What does 🏁 mean?
Chequered flag: the finish line, racing, done.
Its official Unicode name is CHEQUERED FLAG and its CLDR short name is "chequered flag" (in Hungarian: "kockás zászló"). It belongs to the Flags group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- checkered
- chequered
- finish
- flag
- flags
- game
- race
- racing
- sport
- win
In Hungarian: autóverseny, cél, Forma-1, kockás, sport, versenyzés, zászló
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 🏁 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F3C1. As a flag it is made of two regional indicator letters: Windows doesn't draw flags, so it shows the two letters instead.
Technical details
- Official name
- CHEQUERED FLAG
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- kockás zászló
- English name (CLDR)
- chequered flag
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Flags · flag
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :checkered_flag:
Related emojis
- Triangular flag
- Crossed flags
- Black flag
- White flag
- Rainbow flag
- Transgender flag
- Pirate flag
Frequently asked questions
What does the 🏁 emoji mean?
Chequered flag: the finish line, racing, done.
How do I type the 🏁 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "checkered".
When was the 🏁 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.