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๐ท๐ผ Rwanda flag emoji
The Rwanda flag emoji ๐ท๐ผ shows the national flag of Rwanda on iPhone, Android and Mac. Tap the copy button above to paste it into any message or post.
How the Rwanda flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters RW instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Rwanda flag emoji means
The emoji shows Rwanda's flag: blue, yellow and green horizontal bands with a golden sun in the upper right. It is used on Independence Day, 1 July, and on Liberation Day, 4 July, and by people sharing posts about Kigali, Rwandan coffee and gorilla trekking.
How to type the Rwanda flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Rwanda" or "flag" to find ๐ท๐ผ. 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 RW instead of a flag. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, R and W, which phones and Macs combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ท๐ผ๐ฆ โ Mountain gorillas
- ๐ท๐ผโ โ Rwandan coffee
- ๐ท๐ผ๐ด โ Tour du Rwanda
- ๐ท๐ผ๐ โ Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F7 U+1F1FC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇷🇼 |
| CSS | \1F1F7\1F1FC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfc |
| Python | \U0001F1F7\U0001F1FC |
| Shortcode | :flag_rw: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter R + regional indicator symbol letter W |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Rwanda flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Rwanda flag emoji show as RW on my PC?
Windows does not include flag graphics in its emoji font. Your device sees the two letters R and W and shows them as text. The same emoji displays as a flag on iPhone, Android, Mac and most websites.
How do I get the Rwanda flag emoji on Windows?
Copy ๐ท๐ผ 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 RW. Phones and Macs show it as a flag.
What other emojis look like the Rwanda flag?
๐ต๐ญ Philippines also has a sun and blue, but with a red band and a white triangle. ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine is only blue and yellow.
What do the colors and sun on the Rwanda flag emoji mean?
Under Rwandan law, blue represents happiness and peace, yellow economic development and green hope for prosperity. The golden sun with 24 rays stands for national unity, transparency and enlightenment. The flag was adopted on 31 December 2001. Read more on the Rwanda flag page.
Is the Rwanda flag emoji the same as Burundi's?
No. ๐ท๐ผ has horizontal blue, yellow and green stripes with a sun in the top right. Burundi ๐ง๐ฎ has a white diagonal cross dividing the flag into red and green areas, with a white disk and three red stars in the middle.
Who designed the Rwanda flag?
Rwandan artist and engineer Alphonse Kirimobenecyo designed it. The blue top half is twice the height of the yellow and green stripes beneath it, the width-to-length ratio is 2:3, and the sun sits in the upper fly-side corner, separated from its rays by a blue ring.