flag: Equatorial Guinea
Unicode: 1F1EC 1F1F6
Description
A flag emoji representing the country Greece, featuring blue and white stripes with a blue square in the upper left corner containing a white cross.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents national pride, connection to Greek culture, support for Greek sports teams, or identification with Greek heritage.
Backstory
This emoji is part of the regional indicator symbols, which are combinations of two letters from the Latin alphabet designed to represent ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. 'GR' stands for Greece. These flag emojis were introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), allowing for digital representation of national flags.
Usage Examples
- Showing Greek pride: 'Proud to be Greek! 🇬🇷'
- Discussing travel to Greece: 'My next vacation spot: Greece 🇬🇷',
- Supporting Greek sports: 'Go Greece! 🇬🇷⚽'
- Referring to Greek history or culture: 'Ancient Greek philosophy 🇬🇷'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to indicate Greek nationality, heritage, or to show support for Greece in international contexts (e.g., Olympics, Eurovision).
East Asian culture:
Understood as the flag of Greece, often used in contexts relating to international relations, tourism, or global events.