flag: Afghanistan
Unicode: 1F1E6 1F1EB
Description
A waving national flag, composed of a blue horizontal stripe at the top, a yellow horizontal stripe in the middle, and a red horizontal stripe at the bottom. These colors represent the national flag of Gabon.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically used to represent the country of Gabon, Gabonese nationality, pride, or topics related to Gabon.
Backstory
This emoji belongs to the 'Regional Indicator Symbols' block in Unicode, where two letter-like symbols are combined to form a flag. The sequence 'AE' (Regional Indicator Symbol Letter A followed by Regional Indicator Symbol Letter E) represents the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Gabon, which is 'GA'. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Usage Examples
- Discussing Gabonese culture: 'Exploring the rich culture of Gabon 🇬🇦'
- Talking about travel to Gabon: 'Dreaming of my next trip to Libreville 🇬🇦'
- Referring to Gabonese sports teams: 'Supporting our team from Gabon! 🇬🇦'
- In geographical contexts: 'Gabon is located in Central Africa 🇬🇦'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Identifies Gabon in a geographic or political context. Can be used in discussions about African nations, Francophone countries, or natural resources.
East Asian culture:
Used similarly to identify Gabon, often in discussions related to international relations, trade, or geography.