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Flag: Yemen 🇾🇪

Added in Emoji 2 · Flags Country Flags

Codepoint U+1F1FE U+1F1EA
Shortcode :flag_ye:
Version Emoji 2

Meaning

Yemen's flag is a tricolor consisting of three equally-sized horizontal stripes: red on top, white in the middle, and black on the bottom. The design is clean and straightforward, with bold, solid colors that create high contrast. These colors carry historical significance in Arab nationalism—red represents courage, white represents peace and purity, and black symbolizes the struggles of the past. The flag's simplicity makes it instantly recognizable across platforms and devices.

People use this flag to represent Yemen, a Middle Eastern nation on the Arabian Peninsula. It appears in news discussions about Yemen's complex political situation, humanitarian issues, and regional affairs. Yemeni diaspora communities worldwide use it to express national identity and cultural pride.

The flag is common in sports contexts during international competitions and football matches. It also shows up in conversations about Middle Eastern geography, Arab culture, and regional politics. Given Yemen's significant media presence in global news cycles, the flag frequently accompanies discussions of current events and news stories.

Yemen's flag design reflects broader Arab nationalist symbolism shared with several other Middle Eastern nations. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, the flag maintains consistent appearance across platforms, allowing Yemeni communities globally to easily represent their nation in digital communication.

Common Uses

  • Representing Yemen in news or political discussions
  • Expressing Yemeni national identity
  • Showing support during international sports events

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Yemen's tricolor design was first adopted in 1990 following the country's reunification, making it one of the newest national flags among Middle Eastern nations.

Keywords

YE flag

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :yemen:
Slack :flag-ye:
Discord :yemen:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
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CSS
\1F1FE\1F1EA
JavaScript
\uD83C\uDDFE\uD83C\uDDEA
Python
\U0001F1FE\U0001F1EA
Java
\uD83C\uDDFE\uD83C\uDDEA
Perl
\x{1F1FE}\x{1F1EA}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F1FE}\x{1F1EA}
Punycode
xn--2qda-2qcq
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%87%BE%F0%9F%87%AA
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xBE 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAA

🇾🇪 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পতাকা: ইয়েমেন
Chinese (Simplified) 旗: 也门
Chinese (Traditional) 旗子:葉門
Danish Yemen
Dutch vlag: Jemen
English flag: Yemen
English (UK) flag: Yemen
Estonian lipp: Jeemen
Finnish lippu: Jemen
French drapeau : Yémen
German Flagge: Jemen
Hindi झंडा: यमन
Hungarian zászló: Jemen
Italian bandiera: Yemen
Japanese 旗: イエメン
Korean 깃발: 예멘
Lithuanian vėliava: Jemenas
Malay bendera: Yaman
Norwegian flagg: Jemen
Polish flaga: Jemen
Portuguese bandeira: Iêmen
Russian флаг: Йемен
Spanish Bandera: Yemen
Spanish (Mexico) Bandera: Yemen
Swedish flagga: Jemen
Thai ธง: เยเมน
Ukrainian прапор: Ємен
Vietnamese cờ: Yemen