Palestine flag emoji
🇵🇸 is the letters P and S under the hood, which is why Windows can’t draw it. Copy it here.
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What the palestine flag emoji means
🇵🇸 (flag: Palestinian Territories) is built from two regional indicator letters, P and S, that supporting devices draw as one flag. Windows, which ships no flag artwork, shows the letters instead. It is used for solidarity, news and identity, and since 2023 it is often accompanied by 🍉 — the watermelon shares the flag’s colours and became a stand-in where the flag itself was restricted or filtered. The American flag guide explains the same two-letter mechanics.
Unicode name: flag: Palestinian Territories · U+1F1F5 U+1F1F8 · Emoji 2.0 (2015) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- Solidarity: in bios and posts
- Identity: Palestinian users
- Watermelon: 🍉 as the colour stand-in
- Peace: with 🕊️ ✊
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: Palestinian TerritoriesU+1F1F5 U+1F1F8 | The flag | Shows as “PS” on Windows | |
| watermelonU+1F349 | Watermelon; the colours | Widely understood since 2023 | |
| doveU+1F54A U+FE0F | Peace | See the dove emoji guide | |
| raised fistU+270A | Solidarity | See the fist emoji guide |
The Gaza flag emoji
There is no separate Gaza flag emoji. Gaza is part of the Palestinian territories, so the Palestinian flag 🇵🇸 is the correct emoji to use. In posts about Gaza, people often combine it with the watermelon 🍉 to show support or share news.
Because the flag emoji is made from regional indicator letters P and S, systems without flag support may show “PS”. The watermelon 🍉 remains a common workaround in messages about Gaza.
Chat examples
Real messages with 🇵🇸, and a reply that fits.
🇵🇸 thinking of everyone there
🕊️
🍉🇵🇸
🕊️
✊🇵🇸 rally at 2
see you there
Questions people ask
Why does the Palestine flag show as PS?
Flags are pairs of regional indicator letters; Windows has no flag images, so it shows the letters.
Why the watermelon?
Its red, green, black and white match the flag, and it is used where the flag emoji might be filtered or as a quieter signal.
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.
