The flag: Ghana emoji flies in rich red, gold, and green stripes with a bold black five‑pointed star centered on the gold band—aka the instantly recognizable “Black Star.” On Apple/iOS, it appears as a glossy, neatly rounded rectangle with saturated colors and a subtle light sheen, no flagpole, and crisp edges that make the star pop. People drop it to rep Ghanaian pride, shout out Accra or Kumasi, and soundtrack matchdays for the Black Stars—expect timelines full of this emoji when there’s a big game. It’s also prime content for the eternal jollof wars (typed with love and spice), plus travel flexes like “Year of Return” trips and beach shots from Cape Coast. In chats, you’ll see it in bios, next to names, and in celebratory posts—think Independence Day on March 6, graduation pics in kente, or a quick “Chale, we move.”
Culturally, the colors nod to sacrifice (red), mineral wealth (gold), and lush landscapes (green), while the black star symbolizes Pan‑African unity—mirrored in Accra’s Black Star Square and the national team’s nickname. Online, it does everything from wholesome heritage vibes to playful roasting (“Ghanaian jollof clears your draft, respectfully”). Paired with music drops (Afrobeats, highlife), Azonto throwbacks, or foodie reels (waakye supremacy), this flag brings warmth and swagger in one tap. Use it straight for location and identity, or ironically when you’re claiming the best party playlist on the continent.
The country of Ghana is represented by this emoji.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1692 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
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| Previous Names: | Regional Indicator Symbol Letters GH Ghana |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 8 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🇬🇭 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🇬🇭 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🇬 🇭 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🇬 🇭 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f1ec, 1f1ed |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F1EC, U+1F1ED |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 127468, 127469 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC, 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAD |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 87 AC, F0 9F 87 AD |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 207 254, 360 237 207 255 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83C 0xDDEC, 0xD83C 0xDDED |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83cddec, d83cdded |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55356 56812, 55356 56813 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F1EC 0x0001F1ED |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F1EC, 01F1ED |
| UTF-32 Dec | 127468, 127469 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F1EC\U0001F1ED" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x87\xac\xf0\x9f\x87\xad" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDED" |
