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🏳️ White Flag Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
A white flag waving in the wind, universally recognized as a symbol of surrender, truce, or peace. It signifies ceasefire, giving up, or asking for mercy.
When to Use
Use when surrendering, giving up on something, indicating peace, or jokingly admitting defeat.
Example Usage
- “I give up 🏳️”
- “Truce! Let's make peace 🏳️”
- “This exam defeated me 🏳️😅”
Popular Combinations
🏳️☮️
Surrender for peace
🏳️🤝
Truce / making peace
🏳️😩
Giving up / overwhelmed
How White Flag looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🏳️ mean in a text message?▼
A white flag waving in the wind, universally recognized as a symbol of surrender, truce, or peace. It signifies ceasefire, giving up, or asking for mercy. Use when surrendering, giving up on something, indicating peace, or jokingly admitting defeat. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Why are flag emoji made of two letters?▼
Flag emoji use a system called Regional Indicator Symbols. Each flag is actually two invisible Unicode characters — the country's ISO 3166-1 two-letter code — which platforms combine into a flag image. This is why flags work differently from other emoji.
Does 🏳️ display on all devices?▼
Most country flags display correctly on iOS, Android, and macOS. Windows has historically shown flag emoji as two-letter country codes (like "US") instead of flag images, though this is improving. Some subdivision flags (like states or provinces) have very limited support.
What is the shortcode for 🏳️?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:waving_white_flag:` to insert the White Flag emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f3f3-fe0f
Category
Flags
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:waving_white_flag:Keywords
wavinglosingloserlostsurrendergiveupfail
When to Use 🏳️ White Flag
Use when surrendering, giving up on something, indicating peace, or jokingly admitting defeat.
- •Send 🏳️ when you want to express or reference "white flag" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🏳️ in conversations about waving or losing to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🏳️ White Flag on social media posts, stories, or comments related to white flag
- •Combine 🏳️ with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about waving, losing, loser
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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