🇿🇼 Flag: Zimbabwe Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇿🇼 Flag: Zimbabwe emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, when someone sends you 🇿🇼, they’re likely just referencing the flag of Zimbabwe. It doesn't have a super deep meaning beyond that. 🇿🇼 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 Zimbabwe. People use it to show support for Zimbabwe, its people, or its culture. It’s often used when talking about news or events related to the country, or when someone is from Zimbabwe or has a connection to the nation. It can also be used to express pride in Southern Africa.

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: Zimbabwe emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F1FF. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.

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: Zimbabwe emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: zimbabwe, code point U+1F1FF.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇿🇼 Flag: Zimbabwe emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F1FF 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: zimbabwe”. 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: zimbabwe”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-zw: and it converts to 🇿🇼 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇿🇼, in CSS \1F1FF\1F1FC, in JavaScript \u{1F1FF}\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: Zimbabwe emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Zimbabwe emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: zimbabwe 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

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

If a girl sends you 🇿🇼, she might be showing support for Zimbabwe or someone she knows who’s from there. Sometimes it’s just a random emoji she likes. It doesn’t always have a specific romantic meaning.

From a guy

If a guy sends you 🇿🇼, he could be supporting Zimbabwe or just using it because he likes the flag. It’s not usually a signal for anything more.

How to reply

You could reply with: “Zimbabwe is amazing! 🇿🇼”, “Glad to see you’re supportive! 🇿🇼”, “Sending good vibes from Zimbabwe! 🇿🇼”, or “Cool flag! 🇿🇼”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇿🇼 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, when someone sends you 🇿🇼, they’re likely just referencing the flag of Zimbabwe. It doesn't have a super deep meaning beyond that. 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-zw:. 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: Zimbabwe emoji

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

Flags →

Chequered Flag

Triangular Flag

Rainbow Flag

Transgender Flag

Pirate Flag

Crossed Flags

Flag: England

Flag: Scotland

Flag: Wales

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: Zimbabwe

Unicode name: Flag: Zimbabwe

Code: U+1F1FF U+1F1FC · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-zw:

Basically, when someone sends you 🇿🇼, they’re likely just referencing the flag of Zimbabwe.

🏁 Chequered Flag

Unicode name: Chequered Flag

Code: U+1F3C1 · added 2010

Shortcode: :checkered_flag:

Basically, it means you’ve finished something!

Open 🏁 Chequered Flag →

11 — History

Where the 🇿🇼 Flag: Zimbabwe emoji came from

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

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F1FF 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: Zimbabwe was approved as U+1F1FF 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: Zimbabwe emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇿🇼 Flag: Zimbabwe emoji mean?

Basically, when someone sends you 🇿🇼, they’re likely just referencing the flag of Zimbabwe. It doesn't have a super deep meaning beyond that.

What does 🇿🇼 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you 🇿🇼, she might be showing support for Zimbabwe or someone she knows who’s from there. Sometimes it’s just a random emoji she likes. It doesn’t always have a specific romantic meaning.

What does 🇿🇼 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you 🇿🇼, he could be supporting Zimbabwe or just using it because he likes the flag. It’s not usually a signal for anything more.

How do you reply to the 🇿🇼 emoji?

You could reply with: “Zimbabwe is amazing! 🇿🇼”, “Glad to see you’re supportive! 🇿🇼”, “Sending good vibes from Zimbabwe! 🇿🇼”, or “Cool flag! 🇿🇼”.

What else is the 🇿🇼 emoji called?

Flag: Zimbabwe is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1FF U+1F1FC.

What is the Unicode code for 🇿🇼?

The Flag: Zimbabwe emoji is U+1F1FF U+1F1FC, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇿🇼, and in CSS as \1F1FF\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-zw: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇿🇼 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Zimbabwe is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1FF. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.