Flags · Emoji 2.0

Flag: Palau emojiFlag: Palau Emoji

Generally, when someone sends the 🇵🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Palau. It’s often used as a simple way to indicate the country or its location.

The 🇵🇼 emoji is the flag of Palau.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F1F5 U+1F1FC
Released
2015
Shortcode
:flag-pw:
Skin tones
No
U+1F1F5 U+1F1FCTwitter / X
Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X design

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇵🇼 Flag: Palau emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, when someone sends the 🇵🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Palau. It’s often used as a simple way to indicate the country or its location. 🇵🇼 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
The 🇵🇼 emoji is the flag of Palau. It’s a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. People use it to represent Palau itself, or to talk about the Pacific region in general. It’s often used when discussing travel, diving, or anything related to the ocean and island life.
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 1.

flag emoji

02 — Platforms

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

The character you send is always U+1F1F5. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.

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

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: palau, code point U+1F1F5.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇵🇼 Flag: Palau 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: palau”. 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: palau”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :flag-pw: and it converts to 🇵🇼 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🇵🇼, in CSS \1F1F5\1F1FC, in JavaScript \u{1F1F5}\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: Palau emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: palau 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: Palau emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Flag: Palau emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Flag: Palau emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Flag: Palau emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Palau emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: palau 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

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

From a girl
If a girl sends you the 🇵🇼 emoji, it could mean several things. She might be excited about a trip to Palau, or she simply likes the flag’s design. It could also be a lighthearted way to reference the Pacific.
From a guy
If a guy sends you the 🇵🇼 emoji, it’s likely he’s making a geographical reference. He might be talking about diving in Palau, or simply acknowledging the country's location. It’s often used casually without deep meaning.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🇵🇼, you could reply with: “Amazing place!” 🇵🇼, “Diving there would be epic!” 🇵🇼, “Sending good vibes from Palau!” 🇵🇼, or “Beautiful flag!” 🇵🇼.
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, when someone sends the 🇵🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Palau. It’s often used as a simple way to indicate the country or its location. 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-pw:. 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: Palau

Unicode name: Flag: Palau

Code: U+1F1F5 U+1F1FC · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-pw:

Generally, when someone sends the 🇵🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Palau.

🇧🇹 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: Palau emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji
Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Flag: Palau emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

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

What does the 🇵🇼 Flag: Palau emoji mean?
Generally, when someone sends the 🇵🇼 emoji, they're just referencing the flag of Palau. It’s often used as a simple way to indicate the country or its location.
What does 🇵🇼 mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you the 🇵🇼 emoji, it could mean several things. She might be excited about a trip to Palau, or she simply likes the flag’s design. It could also be a lighthearted way to reference the Pacific.
What does 🇵🇼 mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you the 🇵🇼 emoji, it’s likely he’s making a geographical reference. He might be talking about diving in Palau, or simply acknowledging the country's location. It’s often used casually without deep meaning.
How do you reply to the 🇵🇼 emoji?
If someone sends you 🇵🇼, you could reply with: “Amazing place!” 🇵🇼, “Diving there would be epic!” 🇵🇼, “Sending good vibes from Palau!” 🇵🇼, or “Beautiful flag!” 🇵🇼.
What else is the 🇵🇼 emoji called?
Flag: Palau 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+1F1FC.
What is the Unicode code for 🇵🇼?
The Flag: Palau emoji is U+1F1F5 U+1F1FC, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇵🇼, and in CSS as \1F1F5\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-pw: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🇵🇼 look the same on every phone?
No. Flag: Palau 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.