# 🇿🇦 South Africa flag emoji

🇿🇦 South Africa flag is an emoji in the country flags set of Flags. It was added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015. Related words: ZA.

- Emoji: 🇿🇦
- Unicode name: flag: South Africa
- Code points: U+1F1FF U+1F1E6
- Category: Flags, Country flags
- Added: Emoji 2.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :south_africa:
- Keywords: flag, ZA
- Page: https://emojichart.com/south-africa-flag-emoji

## What it means

The flag of South Africa. People use it to stand for South Africa in messages about travel, culture, news and sports, or to show pride and support.

## What it's made of

🇿🇦 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. Regional indicator letter Z (U+1F1FF)
2. Regional indicator letter A (U+1F1E6)

## How to type 🇿🇦

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “South Africa”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “South Africa”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “South Africa”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “South Africa”.
- GitHub: Type :south_africa: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | Bandera: Sudáfrica | Bandera |
| Français (fr) | drapeau : Afrique du Sud | drapeau |
| Deutsch (de) | Flagge: Südafrika | Flagge |
| Italiano (it) | bandiera: Sudafrica | bandiera |
| Português (pt) | bandeira: África do Sul | bandeira |
| Nederlands (nl) | vlag: Zuid-Afrika | vlag |
| Svenska (sv) | flagga: Sydafrika | flagga |
| Polski (pl) | flaga: Republika Południowej Afryki | flaga |
| Türkçe (tr) | bayrak: Güney Afrika | bayrak |
| Русский (ru) | флаг: Южно-Африканская Республика | флаг |
| Українська (uk) | прапор: Південно-Африканська Республіка | прапор |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σημαία: Νότια Αφρική | σημαία |
| العربية (ar) | علم: جنوب أفريقيا | علم |
| עברית (he) | דגל: דרום אפריקה | דגל |
| فارسی (fa) | پرچم: افریقای جنوبی | پرچم |
| हिन्दी (hi) | झंडा: दक्षिण अफ़्रीका | झंडा |
| বাংলা (bn) | পতাকা: দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা | পতাকা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | bendera: Afrika Selatan | bendera |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | cờ: Nam Phi | cờ |
| ไทย (th) | ธง: แอฟริกาใต้ | ธง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 旗: 南アフリカ | 旗 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 깃발: 남아프리카 | 깃발 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 旗: 南非 | 旗 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 旗子：南非 | 旗子 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vlag: Suid-Afrika
- Albanian (sq): flamur: Afrika e Jugut
- Amharic (am): ባንዲራ: ደቡብ አፍሪካ
- Armenian (hy): դրոշ․ Հարավաֆրիկյան Հանրապետություն
- Assamese (as): পতাকা: দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা
- Asturian (ast): bandera: Sudáfrica
- Azerbaijani (az): bayraq: Cənub Afrika
- Bashkir (ba): флаг: Көньяҡ Африка Республикаһы
- Basque (eu): Bandera: Hegoafrika
- Belarusian (be): Сцяг: Паўднёва-Афрыканская Рэспубліка
- Bosnian (bs): zastava: Južnoafrička Republika
- Breton (br): banniel : Suafrika
- Bulgarian (bg): Флаг: Южна Африка
- Burmese (my): အလံ − တောင်အာဖရိက
- Canadian French (fr-CA): drapeau : Afrique du Sud
- Cantonese (yue): 旗: 南非
- Catalan (ca): bandera: Sud-àfrica
- Chakma (ccp): 𑄙𑄧𑄏: 𑄘𑄧𑄉𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄃𑄜𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄇
- Cherokee (chr): ᎦᏓᏗ: ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎬᎿᎨᏍᏛ
- Chuvash (cv): ялав: Кӑнтӑр Африка Республики
- Croatian (hr): zastava: Južnoafrička Republika
- Czech (cs): vlajka: Jihoafrická republika
- Estonian (et): lipp: Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
- Faroese (fo): Flagg: Suðurafrika
- Filipino (fil): bandila: South Africa
- Finnish (fi): lippu: Etelä-Afrikka
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤼𞤵𞤼𞤢𞤱𞤢𞤤: 𞤀𞤬𞤪𞤭𞤳𞤢 𞤂𞤫𞤧𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤪𞤭
- Galician (gl): bandeira: Suráfrica
