🇵🇫 Flag: French Polynesia Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇵🇫 Flag: French Polynesia emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, it just means “French Polynesia.” It’s a quick way to reference the territory. People often use it when talking about travel or the islands themselves. 🇵🇫 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 French Polynesia. It’s usually used when talking about the islands, particularly Tahiti. People use it when discussing tropical vacations, beautiful beaches, or anything related to the Pacific Ocean. It can express excitement, happiness, or simply a fondness for the region.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 1 of them.

flag emoji

02 — Platforms

Flag: French Polynesia emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F1F5 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your flag: french polynesia 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: French Polynesia emoji copy and paste

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

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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+1F1F5.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇵🇫 Flag: French Polynesia emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F1F5 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: french polynesia”. 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: french polynesia”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇵🇫, in CSS \1F1F5\1F1EB, in JavaScript \u{1F1F5}\u{1F1EB}.

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: French Polynesia emoji PNG and SVG

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

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Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: French Polynesia emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: french polynesia 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: french polynesia and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

When a girl sends you 🇵🇫, she’s likely expressing excitement, attraction, or a feeling of paradise. It’s often a playful way to say she’s feeling good or that something is amazing. Don’t overthink it; it’s usually just a positive vibe.

From a guy

A guy sending 🇵🇫 might be expressing excitement about a trip, talking about a beautiful girl, or just generally showing he’s enjoying himself. It can be a casual way to add a bit of flair to his message. It’s often just a fun, lighthearted emoji.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇵🇫, you could reply with: “Same 🇵🇫”, “Dreaming of Tahiti 🇵🇫🌴”, “Absolutely! 🇵🇫😎”, or “You too! 🇵🇫☀️”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇵🇫 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F1F5, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, it just means “French Polynesia.” It’s a quick way to reference the territory. 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-pf:. 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: French Polynesia emoji

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

Flags →

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

Flag: Cambodia

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: French Polynesia

Unicode name: Flag: French Polynesia

Code: U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-pf:

Generally, it just means “French Polynesia.”

🇧🇹 Flag: Bhutan

Unicode name: Flag: Bhutan

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1F9 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-bt:

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

Open 🇧🇹 Flag: Bhutan →

11 — History

Where the 🇵🇫 Flag: French Polynesia emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: French Polynesia emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: French Polynesia emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB 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: French Polynesia was approved as U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB 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: French Polynesia emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇵🇫 Flag: French Polynesia emoji mean?

Generally, it just means “French Polynesia.” It’s a quick way to reference the territory. People often use it when talking about travel or the islands themselves.

What does 🇵🇫 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you 🇵🇫, she’s likely expressing excitement, attraction, or a feeling of paradise. It’s often a playful way to say she’s feeling good or that something is amazing. Don’t overthink it; it’s usually just a positive vibe.

What does 🇵🇫 mean from a guy?

A guy sending 🇵🇫 might be expressing excitement about a trip, talking about a beautiful girl, or just generally showing he’s enjoying himself. It can be a casual way to add a bit of flair to his message. It’s often just a fun, lighthearted emoji.

How do you reply to the 🇵🇫 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇵🇫, you could reply with: “Same 🇵🇫”, “Dreaming of Tahiti 🇵🇫🌴”, “Absolutely! 🇵🇫😎”, or “You too! 🇵🇫☀️”.

What else is the 🇵🇫 emoji called?

Flag: French Polynesia is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB.

What is the Unicode code for 🇵🇫?

The Flag: French Polynesia emoji is U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇵🇫, and in CSS as \1F1F5\1F1EB.

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-pf: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇵🇫 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: French Polynesia is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1F5. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.