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πΏπΌ Zimbabwe flag emoji
The Zimbabwe flag emoji πΏπΌ shows the national flag of Zimbabwe on iPhone, Android and Mac. Tap the copy button above to paste it into any message or post.
How the Zimbabwe flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters ZW instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Zimbabwe flag emoji means
The emoji shows Zimbabwe's flag: seven horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red and black, with a white triangle holding a red star and the Zimbabwe Bird. It is used on Independence Day, 18 April, which marks 1980, and in posts about Victoria Falls and cricket.
How to type the Zimbabwe flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Zimbabwe" or "flag" to find πΏπΌ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters ZW instead of a flag. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, Z and W, which phones and Macs combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- πΏπΌπ β Victoria Falls
- πΏπΌπ β Cricket
- πΏπΌπ β Hwange safari
- πΏπΌπͺ¨ β Great Zimbabwe ruins
Zimbabwe flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FF U+1F1FC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇿🇼 |
| CSS | \1F1FF\1F1FC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc |
| Python | \U0001F1FF\U0001F1FC |
| Shortcode | :flag_zw: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter Z + regional indicator symbol letter W |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Zimbabwe flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Zimbabwe flag emoji show as ZW on my PC?
Windows does not include flag graphics in its emoji font. Your device sees the two letters Z and W and shows them as text. The same emoji displays as a flag on iPhone, Android, Mac and most websites.
How do I get the Zimbabwe flag emoji on Windows?
Copy πΏπΌ from this page and paste it into an app that draws its own emoji, such as a browser version of Slack, Discord or X. In Notepad and some Windows apps it will still look like ZW. Phones and Macs show it as a flag.
What other emojis look like the Zimbabwe flag?
π²πΏ Mozambique has a red triangle and π¨πΊ Cuba has a blue and white striped flag with a red triangle. Zimbabwe's emoji has the white triangle and the red star.
What is πΏπΌ?
πΏπΌ is the flag emoji of Zimbabwe, a country in southern Africa whose capital is Harare. The flag has seven horizontal stripes of green, gold, red and black, with a white triangle holding a red star and the Zimbabwe Bird. Its present design was adopted on 18 April 1980.
What is the bird on the Zimbabwe flag?
It is the Zimbabwe Bird, based on a soapstone statue found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, and probably a representation of the African fish eagle. It first appeared on the 1924 coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia and has been on every national flag since 1968.
What do the colours of the Zimbabwe flag mean?
Green represents agriculture and rural areas, yellow the country's mineral wealth, mainly gold, and red the blood shed in the wars of independence. Black stands for the heritage of the black majority, and the white triangle for peace. The red star stands for the nation's aspirations.