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π¬πΆ Equatorial Guinea flag emoji
The Equatorial Guinea flag emoji π¬πΆ shows the national flag of Equatorial Guinea on iPhone, Android and Mac. Tap the copy button above to paste it into any message or post.
How the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GQ instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji means
The emoji shows the flag of Equatorial Guinea: green, white and red stripes with a blue triangle and the national coat of arms, a silk-cotton tree. It is used on Independence Day, 12 October, which marks 1968, and for Nzalang Nacional football fans.
How to type the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Equatorial Guinea" or "flag" to find π¬πΆ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters GQ instead of a flag. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, G and Q, which phones and Macs combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- π¬πΆπ΄ β Tropical islands and rainforest
- π¬πΆβ½ β Nzalang Nacional
- π¬πΆπ’οΈ β Oil economy
- π¬πΆπ³ β The silk-cotton tree
Equatorial Guinea flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1F6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇶 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1F6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6 |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1F6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_gq: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter Q |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Equatorial Guinea flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji show as GQ on my PC?
Windows does not include flag graphics in its emoji font. Your device sees the two letters G and Q and shows them as text. The same emoji displays as a flag on iPhone, Android, Mac and most websites.
How do I get the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji on Windows?
Copy π¬πΆ from this page and paste it into an app that draws its own emoji, such as a browser version of Slack, Discord or X. In Notepad and some Windows apps it will still look like GQ. Phones and Macs show it as a flag.
What other emojis look like the Equatorial Guinea flag?
π§π¬ Bulgaria has white, green and red stripes with no triangle. Equatorial Guinea's has green on top, white in the middle and a blue triangle.
What do the colors of the Equatorial Guinea flag mean?
Green stands for the country's vegetation, white for peace and red for the blood shed for independence, while the blue triangle at the hoist represents the ocean connecting the different parts of the country. This is the interpretation given by vexillologist Whitney Smith. The emoji shows all four colours plus the coat of arms.
What is the tree on the Equatorial Guinea flag?
The central coat of arms shows a silk-cotton tree on a grey shield. According to local legend, indigenous and Spanish representatives signed their first treaty under a silk-cotton tree. Above the tree are six six-pointed stars for the five islands and the continental territory.
How do I copy the Equatorial Guinea flag emoji on iPhone?
Tap the copy button on this page and paste π¬πΆ into any iPhone app, or open the emoji keyboard, search for "Equatorial Guinea" and tap the flag. It appears as a green, white and red flag with a blue triangle. The flag was raised on independence from Spain on 12 October 1968.