Flags · Emoji 2.0

Flag: Guinea-Bissau emojiFlag: Guinea-Bissau Emoji

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Guinea-Bissau. It’s a simple way to make a connection to the country or to show you’re thinking about West Africa.

The 🇬🇼 emoji represents the flag of Guinea-Bissau.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F1EC U+1F1FC
Released
2015
Shortcode
:flag-gw:
Skin tones
No
U+1F1EC U+1F1FCTwitter / X
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X design

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇬🇼 Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji mean?

In plain english
Basically, when someone sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Guinea-Bissau. It’s a simple way to make a connection to the country or to show you’re thinking about West Africa. 🇬🇼 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 Guinea-Bissau. People use it to show support for the country, its people, or to talk about West Africa. It’s often used when discussing travel, news about Guinea-Bissau, or simply as a small way to represent the nation. You might see it in conversations about African cultures or when someone mentions they’re visiting a coastal region.
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: Guinea-Bissau emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

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

Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji on OpenMoji
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: Guinea-Bissau emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F1EC.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇬🇼 Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: guinea-bissau”. 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: guinea-bissau”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :flag-gw: and it converts to 🇬🇼 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🇬🇼, in CSS \1F1EC\1F1FC, in JavaScript \u{1F1EC}\u{1F1FC}.
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: Guinea-Bissau emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: guinea-bissau 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 →
Download Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji combinations

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

All combinations →
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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: guinea-bissau and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl
If a girl sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, it could mean a lot of things. Often, it’s a sweet way to show she’s thinking about you or that she appreciates something you said. Sometimes it’s just a random little thing she likes – don’t overthink it too much!
From a guy
If a guy sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, it could be a similar situation. He might be showing support for something, referencing a conversation, or just using it as a small, quirky detail. It’s often a casual way to connect.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🇬🇼, you could reply with: “Same 🇬🇼”, “Thinking of you 🇬🇼”, “Guinea-Bissau is awesome 🇬🇼”, or “You too 🇬🇼”.
Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇬🇼 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram
Basically, when someone sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Guinea-Bissau. It’s a simple way to make a connection to the country or to show you’re thinking about West Africa. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
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-gw:. 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.

10 — Difference

🇬🇼 vs 🇧🇲 — what is the difference?

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

🇬🇼 Flag: Guinea-Bissau

Unicode name: Flag: Guinea-Bissau

Code: U+1F1EC U+1F1FC · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-gw:

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Guinea-Bissau.

🇧🇲 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: Guinea-Bissau emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1EC U+1F1FC 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: Guinea-Bissau was approved as U+1F1EC U+1F1FC 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: Guinea-Bissau emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇬🇼 Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji mean?
Basically, when someone sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Guinea-Bissau. It’s a simple way to make a connection to the country or to show you’re thinking about West Africa.
What does 🇬🇼 mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, it could mean a lot of things. Often, it’s a sweet way to show she’s thinking about you or that she appreciates something you said. Sometimes it’s just a random little thing she likes – don’t overthink it too much!
What does 🇬🇼 mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you the 🇬🇼 emoji, it could be a similar situation. He might be showing support for something, referencing a conversation, or just using it as a small, quirky detail. It’s often a casual way to connect.
How do you reply to the 🇬🇼 emoji?
If someone sends you 🇬🇼, you could reply with: “Same 🇬🇼”, “Thinking of you 🇬🇼”, “Guinea-Bissau is awesome 🇬🇼”, or “You too 🇬🇼”.
What else is the 🇬🇼 emoji called?
Flag: Guinea-Bissau is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1EC U+1F1FC.
What is the Unicode code for 🇬🇼?
The Flag: Guinea-Bissau emoji is U+1F1EC U+1F1FC, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇬🇼, and in CSS as \1F1EC\1F1FC.
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-gw: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🇬🇼 look the same on every phone?
No. Flag: Guinea-Bissau 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.