Country Flag Emojis

A collection of flag emojis for all countries in the world. Copy any flag with one click for use in messages and social media.

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
Afghanistan
U+1F1E6 U+1F1EB
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Akrotiri and Dekelia
U+1F1EC U+1F1E7
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
ร…land Islands
U+1F1E6 U+1F1FD
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Albania
U+1F1E6 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Algeria
U+1F1E9 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ
American Samoa
U+1F1E6 U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Andorra
U+1F1E6 U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Anguilla
U+1F1E6 U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Antigua and Barbuda
U+1F1E6 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
Argentina
U+1F1E6 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Armenia
U+1F1E6 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ
Aruba
U+1F1E6 U+1F1FC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Australia
U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Austria
U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Azerbaijan
U+1F1E6 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ
Bahamas
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ
Bahrain
U+1F1E7 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Bangladesh
U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง
Barbados
U+1F1E7 U+1F1E7
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ
Belarus
U+1F1E7 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Belgium
U+1F1E7 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Belize
U+1F1E7 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Bermuda
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น
Bhutan
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด
Bolivia
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Bosnia and Herzegovina
U+1F1E7 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Brazil
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ด
British Indian Ocean Territory
U+1F1EE U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌ
British Virgin Islands
U+1F1FB U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ
Brunei
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Bulgaria
U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Cambodia
U+1F1F0 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Canada
U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พ
Cayman Islands
U+1F1F0 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Chile
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
China
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
Christmas Island
U+1F1E8 U+1F1FD
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ต
Clipperton
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F5
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡จ
Cocos Islands
U+1F1E8 U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
Colombia
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Cook Islands
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท
Costa Rica
U+1F1E8 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
Croatia
U+1F1ED U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ
Cuba
U+1F1E8 U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ
Curacao
U+1F1E8 U+1F1FC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ
Cyprus
U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Czechia
U+1F1E8 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Denmark
U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด
Dominican Republic
U+1F1E9 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Dominika
U+1F1E9 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
DR Congo
U+1F1E8 U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
Ecuador
U+1F1EA U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Egypt
U+1F1EA U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป
El Salvador
U+1F1F8 U+1F1FB
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช
Estonia
U+1F1EA U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น
Ethiopia
U+1F1EA U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Falkland Islands
U+1F1EB U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ด
Faroe Islands
U+1F1EB U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Federated States of Micronesia
U+1F1EB U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ
Fiji
U+1F1EB U+1F1EF
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Finland
U+1F1EB U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
France
U+1F1EB U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ
French Polynesia
U+1F1F5 U+1F1EB
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช
Georgia
U+1F1EC U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Germany
U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Gibraltar
U+1F1EC U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
Greece
U+1F1EC U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Greenland
U+1F1EC U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Grenada
U+1F1EC U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ
Guam
U+1F1EC U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น
Guatemala
U+1F1EC U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Guernsey
U+1F1EC U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ
Guyana
U+1F1EC U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น
Haiti
U+1F1ED U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Honduras
U+1F1ED U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Hong Kong
U+1F1ED U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
Hungary
U+1F1ED U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Iceland
U+1F1EE U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
India
U+1F1EE U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Indonesia
U+1F1EE U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
Iran
U+1F1EE U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Iraq
U+1F1EE U+1F1F6
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Ireland
U+1F1EE U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Isle of Man
U+1F1EE U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Israel
U+1F1EE U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Italy
U+1F1EE U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Jamaica
U+1F1EF U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Japan
U+1F1EF U+1F1F5
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ช
Jersey
U+1F1EF U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
Jordan
U+1F1EF U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Kazakhstan
U+1F1F0 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Kiribati
U+1F1F0 U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Kosovo
U+1F1FD U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ
Kuwait
U+1F1F0 U+1F1FC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Kyrgyzstan
U+1F1F0 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Laos
U+1F1F1 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Latvia
U+1F1F1 U+1F1FB
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง
Lebanon
U+1F1F1 U+1F1E7
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Liechtenstein
U+1F1F1 U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น
Lithuania
