Rainbow flag Emoji
Flags
A waving flag featuring a horizontal six-stripe rainbow pattern of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. It is the universally recognized emblem of the LGBTQ+ community and movements for social equality.
Usage Context
Used to show support for pride events, celebrate queer identity, or advocate for human rights. It is frequently seen alongside other inclusive icons like the transgender flag or the heart to signal solidarity and community spirit.
History
The original rainbow flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. The emoji version was officially added to Unicode 9.0 in 2016, created by combining the existing white flag character with the rainbow emoji using a ZWJ sequence to ensure cross-platform compatibility.
Details
Glyph
🏳🌈
Unicode
U+1F3F3 U+200D U+1F308
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3f3_200d_1f308:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Flags
Subcategory flag
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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