🏳️ White Flag Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🏳️ White Flag emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, it means you're signaling that you want to stop fighting, give up a point, or just want to be peaceful. It's a pretty straightforward way to say you're backing down. 🏳️ sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in flag emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🏳️ emoji is a white flag. It represents peace, surrender, and truce. People use it when they want to signal they’re giving up, backing down, or want to de-escalate a situation. It can also be used to express neutrality or a desire for peace in a conflict. You might see it in responses to arguments, discussions about politics, or even just to show you’re taking a break.

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 3.

flag emojiwaving emojiwhite emoji

02 — Platforms

White Flag emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the white flag as 9 vendors ship it.

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

White Flag emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the white flag, code point U+1F3F3.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🏳️ White 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 “white 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 “white flag”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🏳️, in CSS \1F3F3\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F3F3}\u{FE0F}.

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

White Flag emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the white flag as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

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

White Flag emoji combinations

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

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Aesthetic white flag combos

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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 white flag and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 🏳️ emoji, she's usually signaling that she wants to end a disagreement or stop arguing. It can mean she's tired of discussing something or that she’s conceding a point. Don’t automatically assume romantic interest; it’s almost always about conflict resolution.

From a guy

If a guy sends you the 🏳️ emoji, he’s likely trying to end a debate or admit he’s wrong. Similar to a girl, it's often a signal to move on from a disagreement. He might be trying to avoid escalating things or just be acknowledging a loss.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🏳️, you could reply with: “Okay, truce 🏳️”, “Agreed 🏳️🏳️”, “Let’s just drop it 🏳️”, or “Peace out 🏳️”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🏳️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F3F3, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, it means you're signaling that you want to stop fighting, give up a point, or just want to be peaceful. It's a pretty straightforward way to say you're backing down. 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 :waving_white_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 White Flag emoji

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

Flags →

Black Flag

Chequered 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:

hand emojis flag emojis

10 — Difference

🏳️ vs 🏴 — what is the difference?

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

🏳️ 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.

🏴 Black Flag

Unicode name: Black Flag

Code: U+1F3F4 · added 2015

Shortcode: :waving_black_flag:

Generally, the 🏴 emoji means a strong statement of opposition or a rejection of rules.

Open 🏴 Black Flag →

11 — History

Where the 🏳️ White Flag emoji came from

It arrived with the 0.7 release of the standard, which dates the white flag to 2014.

2014

Added to the standard

White Flag was approved as U+1F3F3 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

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

White Flag emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🏳️ White Flag emoji mean?

Generally, it means you're signaling that you want to stop fighting, give up a point, or just want to be peaceful. It's a pretty straightforward way to say you're backing down.

What does 🏳️ mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🏳️ emoji, she's usually signaling that she wants to end a disagreement or stop arguing. It can mean she's tired of discussing something or that she’s conceding a point. Don’t automatically assume romantic interest; it’s almost always about conflict resolution.

What does 🏳️ mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you the 🏳️ emoji, he’s likely trying to end a debate or admit he’s wrong. Similar to a girl, it's often a signal to move on from a disagreement. He might be trying to avoid escalating things or just be acknowledging a loss.

How do you reply to the 🏳️ emoji?

If someone sends you 🏳️, you could reply with: “Okay, truce 🏳️”, “Agreed 🏳️🏳️”, “Let’s just drop it 🏳️”, or “Peace out 🏳️”.

What else is the 🏳️ emoji called?

White Flag is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji”, “waving emoji”, “white emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F3F3 U+FE0F.

What is the Unicode code for 🏳️?

The White Flag emoji is U+1F3F3 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). In HTML you can write it as 🏳️, and in CSS as \1F3F3\FE0F.

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 :waving_white_flag: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🏳️ look the same on every phone?

No. White 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+1F3F3. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.