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πΏπ² Zambia flag emoji
The Zambia flag emoji πΏπ² shows the national flag. Click the copy button above to paste it into any message, post or document.
How the Zambia flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters ZM instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Zambia flag emoji means
The Zambia flag emoji shows a green field with an orange eagle in the corner above three vertical stripes of red, black and orange. The eagle stands for freedom. People use it for Victoria Falls travel and football. Independence Day is 24 October (1964), and Heroes and Unity Day falls in July.
How to type the Zambia flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "zambia" or "flag", then tap the flag. On Android, use Gboard and search "zambia" or scroll to the Flags tab. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the name. On Windows, press Win + . to open the picker; Windows does not draw country flags, so you will see the letters ZM instead of a flag. That is normal and not a bug. Copy the emoji from this page into a chat or document, and it will show as a flag on any other device. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, Z and M, which combine into a flag where the platform supports it.
Popular combinations
- πΏπ²π¦ β Victoria Falls, shared with Zimbabwe
- πΏπ²π¦ β the freedom eagle
- πΏπ²β½ β Chipolopolo, the 2012 African champions
- πΏπ²π¦ β safaris in South Luangwa
Zambia flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FF U+1F1F2 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇿🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1FF\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 |
| Python | \U0001F1FF\U0001F1F2 |
| Shortcode | :flag_zm: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter Z + regional indicator symbol letter M |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Zambia flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Zambia flag emoji show as letters ZM?
Your device has no flag artwork for it. Windows uses letters for all country flags, and some older apps do the same. On iPhone, Android and Mac the flag appears.
How do I get the Zambia flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show letters, but you can copy the flag from this page and paste it into Chrome, Edge, WhatsApp, Telegram or social media, where it displays as a flag.
Is πΏπ² the same as πΏπΌ?
No. πΏπ² is Zambia and πΏπΌ is Zimbabwe, which has a white triangle and a red star.
Why does πΏπ² look like π²πΌ?
They both use red and black with green, but π²πΌ (Malawi) has a rising sun on black and horizontal stripes.
What flag is πΏπ²?
πΏπ² is the flag emoji of Zambia. The flag is green with an orange African fish eagle in flight above three vertical stripes of red, black and orange at the fly end. It was adopted on 24 October 1964, the day Zambia became independent.
What do the colours of the Zambia flag mean?
Green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red for the struggle for freedom, black for the Zambian people, and orange for mineral wealth, mainly copper. The eagle is an African fish eagle, which also appears in the coat of arms and represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems.
Has the Zambia flag changed?
Before 1964 Zambia, then Northern Rhodesia, used a Blue Ensign. The independence flag was slightly modified in 1996, with a brighter, lighter green and an eagle redrawn to look more like the one in the national coat of arms.