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Flag: Spain

🇪🇸 is the flag: spain emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010).

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: Spain
Codepoint
U+1F1EA U+1F1F8
Hex
1F1EA 1F1F8
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
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.

:es:

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: spain emoji mean?
🇪🇸 is the flag: spain emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010).
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🇪🇸?
U+1F1EA U+1F1F8.
When was the 🇪🇸 flag: spain emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. 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 :es: 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.