Flag: Hong Kong Sar China emoji meaning

What does 🇭🇰 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “flag with Hong Kong SAR China.” It identifies flag with Hong Kong SAR China in place, event, civic, or identity contexts. Use care with political topics.

Use 🇭🇰 for the represented place, identity, event, or geographic context. Unicode calls it “flag with Hong Kong SAR China.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse flags emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the flag emoji sequence guide.

Example messages with 🇭🇰

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a flag sequence. It uses 2 core Unicode code points: U+1F1ED regional indicator symbol letter h, U+1F1F0 regional indicator symbol letter k.

Version and platform support

The flag: Hong Kong SAR China emoji was introduced in Emoji 2.0 and is classified in the country flag subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “flag: Hong Kong SAR China.” Search terms indexed for this entry include china, flag, hong, kong, sar. It belongs to Flags and the country flag subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “flag with Hong Kong SAR China.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.