Scotland flag emoji 🏴
🏴 is the flag of Scotland, ISO code GB-SCT. Copy it here.
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About the Scotland flag emoji
The white saltire of St Andrew on blue; a tag sequence based on the black flag — that is the Scotland flag as an emoji, 🏴. The Scotland flag is a tag sequence, GB-SCT: hidden tag characters after the black flag 🏴 spell out GB-SCT. iOS, Android, WhatsApp and most apps show Scotland; Windows and some older systems show a plain black flag for GB-SCT. Windows shows 🏴 for Scotland. Scotland was added in Emoji 5.0, later than the main set; GB-SCT renders on every current platform except Windows. Copy GB-SCT from the card; the flag emoji hub groups Scotland with the other Europe flags, such as Spain, listed beside Scotland.
Unicode name: flag: Scotland · U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0073 U+E0063 U+E0074 U+E007F · Emoji 5.0 (2017) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: Scotland (GB-SCT) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, Scottish style
- Travel: a trip to Scotland, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with GB-SCT
- Language: GB-SCT as shorthand for the language of Scotland in menus, captions and bios about Scotland
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for GB-SCT, Scotland
- In other languages: Spanish Escocia, French Écosse, German Schottland
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: ScotlandU+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0073 U+E0063 U+E0074 U+E007F | GB-SCT: the Scotland flag | ISO code GB-SCT | |
| flag: SpainU+1F1EA U+1F1F8 | Near Scotland: code ES | Europe, like Scotland | |
| flag: LatviaU+1F1F1 U+1F1FB | Near Scotland: code LV | Europe, like Scotland | |
| flag: SwitzerlandU+1F1E8 U+1F1ED | Near Scotland: code CH | Europe, like Scotland |
Scottish flag emoji: the same saltire by another name
The flag is commonly called both the Scotland flag emoji and the Scottish flag emoji. Despite the different word order, both names refer to the same emoji. Its ISO subdivision code is GB-SCT, which is used in the tag sequence. The white diagonal cross is a saltire, the cross of Saint Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint. Use it in messages about Scotland, from Burns Night posts to rugby match threads or a trip to Edinburgh.
Questions people ask
What flag is 🏴?
🏴 is the flag of Scotland — the white saltire of St Andrew on blue; a tag sequence based on the black flag.
How do I type the Scotland flag emoji?
Search “Scotland” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_gb_sct: in Discord or Slack, or copy GB-SCT from this page: it is a tag sequence for GB-SCT.
Why does the Scotland flag show as letters?
Subdivision flags like Scotland’s are tag sequences; Windows and some older systems cannot draw GB-SCT, so they show a plain black flag.
About this guide
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