U+2691 "⚑" Black Flag Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚑
U+2691 "⚑" Black Flag is a graphical symbol representing a solid, filled black flag, typically depicted waving from a pole, and it belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block of the Unicode standard. Historically, a black flag has been associated with anarchy, mourning, or defiance, though in modern digital contexts it is often used as an abstract icon in user interfaces, maps, or flag-related applications. Unlike its white counterpart (U+2690) or the more common triangular pennant, this black flag is rendered as a square or rectangular shape in most fonts, and it does not correspond to any official national or political flag, instead serving as a neutral or symbolic graphic element.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2691 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Black Flag |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⚑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⚑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9A 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2691 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002691 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2691 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |