🇧🇦 Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇧🇦 Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇦 emoji, they’re referencing Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s often used as a simple way to show you’re thinking about the country or its people. 🇧🇦 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🇧🇦 emoji represents the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. People use it when talking about Bosnia, Herzegovina, or the Balkan region. It’s often used to show support for the country or its people. You might see it in conversations about travel, politics, or culture related to the area, or simply to express solidarity.

Also known as

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

flag emojibosnian emoji

02 — Platforms

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F1E7. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.

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: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: bosnia & herzegovina, code point U+1F1E7.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇧🇦 Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F1E7 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: bosnia & herzegovina”. 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: bosnia & herzegovina”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇧🇦, in CSS \1F1E7\1F1E6, in JavaScript \u{1F1E7}\u{1F1E6}.

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: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: bosnia & herzegovina 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

Who sent the flag: bosnia & herzegovina and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 🇧🇦 emoji, she’s likely just expressing an interest in Bosnia or Herzegovina. It's often a casual way to show support or connection to the country’s culture and history. Don’t overthink it; it's usually just a simple reference.

From a guy

If a guy sends you the 🇧🇦 emoji, it’s probably a straightforward reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It could be a comment about a trip, a shared interest in the region, or simply a nod to the country’s identity. Again, don’t assume anything deeper.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇧🇦, you could reply with: “Hope you’re well 🇧🇦”, “That’s awesome 🇧🇦”, “Sarajevo is amazing 🇧🇦”, or “Sending love from Bosnia 🇧🇦”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇧🇦 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the flag: bosnia & herzegovina lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇦 emoji, they’re referencing Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s often used as a simple way to show you’re thinking about the country or its people. 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-ba:. 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: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: bosnia & herzegovina or used alongside it.

Flags →

Flag: Afghanistan

Flag: Åland Islands

Flag: Albania

Flag: Algeria

Flag: American Samoa

Flag: Andorra

Flag: Angola

Flag: Anguilla

Flag: Antarctica

Flag: Antigua & Barbuda

Flag: Argentina

Flag: Armenia

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: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Unicode name: Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-ba:

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇦 emoji, they’re referencing Bosnia and Herzegovina.

🇦🇫 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: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji came from

It arrived with the 2.0 release of the standard, which dates the flag: bosnia & herzegovina to 2015.

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6 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: Bosnia & Herzegovina was approved as U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6 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: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇧🇦 Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji mean?

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇦 emoji, they’re referencing Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s often used as a simple way to show you’re thinking about the country or its people.

What does 🇧🇦 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🇧🇦 emoji, she’s likely just expressing an interest in Bosnia or Herzegovina. It's often a casual way to show support or connection to the country’s culture and history. Don’t overthink it; it's usually just a simple reference.

What does 🇧🇦 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you the 🇧🇦 emoji, it’s probably a straightforward reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It could be a comment about a trip, a shared interest in the region, or simply a nod to the country’s identity. Again, don’t assume anything deeper.

How do you reply to the 🇧🇦 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇧🇦, you could reply with: “Hope you’re well 🇧🇦”, “That’s awesome 🇧🇦”, “Sarajevo is amazing 🇧🇦”, or “Sending love from Bosnia 🇧🇦”.

What else is the 🇧🇦 emoji called?

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji”, “bosnian emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6.

What is the Unicode code for 🇧🇦?

The Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina emoji is U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇧🇦, and in CSS as \1F1E7\1F1E6.

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-ba: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇧🇦 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1E7. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.