🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji mean?

In plain english

🇸🇹 is the flag for São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation off the coast of West Africa, known for its cocoa. 🇸🇹 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

🇸🇹 represents São Tomé and Príncipe, a real, populated country made of volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea, known for cocoa plantations, rainforest, and pristine beaches. Unlike a lot of the rarer territory flags, this one belongs to an actual nation, so it shows up in genuine travel or food talk.

Also known as

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

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02 — Platforms

Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the flag: são tomé & príncipe 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: São Tomé & Príncipe 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-st:.

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In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: são tomé & príncipe, code point U+1F1F8.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe 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: são tomé & príncipe”. 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: são tomé & príncipe”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-st: and it converts to 🇸🇹 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇸🇹, in CSS \1F1F8\1F1F9, in JavaScript \u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F9}.

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: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: são tomé & príncipe 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: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: são tomé & príncipe 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

A girl sending 🇸🇹 might be talking about heritage, a dream trip, or even chocolate — the country is known for high-quality cocoa. It’s often paired with curiosity about a lesser-known but very real place worth visiting someday.

From a guy

A guy sending 🇸🇹 could reference the same things — travel plans, cocoa and coffee exports, or family roots. It’s also common in soccer talk, since the country has passionate fans and the occasional standout player.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇸🇹, you could reply with: “didn’t know much about this place,” “that chocolate sounds amazing,” or “adding it to my list.”

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇸🇹 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

🇸🇹 is the flag for São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation off the coast of West Africa, known for its cocoa. 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-st:. 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: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: são tomé & príncipe 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:

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10 — Difference

🇸🇹 vs 🇧🇹 — what is the difference?

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

🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe

Unicode name: Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe

Code: U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-st:

🇸🇹 is the flag for São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation off the coast of West Africa, known for its cocoa.

🇧🇹 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: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji came from

Approved as part of Emoji 2.0, the flag: são tomé & príncipe has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 11.

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9 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: São Tomé & Príncipe was approved as U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9 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: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji mean?

🇸🇹 is the flag for São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation off the coast of West Africa, known for its cocoa.

What does 🇸🇹 mean from a girl?

A girl sending 🇸🇹 might be talking about heritage, a dream trip, or even chocolate — the country is known for high-quality cocoa. It’s often paired with curiosity about a lesser-known but very real place worth visiting someday.

What does 🇸🇹 mean from a guy?

A guy sending 🇸🇹 could reference the same things — travel plans, cocoa and coffee exports, or family roots. It’s also common in soccer talk, since the country has passionate fans and the occasional standout player.

How do you reply to the 🇸🇹 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇸🇹, you could reply with: “didn’t know much about this place,” “that chocolate sounds amazing,” or “adding it to my list.”

What else is the 🇸🇹 emoji called?

Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9.

What is the Unicode code for 🇸🇹?

The Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji is U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇸🇹, and in CSS as \1F1F8\1F1F9.

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-st: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇸🇹 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1F8. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.