Israel Flag 🇮🇱 Emoji is the flag of Israel, a country in the Middle East. The flag has two blue stripes along the upper and lower borders, a blue Star of David is also present in the middle.
The blue stripes are reported to represent the traditional Jewish men's prayer shawl, the tallit, and the Star of David is said to represent Judaism and a Jewish identity. Since white also means purity and no war, it means that the background chosen corresponds to these characteristics.
The design of the flag belonged to the Israeli artist and the Zionist, David Wolffsohn and the flag became official on 28th October 1948 immediately after Israel declared its state hood.
It is used to describe anything regarding Israel culture, history, national celebrations/resistance or Judaism, common in events such as Independence Day.
| Name | Flag: Israel |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F1EE U+1F1F1 |
| Unicode | Flag: Israel |
| Apple Name | Flag of Israel |
| Android Name | |
| Shortcode | :israel: (GitHub) :flag-il: (Slack) |