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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland flag emoji
The Scotland flag emoji ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ shows the blue and white Saltire. Tap the big emoji above to copy it and paste it into a message or post.
How the Scotland flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Scotland flag emoji means
The Scotland flag emoji shows the Saltire, a white diagonal cross on a blue field, for Saint Andrew. It is used for football, rugby, golf and Scottish heritage. St Andrew's Day is 30 November, Burns Night is 25 January, and Tartan Day, 6 April, recalls the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath. Scotland is a subdivision flag, so it works differently from country flags.
How to type the Scotland flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for โScotlandโ. Gboard on Android works the same way. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the name. On Windows, press Win + . and search, but expect a plain black flag. Scotland is not a regular country flag made of two letters. It is a tag sequence: a black flag emoji followed by invisible tag characters that spell gbsct. Apple, Google and X show the Saltire, while Windows and many older apps do not.
Popular combinations
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโฝ โ Scotland's football team, the Tartan Army
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฅ โ Scotch whisky
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโณ โ Golf at St Andrews
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฐ โ Castles and the Highlands
Scotland flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0073 U+E0063 U+E0074 U+E007F |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
| CSS | \1F3F4\E0067\E0062\E0073\E0063\E0074\E007F |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f |
| Python | \U0001F3F4\U000E0067\U000E0062\U000E0073\U000E0063\U000E0074\U000E007F |
| Shortcode | :flag_gb_sct: |
| Emoji version | Emoji 5.0 (2017) |
Scotland flag emoji FAQ
Is there a UK flag emoji?
Yes, ๐ฌ๐ง is the Union Jack. Scotland's is a separate emoji.
Why does it show a plain black flag?
Your platform does not support subdivision flags. Windows shows a black flag, for example.
What is the Scottish national flag?
It is the Saltire, also called St Andrew's Cross: a white diagonal cross on a blue field. The Saltire, not the Royal Standard, is the correct flag for private individuals and companies to fly. The emoji for it is ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ.
What shade of blue is the Scottish flag?
The blue has varied from sky blue to navy over the years. In 2003 a committee of the Scottish Parliament recommended Pantone 300, which is #005EB8 as a web color, and recent Saltires have largely followed it. Emoji sets may still draw a slightly lighter or darker blue.
What emojis represent Scotland?
The main one is ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, the Saltire subdivision flag, built from a black flag followed by invisible tag letters spelling gbsct. People often pair it with โฝ for football, ๐ for rugby or โณ for golf. If your device only shows a plain black flag, it does not support subdivision flags, so try pasting it into a phone app.
Where does the Scottish flag come from?
Legend ties the Saltire to the Battle of Athelstaneford in 832. A heraldic flag with a white saltire on blue is first recorded in Sir David Lyndsay's armorial of about 1542, and a white St Andrew's Cross was used as a sign by Scottish soldiers in 1385.