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Flag: United Nations 🇺🇳

Added in Emoji 4 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1FA U+1F1F3
Shortcode :flag_un:
Version Emoji 4

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

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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.

Keywords

UN flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :united_nations:
Slack :flag-un:
Discord :united_nations:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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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