🇬🇷 Flag: Greece (Greek Emoji)

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇬🇷 Flag: Greece emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🇬🇷 emoji simply means Greece. People use it to point out something related to the country, like a restaurant or a travel destination. It's a quick way to reference Greece without typing out the whole word. 🇬🇷 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 Greece. People use it when talking about Greece itself – the country, the culture, or even just travel. It’s often used to show support for Greece, or to reference Greek history, especially ancient Greece. You might see it in conversations about vacations, food, or discussing European locations. It can express excitement about visiting Athens or a general appreciation for Greek traditions.

Also known as

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

flag emojigreek emoji

02 — Platforms

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

The character is always U+1F1EC — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your flag: greece 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: Greece emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :flag-gr:.

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In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: greece, code point U+1F1EC.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇬🇷 Flag: Greece emoji

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

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇬🇷, in CSS \1F1EC\1F1F7, in JavaScript \u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F7}.

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: Greece emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: greece 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: Greece emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: greece 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

When a girl sends you 🇬🇷, she’s usually just expressing a fondness for Greece. She might have visited, be planning a trip, or simply appreciate the Greek culture and scenery. It’s often a lighthearted way to share a common interest.

From a guy

A guy sending 🇬🇷 is likely showing support for Greece, perhaps because he’s a fan of Greek food, history, or just enjoys traveling. It can also be a casual reference to the country if they're talking about something related to it.

How to reply

You could reply with: “Greece is amazing 🇬🇷”, “Opa! 🇬🇷”, “Dreaming of Greece 🇬🇷☀️”, “Let’s go to Greece! 🇬🇷✈️”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇬🇷 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F1EC, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🇬🇷 emoji simply means Greece. People use it to point out something related to the country, like a restaurant or a travel destination. 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-gr:. 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: Greece emoji

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

Flags →

Flag: Bermuda

Flag: Bhutan

Flag: Bolivia

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Flag: Botswana

Flag: Brazil

Flag: British Indian Ocean Territory

Flag: British Virgin Islands

Flag: Brunei

Flag: Bulgaria

Flag: Burkina Faso

Flag: Burundi

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: Greece

Unicode name: Flag: Greece

Code: U+1F1EC U+1F1F7 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-gr:

Generally, the 🇬🇷 emoji simply means Greece.

🇧🇲 Flag: Bermuda

Unicode name: Flag: Bermuda

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1F2 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-bm:

Generally, it just means Bermuda.

Open 🇧🇲 Flag: Bermuda →

11 — History

Where the 🇬🇷 Flag: Greece emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F1EC U+1F1F7 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: Greece was approved as U+1F1EC U+1F1F7 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: Greece emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇬🇷 Flag: Greece emoji mean?

Generally, the 🇬🇷 emoji simply means Greece. People use it to point out something related to the country, like a restaurant or a travel destination. It's a quick way to reference Greece without typing out the whole word.

What does 🇬🇷 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you 🇬🇷, she’s usually just expressing a fondness for Greece. She might have visited, be planning a trip, or simply appreciate the Greek culture and scenery. It’s often a lighthearted way to share a common interest.

What does 🇬🇷 mean from a guy?

A guy sending 🇬🇷 is likely showing support for Greece, perhaps because he’s a fan of Greek food, history, or just enjoys traveling. It can also be a casual reference to the country if they're talking about something related to it.

How do you reply to the 🇬🇷 emoji?

You could reply with: “Greece is amazing 🇬🇷”, “Opa! 🇬🇷”, “Dreaming of Greece 🇬🇷☀️”, “Let’s go to Greece! 🇬🇷✈️”.

What else is the 🇬🇷 emoji called?

Flag: Greece is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji”, “greek emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1EC U+1F1F7.

What is the Unicode code for 🇬🇷?

The Flag: Greece emoji is U+1F1EC U+1F1F7, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇬🇷, and in CSS as \1F1EC\1F1F7.

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-gr: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇬🇷 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Greece is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1EC. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

Flag: Greece Emoji

In your code