🏁 Chequered Flag Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🏁 Chequered Flag emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, it means you’ve finished something! It’s used to signal the end of a task, race, or competition. People use it to show they're done and proud. 🏁 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🏁 emoji is a checkered flag. It represents the finish line in a race or competition. People use it to show they've completed something, achieved a goal, or won. You’ll see it in messages about finishing a project, celebrating a victory, or just marking the end of something. It’s often used in a positive and celebratory way.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 10 of them.

checkered emojichequered emojifinish emojiflag emojiflags emojigame emojirace emojiracing emojisport emojiwin emoji

02 — Platforms

Chequered Flag emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F3C1. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 9.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Chequered Flag 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 :checkered_flag:.

All emoji copy and paste →

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+1F3C1.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🏁 Chequered Flag 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 “chequered flag”. 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 “chequered flag”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :checkered_flag: and it converts to 🏁 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🏁, in CSS \1F3C1, in JavaScript \u{1F3C1}.

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

Chequered Flag emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. 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

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Chequered Flag emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Aesthetic chequered flag combos

Cute chequered flag combos

Dark chequered flag combos

Party chequered flag combos

Love chequered flag combos

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Mood chequered flag combos

Flex chequered flag combos

Unhinged chequered flag combos

Soft chequered flag combos

Late night chequered flag combos

Summer chequered flag combos

Gaming chequered flag combos

Y2K chequered flag combos

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 the 🏁 emoji, she’s likely celebrating a victory with you, or she’s indicating that she’s finished something she’s been working on. Sometimes it’s just a way of saying “I won!” or acknowledging your success.

From a guy

When a guy sends you the 🏁 emoji, he's usually congratulating you on your accomplishment. It's a straightforward way to show he recognizes your victory or completion of a task. It's often just a friendly acknowledgment.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🏁, you could reply with: “Awesome! 🏆”, “You crushed it! 💪”, “Way to go! 🎉”, or “Let’s celebrate! 🥂”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🏁 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, it means you’ve finished something! It’s used to signal the end of a task, race, or competition. 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 :checkered_flag:. 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 Chequered Flag emoji

Same family (flag) — often confused with chequered flag or used alongside it.

Flags →

White Flag

Black Flag

Triangular Flag

Rainbow Flag

Transgender Flag

Pirate Flag

Crossed Flags

Flag: Afghanistan

Flag: Åland Islands

Flag: Albania

Flag: Algeria

Flag: American Samoa

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.

🏁 Chequered Flag

Unicode name: Chequered Flag

Code: U+1F3C1 · added 2010

Shortcode: :checkered_flag:

Basically, it means you’ve finished something!

🏳️ White Flag

Unicode name: White Flag

Code: U+1F3F3 U+FE0F · added 2014

Shortcode: :waving_white_flag:

Generally, it means you're signaling that you want to stop fighting, give up a point, or just want to be peaceful.

Open 🏳️ White Flag →

11 — History

Where the 🏁 Chequered Flag emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

NTT DoCoMoi-mode, 1999

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s

Chequered Flag emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

AppleiOS

Chequered Flag emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Chequered Flag emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Chequered Flag emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Chequered Flag emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Chequered Flag emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Chequered Flag emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Chequered Flag emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Chequered Flag emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F3C1 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.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 🏁 existed there as NTT DoCoMo E659, KDDI au E4B9, SoftBank E132. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Chequered Flag was approved as U+1F3C1 and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🏁 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Chequered Flag emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🏁 Chequered Flag emoji mean?

Basically, it means you’ve finished something! It’s used to signal the end of a task, race, or competition. People use it to show they're done and proud.

What does 🏁 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🏁 emoji, she’s likely celebrating a victory with you, or she’s indicating that she’s finished something she’s been working on. Sometimes it’s just a way of saying “I won!” or acknowledging your success.

What does 🏁 mean from a guy?

When a guy sends you the 🏁 emoji, he's usually congratulating you on your accomplishment. It's a straightforward way to show he recognizes your victory or completion of a task. It's often just a friendly acknowledgment.

How do you reply to the 🏁 emoji?

If someone sends you 🏁, you could reply with: “Awesome! 🏆”, “You crushed it! 💪”, “Way to go! 🎉”, or “Let’s celebrate! 🥂”.

What else is the 🏁 emoji called?

Chequered Flag is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “checkered emoji”, “chequered emoji”, “finish emoji”, “flag emoji”, “flags emoji”, “game emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F3C1.

What is the Unicode code for 🏁?

The Chequered Flag emoji is U+1F3C1, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🏁, and in CSS as \1F3C1.

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 :checkered_flag: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🏁 look the same on every phone?

No. Chequered Flag is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F3C1. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.