Netherlands flag emoji 🇳🇱
🇳🇱 is the flag of Netherlands, ISO code NL. Copy it here.
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About the Netherlands flag emoji
🇳🇱 is the flag of Netherlands: red, white and blue horizontal bands. Like every country flag, the Netherlands emoji is really two regional indicator letters, N and L, spelling the ISO code NL; side by side, NL merge into the Netherlands flag. Windows has no flag artwork, so there NL appears as the letters N L. Netherlands (NL) joined the flag set in Emoji 1.0 (2015); NL renders on every major platform except Windows. Copy NL from the card; the flag emoji hub groups Netherlands with the other Europe flags, such as France, listed beside Netherlands.
Unicode name: flag: Netherlands · U+1F1F3 U+1F1F1 · Emoji 2.0 (2015) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: Netherlands (NL) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, Dutch style
- Travel: a trip to Netherlands, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with NL
- Language: NL as shorthand for the language of Netherlands in menus, captions and bios about Netherlands
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for NL, Netherlands
- In other languages: Spanish Países Bajos, French Pays-Bas, German Niederlande
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: NetherlandsU+1F1F3 U+1F1F1 | NL: the Netherlands flag | ISO code NL | |
| flag: FranceU+1F1EB U+1F1F7 | Near Netherlands: code FR | Europe, like Netherlands | |
| flag: Svalbard & Jan MayenU+1F1F8 U+1F1EF | Near Netherlands: code SJ | Europe, like Netherlands | |
| flag: FinlandU+1F1EB U+1F1EE | Near Netherlands: code FI | Europe, like Netherlands |
The Dutch flag emoji
The Dutch flag emoji shows the same red, white and blue horizontal bands as the national flag of the Netherlands. It is often used for national pride, travel to the Netherlands, or support for Dutch teams in sport. In messages, it can appear next to a Dutch name or in posts about national celebrations.
Dutch people also use the flag in bios to mark their nationality, or around events like Koningsdag (King’s Day). In sports, orange is the traditional colour for Dutch fans, but the flag emoji still appears in match threads and medal tables.
Questions people ask
What flag is 🇳🇱?
🇳🇱 is the flag of Netherlands — red, white and blue horizontal bands.
How do I type the Netherlands flag emoji?
Search “Netherlands” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_nl: in Discord or Slack, or copy NL from this page: it is the regional indicators N and L.
Why does the Netherlands flag show as letters?
Windows has never shipped flag images, so the Netherlands flag becomes the letters N L there; every other major platform draws NL.
What is the Dutch flag emoji?
The Dutch flag emoji is the same as the Netherlands flag emoji 🇳🇱, showing red, white and blue horizontal bands. “Dutch” refers to the people and language of the Netherlands, so both names describe the identical flag.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
