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πͺπ Western Sahara flag emoji
The Western Sahara flag emoji πͺπ shows a black, white and green flag with a red triangle and a red crescent and star in the middle. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Western Sahara flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters EH instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Western Sahara flag emoji means
The flag is the one used by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, proclaimed on 27 February 1976, and the emoji appears in posts about Sahrawi identity, culture and the long-running dispute over the territory. It is also used on travel and trade content about the region and its Atlantic coast. Unicode includes it under the code EH, even though most countries do not recognise Western Sahara as a sovereign state.
How to type the Western Sahara flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Western Sahara" or "flag", then pick πͺπ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but note that Windows does not draw country flags and shows the two letters EH instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, E and H, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- πͺππͺ β Sahrawi desert culture and nomadic heritage
- πͺπποΈ β calls for peace and a settlement
- πͺππ β Africa-related news and posts
- πͺπποΈ β Sahara travel and landscapes
Western Sahara flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EA U+1F1ED |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇪🇭 |
| CSS | \1F1EA\1F1ED |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udded |
| Python | \U0001F1EA\U0001F1ED |
| Shortcode | :flag_eh: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter E + regional indicator symbol letter H |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Western Sahara flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Western Sahara flag show as EH on my screen?
Your system has no flag artwork and shows the two regional indicator letters instead. This is normal on Windows. Phones, Macs and most browsers on other systems display the flag.
How do I get the Western Sahara flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy πͺπ from this page and paste it into apps that draw their own emoji, such as Chrome-based websites, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp Web, or use a flag-capable font.
Is the Western Sahara flag the same as the Palestinian flag?
No. Both use black, white and green stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, but the Western Sahara flag adds a red crescent and star in the centre, while the Palestinian flag has no crescent and star.
Is there a flag for Western Sahara?
Yes. The flag of Western Sahara is that of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, adopted on 27 February 1976. It has black, white and green stripes with a red triangle at the hoist and a red star and crescent in the white stripe, and it is the flag shown by πͺπ.
What do the colours of the Western Sahara flag mean?
Green stands for the Sahrawi people's hope of one day returning to their lands, white for peace and purity, black for grief for the martyrs, and red for the blood they shed. The colours are the Pan-Arab ones, with a red star and crescent in the white stripe.
Where is Western Sahara?
Western Sahara is a territory on the Atlantic coast of north-west Africa, bordering Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. Its code in Unicode and ISO 3166 is EH, which is why πͺπ is the emoji used for it.