🇿🇦 flag South Africa
🇿🇦
U+1F1FF U+1F1E6
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| Character | 🇿🇦 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F1FF U+1F1E6 | |
| HTML decimal | 🇿🇦 | |
| HTML hexadecimal | 🇿🇦 | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \1F1FF \1F1E6 | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \uD83C\uDDFF\uD83C\uDDE6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 87 BF F0 9F 87 A6 |
Meaning & usage
Flag South Africa (🇿🇦) conveys an emotion, object or visual idea as an emoji.
Use it in messages and captions; emoji artwork and interpretation differ between platforms.
U+1F1FF U+1F1E6 identifies this exact flag South Africa form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.
The flag South Africa label identifies a flag design. Flag rendering and regional support vary by device, and some applications show component letters instead. flag South Africa is a sequence of 2 Unicode code points, not a single character. Keep every part when copying it: removing a joiner, selector or component can change the result.
How to type flag South Africa
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (1F1FF + 1F1E6) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for flag South Africa. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 1F1FF + 1F1E6, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for flag South Africa in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.