🇬🇪 flag: Georgia Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste

What Does the flag: Georgia Emoji 🇬🇪 Mean?

Five red crosses on white — a large central St. George's cross and four smaller Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses in each quadrant — give Georgia its 'Five Cross Flag.' George's cross, with four smaller red Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses (St. George's crosses with flared ends) in each quadrant — the 'Five Cross Flag.' The design dates back to medieval Georgia, was revived by the United National Movement, and officially adopted in 2004 when Mikheil Saakashvili came to power.

The crosses symbolize Christianity and Georgia's identity as one of the world's oldest Christian nations. The emoji shows up during Independence Day (May 26), Saint George's Day (November 23), rugby and football matches, and Georgian-wine appreciation posts (Georgia claims an 8,000-year winemaking tradition). Travelers tag it with Tbilisi sulfur-bath shots and Mount Kazbek photos.

Coded in Unicode 6.0 from GE, it pairs with wine, mountain, and church emojis. The Georgian diaspora across Russia, Israel, and the US uses it widely. The flag's adoption was controversial at first, replacing the 1990s wine-burgundy-and-black design.

The country's claim to be the cradle of viticulture (8,000-year-old archaeological evidence supports this) makes the flag a wine-industry favorite.