Meaning
The United Nations flag features a pale blue background with a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing international cooperation and peace. Unlike country flags, this emoji represents a global organization rather than a nation-state, making it unique in the flag emoji collection.
People use this flag when discussing international diplomacy, global cooperation, humanitarian efforts, or UN-related news and initiatives. You'll see it in conversations about peacekeeping missions, sustainable development goals, or announcements from UN agencies. It appears frequently in news coverage of international conferences, treaty signings, and global governance discussions.
It's particularly common in academic contexts, NGO communications, and among professionals working in international development. The flag also shows up in educational content about global issues and organizations dedicated to worldwide collaboration.
The UN flag was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 4.0 in 2016, making it one of the newest additions to the country flag collection. Its inclusion acknowledges the UN's significant role in global affairs and its representation across all nations.
Common Uses
- • Discussing international diplomacy and cooperation
- • Referencing UN initiatives or announcements
- • Sharing content about global peace efforts
- • Highlighting humanitarian or development work
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The UN flag's pale blue color, called 'UN Blue,' has become synonymous with international peacekeeping operations and is worn by peacekeepers deployed worldwide.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:united_nations: :flag-un: :united_nations: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇺🇳 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇺🇳 |
| CSS | \1F1FA\1F1F3 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF3 |
| Python | \U0001F1FA\U0001F1F3 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF3 |
| Perl | \x{1F1FA}\x{1F1F3} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1FA}\x{1F1F3} |
| Punycode | xn--2qd6-2qcz |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%B3 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBA 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB3 |
🇺🇳 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: জাতিসংঘ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 联合国 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:聯合國 |
| Danish | De Forenede Nationer |
| Dutch | vlag: Verenigde Naties |
| English | flag: United Nations |
| English (UK) | flag: United Nations |
| Estonian | lipp: Ühinenud Rahvaste Organisatsioon |
| Finnish | lippu: Yhdistyneet kansakunnat |
| French | drapeau : Nations Unies |
| German | Flagge: Vereinte Nationen |
| Hindi | झंडा: संयुक्त राष्ट्र |
| Hungarian | zászló: Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezete |
| Italian | bandiera: Nazioni Unite |
| Japanese | 旗: 国際連合 |
| Korean | 깃발: 국제연합 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Jungtinės Tautos |
| Malay | bendera: Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu |
| Norwegian | flagg: FN |
| Polish | flaga: Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych |
| Portuguese | bandeira: Nações Unidas |
| Russian | флаг: Организация Объединенных Наций |
| Spanish | Bandera: Naciones Unidas |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Naciones Unidas |
| Swedish | flagga: Förenta Nationerna |
| Thai | ธง: สหประชาชาติ |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Організація Об’єднаних Націй |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Liên hợp quốc |