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πΈπ³ Senegal flag emoji
The Senegal flag emoji πΈπ³ shows the national flag of Senegal. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Senegal flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters SN instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Senegal flag emoji means
The Senegal flag emoji shows vertical green, yellow and red stripes with a green star in the middle. People use it for Dakar, the national football team, which won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021, and Independence Day on 4 April, marking 1960. The emoji is also common among Senegalese diaspora.
How to type the Senegal flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Senegal" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . and search. Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the two letters SN instead of a flag; copy and paste the emoji into an app or site that supports flags. The flag is a pair of regional indicator letters S and N, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- πΈπ³β½ for the Lions of Teranga
- πΈπ³π for West Africa
- πΈπ³π₯ for Senegalese music
- πΈπ³ποΈ for Dakar and Saly beaches
Senegal flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F8 U+1F1F3 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇸🇳 |
| CSS | \1F1F8\1F1F3 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 |
| Python | \U0001F1F8\U0001F1F3 |
| Shortcode | :flag_sn: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter S + regional indicator symbol letter N |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Senegal flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Senegal flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters SN instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Senegal flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show country flags as letters in most apps. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into a phone, Mac or web app that draws its own flag images, such as Discord or Slack.
How do I tell Senegal and Mali apart?
Mali π²π± has the same stripes without a star. Senegal has a green star in the yellow stripe.
Is Senegal's flag like Cameroon's?
Yes. Cameroon π¨π² has a yellow star on the red stripe. Senegal has a green star on the yellow stripe.
What is πΈπ³?
πΈπ³ is the flag of Senegal: three vertical bands of green, yellow and red with a green five-pointed star in the center. It was adopted in 1960 when the country became independent, replacing the Mali Federation flag, which had a stylized figure called a kanaga in the middle.
What does the star on the Senegal flag mean?
The star's five points are said to recall the human figure on the former Mali Federation flag, or a Serer symbol of the universe called Yooniir. Green, yellow and red are also the Pan-African colors, used on Senegal's flag as a sign of unity among African countries.
What do the colors of the Senegal flag mean?
Green, yellow and red are the Pan-African colors. The government describes yellow as wealth from work and red as the blood, life and sacrifice of the nation. Historically they also stand for the three parties that merged into the Senegalese Progressist Union.