U+1F1EC "🇬" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter G Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1F1EC "🇬" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter G is a specialized character used exclusively in pairs to form regional indicator sequences that represent country or region flags. It is not intended for standalone use in normal text, as it visually appears as a solid rectangular box with the letter "G" inside a smaller box in most systems. Instead, this character must be combined with another regional indicator symbol, such as U+1F1F8 "🇸" for the letter S, to create a valid emoji flag sequence like the flag of Germany (🇩🇪) or Spain (🇪🇸). The Unicode standard reserves these characters for this specific purpose, ensuring that flag emojis are rendered consistently across different platforms and operating systems through code-based flag generation rather than storing each flag as a separate graphic.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
🇬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
🇬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83C 0xDDEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001F1EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83c\uddec |
Unicode Properties