{"id":8083,"date":"2026-05-25T07:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/emoji-directory\/flag-kenya\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:55:20","slug":"flag-kenya","status":"publish","type":"emoji","link":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/%e7%b5%b5%e6%96%87%e5%ad%97%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%aa\/flag-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea flag: Kenya Emoji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stacked black, red, and green separated by thin white stripes carry a traditional Maasai shield and two crossed spears at the center. Black represents the people of Kenya, red the blood spilled for independence, green the land&#039;s natural wealth, and the white stripes (called &#039;fimbriation&#039;) symbolize peace and unity. The shield and spears stand for the defense of all things mentioned in the colors.<\/p>\n<p>Adopted at independence from Britain on December 12, 1963. The emoji shows up during Jamhuri Day (December 12), Mashujaa Day (Heroes&#039; Day, October 20), Nairobi Marathon, and safari-photo posts. Travelers tag it with Maasai Mara, Mount Kenya, and Lake Nakuru flamingo shots.<\/p>\n<p>Coded in Unicode 6.0 from KE, it pairs with lion, elephant, giraffe, and running shoe emojis (Kenyan long-distance runners dominate world athletics). The Kenyan diaspora across the US, UK, and Gulf states uses it widely. Kenya&#039;s running prowess, especially in Kalenjin-dominated long-distance events, brings the flag into nearly every Olympic marathon and World Athletics Championship coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Conservation efforts at Ol Pejeta (home to the last northern white rhinos) also feature it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya flag emoji, black, red, and green bands with Maasai shield and crossed spears.<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"emoji_category":[1211],"class_list":["post-8083","emoji","type-emoji","status-publish","hentry","emoji_category-flags"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji\/8083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/emoji"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"emoji_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji_category?post=8083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}