Pirate Flag

🏴‍☠️ is the pirate flag emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “Jolly”, “plunder”, “Roger”, and “treasure”.

Where flag emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

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

Signalling, racing, and status contexts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

CLDR short name: pirate flag
Codepoint: U+1F3F4 U+200D U+2620 U+FE0F
Hex: 1F3F4 200D 2620 FE0F
Emoji version: 11.0
Unicode version: 11.0
First released: 2018
Unicode group: Flags
Unicode subgroup: 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.

:pirate_flag:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

flag · Jolly · pirate · plunder · Roger · treasure

How it looks

Fluent Color

Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🏴‍☠️ pirate flag emoji mean?: 🏴‍☠️ is the pirate flag emoji, part of Unicode's Flags group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “Jolly”, “plunder”, “Roger”, and “treasure”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🏴‍☠️?: U+1F3F4 U+200D U+2620 U+FE0F.
When was the 🏴‍☠️ pirate flag emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 11.0, published in 2018, alongside Unicode 11.0. 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 “pirate 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 :pirate_flag: 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.