Emoji 2
flag: Nigeria
Also known as NG, flag
The flag of Nigeria, composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green.
Meaning
The 🇳🇬 emoji depicts the national flag of Nigeria, adopted at independence in 1960. People use it to represent Nigeria, its people, culture, sports teams, and national events such as Independence Day on October 1.
Unicode name
Unicode defines this emoji as a flag sequence combining regional indicator symbols U+1F1F3 (N) and U+1F1EC (G) to represent the national flag of Nigeria.
Platform designs
Apple
On Apple devices, the flag appears as a glossy rectangle with rounded corners showing vertical green, white, and green stripes.
Google
Google's Noto design shows a flat, slightly waving rectangular flag with three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji renders a flat rectangular flag with rounded corners and vertical green-white-green stripes.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🇳🇬 flag: Nigeria belong to?
🇳🇬 flag: Nigeria belongs to the flags category, which contains 270 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🇳🇬 flag: Nigeria?
🇳🇬 flag: Nigeria was added in Emoji 2. Its codepoint is U+1F1F3-1F1EC, made up of 2 code points.
