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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Wales flag emoji
The Wales flag emoji ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ shows the red dragon, Y Ddraig Goch. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it anywhere that supports subdivision flags.
How the Wales 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 Wales flag emoji means
The Wales flag emoji shows Y Ddraig Goch, the red dragon, on a white and green background. It is a regional flag, not a country flag, and uses a tag sequence instead of two letters. People use it for rugby, football, St David's Day on 1 March and Cardiff travel.
How to type the Wales flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, search "Wales" or "Welsh" in the emoji search box. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . and search; the Wales flag is a subdivision emoji and Windows usually shows it as a plain black flag. It is not made of two letters like country flags. It is a black flag followed by hidden tag characters spelling GB-WLS and a cancel tag, so it works best on Apple, Google and X.
Popular combinations
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ for Welsh rugby
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ for the red dragon
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ for Welsh countryside
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟโฝ for the national football team
Wales flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
| CSS | \1F3F4\E0067\E0062\E0077\E006C\E0073\E007F |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f |
| Python | \U0001F3F4\U000E0067\U000E0062\U000E0077\U000E006C\U000E0073\U000E007F |
| Shortcode | :flag_gb_wls: |
| Emoji version | Emoji 5.0 (2017) |
Wales flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Wales flag show as a plain black flag?
Windows and some apps do not support subdivision tag sequences, so they show only the base black flag.
Is there a Wales flag emoji?
Yes. It is a tag-sequence emoji supported mainly on Apple, Google and X. On Windows it often appears as a plain black flag.
Which other flags are used in Wales?
Y Ddraig Goch is the official flag. The Cross of St David, a yellow cross on black, is also flown, especially on St David's Day.
What does the red dragon on the Wales flag mean?
In the Historia Brittonum, written around 828, a red dragon stands for the Celtic Britons and a white one for the Anglo-Saxons. The dragon became a symbol of independence, and Henry VII flew it at Bosworth in 1485. The green and white background are Tudor colours.
When did the Welsh flag become official?
The red dragon on a green and white field was officially recognised as the flag of Wales in 1959, when government use of an earlier badge-based flag with a motto was dropped. Today it flies over the Senedd in Cardiff and Welsh Government buildings.
Is the Wales flag in the Union Jack?
No. The Union Jack combines the crosses of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales is not shown because the earlier flag of Great Britain was designed when Wales was part of the Kingdom of England. The red dragon is Wales's own flag, as in the ๐ด emoji.