flag South Korea Emoji
🇰🇷 · U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7 · Emoji 0.6
What does the flag South Korea emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
A national flag, the 🇰🇷 emoji represents South Korea, a country in East Asia, and is used to symbolize the nation, its culture, and its people. Figuratively, it can represent Korean pride, heritage, or affiliation, and is often used in the context of K-pop, K-drama, or Korean cuisine. In slang, the flag emoji may be used to express enthusiasm for Korean culture or to signal that someone is a fan of Korean entertainment. The 🇰🇷 emoji is also used to indicate a connection to South Korea, such as travel or language learning.
How the flag South Korea emoji is used
The 🇰🇷 emoji is frequently used in social media captions, particularly on Instagram and TikTok, to showcase Korean fashion, beauty, or food trends. On Twitter, the emoji is often used in hashtags related to K-pop groups or Korean dramas, allowing fans to connect and share their enthusiasm. Tone-wise, the 🇰🇷 emoji is typically used in a positive and celebratory manner, although it can also be used to express national pride or patriotism. Younger generations, especially those familiar with Korean pop culture, are more likely to use the 🇰🇷 emoji in their online interactions.
flag South Korea emoji examples
- just watched the new BTS music video 🇰🇷
- trying Korean BBQ for the first time tonight 🇰🇷
How to copy the flag South Korea emoji
To use the flag South Korea emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
flag South Korea emoji on different platforms
How the flag South Korea emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
flag South Korea Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🇰🇷 |
| Name | flag South Korea |
| Category | Flags |
| Codepoints | U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7 |
| Shortcode | :flag_south_korea: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
flag South Korea Emoji FAQ
A national flag, the 🇰🇷 emoji represents South Korea, a country in East Asia, and is used to symbolize the nation, its culture, and its people. Figuratively, it can represent Korean pride, heritage, or affiliation, and is often used in the context of K-pop, K-drama, or Korean cuisine.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🇰🇷 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :flag_south_korea:.
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