🇸🇹 Flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji meaning
🇸🇹 stands for São Tomé and Príncipe and is used to show pride, support for the country's teams, or talk about the island nation off Central Africa. The Apple artwork shows a red triangle at the left and green, yellow and green stripes with two black stars.
U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9
Download size
Similar emojis
More emojis: Flags
As a Coupang Partners affiliate, this site earns a commission from qualifying purchases.
What 🇸🇹 means
People from São Tomé and Príncipe and its diaspora, especially in Portugal, use 🇸🇹 in bios, music posts and messages about home. It often appears on Independence Day, 12 July. It has no slang meaning. It often sits next to other Portuguese-speaking countries' flags.
🇸🇹 How people use it
- Showing Santomean pride in a bio
- Celebrating Independence Day on 12 July
- Posting beach and travel photos
- Cheering for the national team
Example messages
Terra querida 🇸🇹❤️
Back home for the holidays 🇸🇹🏝️
Feliz dia da independência 🇸🇹
Santomean and proud 🇸🇹🇵🇹
Common 🇸🇹 combinations
- 🇸🇹🇵🇹Santomean roots with life in Portugal, or ties between the two countries
- 🇸🇹🏝️Island life or a trip to São Tomé
🇸🇹 vs similar emojis
| 🇸🇹 vs 🇬🇭 | 🇬🇭 is Ghana with red, yellow and green bands and one black star, while 🇸🇹 has a red triangle and two stars. |
|---|
Emoji details
| Name | flag: São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F1F8 U+1F1F9 |
| Category | Flags |
| Keywords | ST, flag |
How to use
Search
Find emojis by name or keyword (e.g. "smile", "heart", "fire").
Sizes
32, 64, 128, 256 and 512px transparent PNGs. Get all five in one ZIP.
Skin tones and genders
People emojis include five skin tones and gender variants as separate images.
Usage
Apple emoji artwork is Apple's property. Use for personal or non-commercial purposes; check Apple's policy for commercial use.
FAQ
What does the 🇸🇹 flag: São Tomé & Príncipe emoji mean?
🇸🇹 stands for São Tomé and Príncipe and is used to show pride, support for the country's teams, or talk about the island nation off Central Africa. The Apple artwork shows a red triangle at the left and green, yellow and green stripes with two black stars.
What do the two stars on 🇸🇹 mean?
The two black stars stand for the two main islands, São Tomé and Príncipe. The colours are common Pan-African colours.
Why does 🇸🇹 show as ST?
Your device cannot draw flag emojis, so it shows the country code ST. The sender meant the São Tomé and Príncipe flag.
Are the backgrounds transparent?
Yes, every PNG has a transparent background.