- Georgian (ka): დროშა: სამხრეთ აფრიკის რესპუბლიკა
- Gujarati (gu): ઝંડો: દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા
- Hausa (ha): tuta: Afirka Ta Kudu
- Hungarian (hu): zászló: Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Icelandic (is): fáni: Suður-Afríka
- Interlingua (ia): bandiera: Africa del Sud
- Irish (ga): bratach: an Afraic Theas
- Javanese (jv): gendera: Afrika Kidul
- Kabyle (kab): anay: Tafriqt Wadda
- Kannada (kn): ಧ್ವಜ: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ
- Kazakh (kk): ту: Оңтүстік Африка
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تۋ: وڭتۇستىك افريكا
- Khmer (km): ទីង់: អាហ្វ្រិកខាងត្បូង
- Konkani (kok): बावटो: दक्षिण आफ्रिका
- Kurdish (ku): ala: Afrîkaya Başûr
- Kyrgyz (ky): желек: Түштүк-Африка Республикасы
- Lao (lo): ທຸງ: ອາຟຣິກາໃຕ້
- Latvian (lv): karogs: Dienvidāfrikas Republika
- Ligurian (lij): bandea: Sudafrica
- Lithuanian (lt): vėliava: Pietų Afrika
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): chórgoj: Pódpołdnjowa Afrika (Republika)
- Macedonian (mk): знаме: Јужноафриканска Република
- Malay (ms): bendera: Afrika Selatan
- Malayalam (ml): പതാക: ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്ക
- Marathi (mr): ध्वज: दक्षिण आफ्रिका
- Mongolian (mn): туг: Өмнөд Африк
- Māori (mi): haki: Āwherika ki te Tonga
- Nepali (ne): झण्डा: दक्षिण अफ्रिका
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Flag: Saút Áfríka
- Norwegian (no): flagg: Sør-Afrika
- Occitan (oc): bandièra: Africa del Sud
- Odia (or): ପତାକା: ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଆଫ୍ରିକା
- Pashto (ps): بيرغ: سویلي افریقا
- Punjabi (pa): ਝੰਡਾ: ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਫਰੀਕਾ
- Romanian (ro): steag: Africa de Sud
- Romansh (rm): bandiera: Africa dal Sid
- Santali (sat): ᱪᱤᱨ: ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ
- Sardinian (sc): bandera: Sudàfrica
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bratach: Afraga a Deas
- Serbian (sr): застава: Јужноафричка Република
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): zastava: Južnoafrička Republika
- Shan (shn): ၸွမ်ပိဝ်: ဢႃႇၾရိၵၸၢၼ်း
- Sindhi (sd): جهنڊو: ڏکڻ آفريقا
- Sinhala (si): කොඩිය: දකුණු අප්‍රිකාව
- Slovak (sk): zástava: Južná Afrika
- Slovenian (sl): zastava: Južnoafriška republika
- Somali (so): calan: Koonfur Afrika
- Swahili (sw): bendera: Afrika Kusini
- Tamil (ta): கொடி: தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா
- Telugu (te): పతాకం: దక్షిణ ఆఫ్రికా
- Tigrinya (ti): ባንዴራ፦ ደቡብ ኣፍሪቃ
- Tongan (to): fuka: ʻAfilika tonga
- Turkmen (tk): baýdak: Günorta Afrika
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): chorhojčka: Južna Afrika (Republika)
- Urdu (ur): پرچم: جنوبی افریقہ
- Uzbek (uz): bayroq: Janubiy Afrika Respublikasi
- Welsh (cy): baner: De Affrica
- Yoruba (yo): filaagi: Gúúṣù Áfíríkà
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): filaagi: Gúúshù Áfíríkà
- Zulu (zu): ifulegi: iNingizimu Afrika

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F1FF U+1F1E6` |
| HTML | `🇿🇦` |
| CSS | `\1F1FF\1F1E6` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1E6}` |
| Python | `\U0001F1FF\U0001F1E6` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 87 BF F0 9F 87 A6` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DDFF D83C DDE6` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%87%BF%F0%9F%87%A6` |

## Questions

### What does the 🇿🇦 South Africa flag emoji mean?

The flag of South Africa. People use it to stand for South Africa in messages about travel, culture, news and sports, or to show pride and support.

### How do I type the 🇿🇦 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “South Africa”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :south_africa:.

### When was the 🇿🇦 emoji added?

🇿🇦 was added in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🇿🇦?

U+1F1FF U+1F1E6. In HTML you can write 🇿🇦, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F1FF}\u{1F1E6}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/south-africa-flag-emoji