🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa emoji mean?

In plain english

It simply means someone is referencing or talking about American Samoa. It’s a way to quickly show you know where they’re talking about. 🇦🇸 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The emoji 🇦🇸 combines the American Samoa flag emoji (🇦) with the Samoa flag emoji (🇸). People use it to show they’re talking about American Samoa, a territory of the United States in the South Pacific. It’s often used when discussing travel, geography, or news related to the islands. You might see it in conversations about the Pacific Ocean or when someone mentions their trip to Samoa or American Samoa.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

flag emoji

02 — Platforms

Flag: American Samoa emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F1E6 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your flag: american samoa looks like to the person on the other side.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Flag: American Samoa emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :flag-as:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F1E6.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa emoji

No picker to hand? The flag: american samoa can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: american samoa”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “flag: american samoa”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-as: and it converts to 🇦🇸 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇦🇸, in CSS \1F1E6\1F1F8, in JavaScript \u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F8}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Flag: American Samoa emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: american samoa as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 5 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: American Samoa emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: american samoa for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🇦🇸 means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

Generally, when a girl sends you 🇦🇸, she’s probably trying to be playful or a little cheeky. Sometimes it’s just a random emoji she likes, but it can also indicate she's thinking about the islands or wants to inject a bit of fun into the conversation. Don’t overthink it!

From a guy

If a guy sends you 🇦🇸, he might be trying to show he’s knowledgeable about geography or Pacific islands. It could also be a casual way to add a bit of interest to a message. It doesn't always have a deeper meaning, so don’t worry too much.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇦🇸, you could reply with: “Cool!” 🇦🇸, “Where is that?” 🇦🇸, “Amazing place!” 🇦🇸, or "Never been! 🇦🇸".

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇦🇸 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

It simply means someone is referencing or talking about American Samoa. It’s a way to quickly show you know where they’re talking about. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🇦🇸 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🇦🇸 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :flag-as:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🇦🇸 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🇦🇸 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Flag: American Samoa emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: american samoa or used alongside it.

Flags →

Flag: Afghanistan

Flag: Åland Islands

Flag: Albania

Flag: Algeria

Flag: Andorra

Flag: Angola

Flag: Anguilla

Flag: Antarctica

Flag: Antigua & Barbuda

Flag: Argentina

Flag: Armenia

Flag: Aruba

Collections 🇦🇸 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

flag emojis

10 — Difference

🇦🇸 vs 🇦🇫 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa

Unicode name: Flag: American Samoa

Code: U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-as:

It simply means someone is referencing or talking about American Samoa.

🇦🇫 Flag: Afghanistan

Unicode name: Flag: Afghanistan

Code: U+1F1E6 U+1F1EB · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-af:

Generally, it just means “Afghanistan.”

Open 🇦🇫 Flag: Afghanistan →

11 — History

Where the 🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa emoji came from

It arrived with the 2.0 release of the standard, which dates the flag: american samoa to 2015.

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: American Samoa emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: American Samoa emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2015

Added to the standard

Flag: American Samoa was approved as U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8 and shipped in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🇦🇸 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Flag: American Samoa emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇦🇸 Flag: American Samoa emoji mean?

It simply means someone is referencing or talking about American Samoa. It’s a way to quickly show you know where they’re talking about.

What does 🇦🇸 mean from a girl?

Generally, when a girl sends you 🇦🇸, she’s probably trying to be playful or a little cheeky. Sometimes it’s just a random emoji she likes, but it can also indicate she's thinking about the islands or wants to inject a bit of fun into the conversation. Don’t overthink it!

What does 🇦🇸 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you 🇦🇸, he might be trying to show he’s knowledgeable about geography or Pacific islands. It could also be a casual way to add a bit of interest to a message. It doesn't always have a deeper meaning, so don’t worry too much.

How do you reply to the 🇦🇸 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇦🇸, you could reply with: “Cool!” 🇦🇸, “Where is that?” 🇦🇸, “Amazing place!” 🇦🇸, or "Never been! 🇦🇸".

What else is the 🇦🇸 emoji called?

Flag: American Samoa is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8.

What is the Unicode code for 🇦🇸?

The Flag: American Samoa emoji is U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇦🇸, and in CSS as \1F1E6\1F1F8.

How do I copy and paste the 🇦🇸 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🇦🇸 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :flag-as: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇦🇸 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: American Samoa is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1E6. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.