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π¬π Ghana flag emoji
The Ghana flag emoji π¬π is the standard flag for Ghana, 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 Ghana flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GH instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Ghana flag emoji means
The Ghana flag emoji has red, gold and green horizontal stripes with a black star in the center. It is the Pan-African colors with the Black Star of Africa. People use it for the Black Stars football team, for cocoa and kente. Independence Day on 6 March marks 1957, when Ghana became independent from British colonial rule. Republic Day is 1 July.
How to type the Ghana flag emoji
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for βGhanaβ or βflagβ. 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 GH instead of a flag, because Microsoft's emoji font has no country flags. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, G and H, 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
- π¬πβ½ β The Black Stars
- π¬ππ« β Ghana cocoa
- π¬ππ₯ β Highlife music
- π¬ππ β Independence Day, 6 March
Ghana flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1ED |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇭 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1ED |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1ED |
| Shortcode | :flag_gh: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter H |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Ghana flag emoji FAQ
What is π¬π?
It is Ghana, in West Africa, with Accra as its capital.
How is it different from Nigeria and Uganda?
Nigeria's π³π¬ is green, white and green. Uganda's πΊπ¬ has six black, yellow and red stripes with a crane.
Which flags are like Ghana's?
Bolivia π§π΄ and Ethiopia πͺπΉ use similar red, yellow and green stripes, but neither has a black star.
Who designed the flag shown in the Ghana emoji?
The Ghana flag was designed in 1957 by Theodosia Okoh, a Ghanaian artist and teacher. It was adopted on 6 March 1957, the day of independence, and replaced the Blue Ensign of the British Gold Coast. The π¬π emoji shows that same red, gold and green design with the black star.
Has the Ghana flag always looked like the π¬π emoji?
Yes, the design has stayed the same, though it was not flown continuously. It was used from independence until 1962, then reinstated in 1966 after Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The emoji shows the current red, gold and green flag with the black five-pointed star.
Which other flag emojis were influenced by Ghana's flag?
Ghana's flag was the second African flag, after Ethiopia's, to use red, gold and green. Its design influenced the flags of Guinea-Bissau (1973) and SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe (1975), and Guinea also took the colors from Ghana, so π¬πΌ, πΈπΉ and π¬π³ look related.