Flag in hole emoji meaning

The flag in hole emoji shows a small flag, usually red and triangular, placed in the hole of a golf course. It represents the ultimate goal in a game of golf: getting the golf ball into the hole. This emoji is most often associated with golf and is used when talking about golfing activities, tournaments, sharing achievements, or expressing an interest in the sport. It is a simple and recognizable way to symbolize the game and its objectives.

The flag in hole emoji was approved in Unicode 5.2 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026