Flags · Emoji 5.0

Flag: Wales Emoji

Generally, the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji just means "Wales." People use it to indicate they're talking about the country or its culture.

The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji represents the flag of Wales.

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Unicode: U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F
Released: 2017
Shortcode: :flag-wales:
Skin tones: No

01 — Meaning

What does the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Flag: Wales emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji just means "Wales." People use it to indicate they're talking about the country or its culture. It's a quick way to show your support. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji represents the flag of Wales. It’s used to show support for Wales, the Welsh nation, or anything related to the country. People use it when talking about Cardiff, the capital, or when referencing the Welsh dragon. It can express pride in your Welsh heritage, enthusiasm for Welsh culture, or simply a love for the country. You might see it in conversations about sports, music, or travel.

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 2.

flag emojiwelsh emoji

02 — Platforms

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

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the flag: wales 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: Wales 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-wales:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: wales, code point U+1F3F4.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Flag: Wales emoji

No picker to hand? The flag: wales can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: wales”. 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: wales”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-wales: and it converts to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, in CSS \1F3F4\E0067\E0062\E0077\E006C\E0073\E007F, in JavaScript \u{1F3F4}\u{E0067}\u{E0062}\u{E0077}\u{E006C}\u{E0073}\u{E007F}.

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: Wales emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: wales 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: Wales emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: wales 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

A girl sending you the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji could mean she’s proud of being Welsh, or that she wants to show her support for Wales. Sometimes it’s just a friendly way to include a bit of Welsh identity in a conversation. It doesn’t always have a deep meaning; she might just like the emoji itself.

From a guy

A guy sending you the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji could be showing support for a Welsh sports team, like the rugby team. He might also be expressing his general support for Wales or just using it because he likes the flag. It doesn’t necessarily indicate a deeper connection.

How to reply

You could reply with: “Let’s go Dragons!” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 “Love Cardiff!” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 “Fantastic!” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 “Cheers!” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji just means "Wales." People use it to indicate they're talking about the country or its culture. 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-wales:. 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: Wales

Unicode name: Flag: Wales

Code: U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F · added 2017

Shortcode: :flag-wales:

Generally, the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji just means "Wales."

🇭🇲 Flag: Heard Island & McDonald Islands

Unicode name: Flag: Heard Island & McDonald Islands

Code: U+1F1ED U+1F1F2 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-hm:

🇭🇲 is the flag for Heard and McDonald Islands, an uninhabited Australian territory near Antarctica.

Open 🇭🇲 Flag: Heard Island & McDonald Islands →

11 — History

Where the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Flag: Wales emoji came from

Approved as part of Emoji 5.0, the flag: wales has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 9.

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F 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.

2017

Added to the standard

Flag: Wales was approved as U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F and shipped in Emoji 5.0 (2017). 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: Wales emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Flag: Wales emoji mean?

Generally, the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji just means "Wales." People use it to indicate they're talking about the country or its culture. It's a quick way to show your support.

What does 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 mean from a girl?

What does 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 mean from a guy?

How do you reply to the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji?

What else is the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 emoji called?

Flag: Wales is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji”, “welsh emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F.

What is the Unicode code for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿?

The Flag: Wales emoji is U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0077 U+E006C U+E0073 U+E007F, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). In HTML you can write it as 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, and in CSS as \1F3F4\E0067\E0062\E0077\E006C\E0073\E007F.

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-wales: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Wales is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F3F4. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.