |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%B9%F0%9F%87%B3 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB9 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB3 |
🇹🇳 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: তিউনিসিয়া |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 突尼斯 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:突尼西亞 |
| Danish | Tunesien |
| Dutch | vlag: Tunesië |
| English | flag: Tunisia |
| English (UK) | flag: Tunisia |
| Estonian | lipp: Tuneesia |
| Finnish | lippu: Tunisia |
| French | drapeau : Tunisie |
| German | Flagge: Tunesien |
| Hindi | झंडा: ट्यूनीशिया |
| Hungarian | zászló: Tunézia |
| Italian | bandiera: Tunisia |
| Japanese | 旗: チュニジア |
| Korean | 깃발: 튀니지 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Tunisas |
| Malay | bendera: Tunisia |
| Norwegian | flagg: Tunisia |
| Polish | flaga: Tunezja |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Tunísia |
| Russian | флаг: Тунис |
| Spanish | Bandera: Túnez |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Túnez |
| Swedish | flagga: Tunisien |
| Thai | ธง: ตูนิเซีย |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Туніс |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Tunisia |