Emoji 1
black flag
Also known as black, flag, waving
A plain black flag, typically shown on a pole, representing a generic dark flag used for mourning, protest, or symbolic messages.
Meaning
The 🏴 emoji shows a plain black flag, usually attached to a pole. People use it to represent mourning, protest, danger, or anarchist symbolism, depending on the context. It can also stand for a generic black flag in discussions of maritime signals or historical flags.
Unicode name
In Unicode, this character is named BLACK FLAG and represents a plain black flag.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple depicts a solid black flag on a light gray pole, with a gentle wave.
Google
Google Noto shows a solid black flag attached to a narrow pole, rendered with subtle shading.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a solid black flag on a short gray pole, with a wavy right edge.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🏴 black flag belong to?
🏴 black flag belongs to the flags category, which contains 270 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🏴 black flag?
🏴 black flag was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F3F4, made up of 1 code points.
