Transgender Flag emoji meaning

What does 🏳️‍⚧️ mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “transgender flag.” It identifies transgender flag 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 “transgender flag.” 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 zero-width-joiner sequence. It uses 3 core Unicode code points: U+1F3F3 waving white flag, U+200D zero width joiner, U+26A7 male with stroke and male and female sign.

Version and platform support

The transgender flag emoji was introduced in Emoji 13.0 and is classified in the flag subgroup. Most maintained platforms support this emoji, although artwork and sequence handling still vary by vendor.

Alternate presentation forms

3 non-fully-qualified presentation forms are indexed for search and compatibility testing. The fully qualified character above is recommended when copying.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “transgender flag.” Search terms indexed for this entry include flag, transgender. It belongs to Flags and the 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 “transgender flag.” 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.