Laos adopted its red-blue-red flag in 1975, when the Lao PDR replaced the old kingdom, though the design itself dates to the 1945 independence movement. At the center of the wide blue band sits a plain white disc, traditionally read as the full moon over the Mekong River and a symbol of national unity. It's a quiet, simple design next to most national flags.
What 🇱🇦 means
A navy blue flag with red stripes along the bottom and top borders, while highlighted with a large white disc at the center.
The 🇱🇦 Flag: Laos emoji refers to the only Southeast Asian landlocked nation; Laos, formally called the 'Lao People's Democratic Republic'. It is shown as 'LA' on some platforms.
How and when to use it
Other Names
- 🇱🇦 Flag of Laos
- 🇱🇦 Flag of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 🇱🇦 Laotian Flag
- 🇱🇦 Lao Flag
- 🇱🇦 Country Code - LA
The lowdown
- Category
- Flags › country-flag
- Codepoints
U+1F1F1 U+1F1E6- Emoji version
- Emoji 2.0
- Shortcodes
:laos:GitHub:flag-la:Slack:flag_la:Discord:la:Discord- Keywords
- flag
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🇱🇦 Flag: Laos or 🥃 Tumbler Glass?