🇧🇬 Flag: Bulgaria Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇧🇬 Flag: Bulgaria emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇬 emoji, they’re simply referencing the flag of Bulgaria. It’s often used as a quick way to show you’re thinking about the country or its culture. 🇧🇬 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 Bulgaria. People use it to show support for the country, its culture, or its people. It’s often used when talking about the Balkan region, Europe, or Eastern Europe. You might see it in conversations about travel, news, or just expressing a general fondness for Bulgaria.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 2 of them.

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02 — Platforms

Flag: Bulgaria emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the flag: bulgaria as 5 vendors ship it.

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: Bulgaria emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F1E7.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇧🇬 Flag: Bulgaria emoji

No picker to hand? The flag: bulgaria 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: bulgaria”. 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: bulgaria”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇧🇬, in CSS \1F1E7\1F1EC, in JavaScript \u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EC}.

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: Bulgaria emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: bulgaria 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: Bulgaria emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: bulgaria 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

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

If a girl sends you 🇧🇬, she could be showing support for Bulgaria, perhaps she’s from there, or she just finds the flag aesthetically pleasing. It’s also possible she’s reacting to something related to the country – a news story, a product, etc. Don’t overthink it!

From a guy

If a guy sends you 🇧🇬, it’s probably similar to a girl’s usage. He could be showing support for Bulgaria, or maybe he's referencing the country in a conversation. It’s less likely to have a super deep meaning, usually just a quick reference.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇧🇬, you could reply with: “Same 🇧🇬”, “Bulgaria forever 🇧🇬🇧”, “You too 🇧🇬”, or “Let’s go Bulgaria 🇧🇬”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇧🇬 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇬 emoji, they’re simply referencing the flag of Bulgaria. It’s often used as a quick way to show you’re thinking about the country or its culture. 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-bg:. 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: Bulgaria emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: bulgaria 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: Bulgaria

Unicode name: Flag: Bulgaria

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-bg:

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇬 emoji, they’re simply referencing the flag of Bulgaria.

🇦🇫 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: Bulgaria emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: Bulgaria emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: Bulgaria emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC 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: Bulgaria was approved as U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC 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: Bulgaria emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇧🇬 Flag: Bulgaria emoji mean?

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇬 emoji, they’re simply referencing the flag of Bulgaria. It’s often used as a quick way to show you’re thinking about the country or its culture.

What does 🇧🇬 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you 🇧🇬, she could be showing support for Bulgaria, perhaps she’s from there, or she just finds the flag aesthetically pleasing. It’s also possible she’s reacting to something related to the country – a news story, a product, etc. Don’t overthink it!

What does 🇧🇬 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you 🇧🇬, it’s probably similar to a girl’s usage. He could be showing support for Bulgaria, or maybe he's referencing the country in a conversation. It’s less likely to have a super deep meaning, usually just a quick reference.

How do you reply to the 🇧🇬 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇧🇬, you could reply with: “Same 🇧🇬”, “Bulgaria forever 🇧🇬🇧”, “You too 🇧🇬”, or “Let’s go Bulgaria 🇧🇬”.

What else is the 🇧🇬 emoji called?

Flag: Bulgaria is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji”, “bulgarian emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC.

What is the Unicode code for 🇧🇬?

The Flag: Bulgaria emoji is U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇧🇬, and in CSS as \1F1E7\1F1EC.

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-bg: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇧🇬 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Bulgaria 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.