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๐ช๐ฌ Egypt flag emoji
The Egypt flag emoji ๐ช๐ฌ is the standard flag for Egypt, supported on iPhone, Android, Mac and the web. Tap the big emoji above to copy it, then paste it into any message or document.
How the Egypt flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters EG instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Egypt flag emoji means
The Egypt flag emoji is a red, white and black horizontal tricolor with a golden eagle of Saladin in the center. Egyptians use it for national pride, for football, and for Mohamed Salah's matches. Key dates are Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Revolution Day on 23 July, and Armed Forces Day on 6 October. Ancient Egypt references like pyramids and pharaohs are common in posts too.
How to type the Egypt flag emoji
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โEgyptโ or โflagโ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows 10 and 11, press Win + . and search there, but Windows shows the letters EG instead of a flag, because Microsoft's emoji font has no country flags. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, E and G, which supported platforms combine into one flag. If you see the letters on another device, the app or font does not support flags.
Popular combinations
- ๐ช๐ฌโฝ โ Mohamed Salah and the Pharaohs
- ๐ช๐ฌ๐บ โ Ancient Egypt
- ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช โ Camel rides near the pyramids
- ๐ช๐ฌ๐ โ The Nile and Red Sea resorts
Egypt flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EA U+1F1EC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇪🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1EA\1F1EC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec |
| Python | \U0001F1EA\U0001F1EC |
| Shortcode | :flag_eg: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter E + regional indicator symbol letter G |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Egypt flag emoji FAQ
Where is ๐ช๐ฌ?
It is Egypt, in northeastern Africa, with Cairo as its capital.
What is the ๐บ emoji?
It is an amphora, a ceramic jar. It is not a flag, but people pair it with ๐ช๐ฌ for ancient history.
Which flags look like Egypt's?
Yemen ๐พ๐ช and Iraq ๐ฎ๐ถ use the same red, white and black bands. Egypt's has the golden eagle.
Which flag is ๐ช๐ฌ?
๐ช๐ฌ is the flag of Egypt. It has three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the golden eagle of Saladin in the white band. These are the colours of the Arab Liberation Flag, which dates back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
What emojis represent Egypt?
The main one is the flag ๐ช๐ฌ. People also add ๐บ for ancient Egypt, ๐ช for camel rides near the pyramids, ๐ for the Nile or Red Sea and โฝ for Mohamed Salah. There is no dedicated pyramid emoji, so ๐บ or ๐๏ธ is often used as a stand-in in an Egypt emoji combo.
What does the eagle on the Egypt flag mean?
The eagle is the Egyptian eagle of Saladin, and it reflects an older origin in the Egyptian vulture of ancient Egypt, which appears in hieroglyphs. The colours were given meaning in 1952: red for the blood shed against colonization, white for purity of heart and black for darkness being overcome.