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Flag: Ghana

🇬🇭 is the flag: ghana emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015).

Where country-flag emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Marking a country in travel, sport, and news posts
  • Language and nationality labels in bios

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
CLDR short name
flag: Ghana
Codepoint
U+1F1EC U+1F1ED
Hex
1F1EC 1F1ED
Emoji version
2.0
Unicode version
8.0
First released
2015
Unicode group
Flags
Unicode subgroup
country-flag
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:ghana:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

flag

Tags

flag

Download as image

Renders 🇬🇭 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Questions people ask

What does the 🇬🇭 flag: ghana emoji mean?
🇬🇭 is the flag: ghana emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015).
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🇬🇭?
U+1F1EC U+1F1ED.
When was the 🇬🇭 flag: ghana emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 2.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🇬🇭 on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “flag”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🇬🇭 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🇬🇭?
On GitHub, type :ghana: and it turns into 🇬🇭 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.