U+1F1F1 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ
Luxembourg
U+1F1F1 U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด
Macau
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
Malaysia
U+1F1F2 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป
Maldives
U+1F1F2 U+1F1FB
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
Malta
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Marshall Islands
U+1F1F2 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
Mexico
U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Moldova
U+1F1F2 U+1F1E9
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Monaco
U+1F1F2 U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Mongolia
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช
Montenegro
U+1F1F2 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Montserrat
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Myanmar
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท
Nauru
U+1F1F3 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Navassa Island
U+1F1FA U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต
Nepal
U+1F1F3 U+1F1F5
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Netherlands
U+1F1F3 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ
New Caledonia
U+1F1F3 U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
New Zealand
U+1F1F3 U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Nicaragua
U+1F1F3 U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Nigeria
U+1F1F3 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ
Niue
U+1F1F3 U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ซ
Norfolk Island
U+1F1F3 U+1F1EB
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต
North Korea
U+1F1F0 U+1F1F5
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
North Macedonia
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ต
Northern Mariana Islands
U+1F1F2 U+1F1F5
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
Norway
U+1F1F3 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Oman
U+1F1F4 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Pakistan
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผ
Palau
U+1F1F5 U+1F1FC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
Palestine
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Panama
U+1F1F5 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Papua New Guinea
U+1F1F5 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
Paraguay
U+1F1F5 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช
Peru
U+1F1F5 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ
Philippines
U+1F1F5 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ณ
Pitcairn Islands
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Poland
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Portugal
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท
Puerto Rico
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Qatar
U+1F1F6 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด
Romania
U+1F1F7 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Russia
U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ
Saint Lucia
U+1F1F1 U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซ
Saint-Martin
U+1F1F2 U+1F1EB
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Samoa
U+1F1FC U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
San Marino
U+1F1F8 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saudi Arabia
U+1F1F8 U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ
Serbia
U+1F1F7 U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Singapore
U+1F1F8 U+1F1EC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
Sint Maarten
U+1F1F8 U+1F1FD
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Slovakia
U+1F1F8 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Slovenia
U+1F1F8 U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง
Solomon Islands
U+1F1F8 U+1F1E7
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
South Africa
U+1F1FF U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ธ
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
U+1F1EC U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
South Korea
U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Spain
U+1F1EA U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ
Spitsbergen and Jan Mayen
U+1F1F8 U+1F1EF
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Sri Lanka
U+1F1F1 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑ
St. Barthelemy
U+1F1E7 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ
St. Kitts and Nevis
U+1F1F0 U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒ
St. Pierre and Miquelon
U+1F1F5 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ
St. Vincent & Grenadines
U+1F1FB U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท
Suriname
U+1F1F8 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sweden
U+1F1F8 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Switzerland
U+1F1E8 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ
Syria
U+1F1F8 U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
Taiwan
U+1F1F9 U+1F1FC
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ
Tajikistan
U+1F1F9 U+1F1EF
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
Thailand
U+1F1F9 U+1F1ED
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Timor-Leste
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F1
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Tokelau
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F0
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด
Tonga
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F4
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น
Trinidad and Tobago
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F9
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
Turkey
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F7
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ
Turkmenistan
U+1F1F9 U+1F1F2
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ
Turks and Caicos Islands
U+1F1F9 U+1F1E8
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป
Tuvalu
U+1F1F9 U+1F1FB
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
UAE
U+1F1E6 U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Ukraine
U+1F1FA U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
United Kingdom
U+1F1EC U+1F1E7
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ
Uruguay
U+1F1FA U+1F1FE
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎ
US Virgin Islands
U+1F1FB U+1F1EE
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
USA
U+1F1FA U+1F1F8
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Uzbekistan
U+1F1FA U+1F1FF
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ
Vanuatu
U+1F1FB U+1F1FA
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Vatican City
U+1F1FB U+1F1E6
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช
Venezuela
U+1F1FB U+1F1EA
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
Vietnam
U+1F1FB U+1F1F3
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซ
Wallis and Futuna
U+1F1FC U+1F1EB
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช
Yemen
U+1F1FE U+1F1EA

Top 5 popular flag emojis

Learn which flag emoji are trending and which are not in demand

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

United States

~50-60 million uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ flag leads due to 126 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and patriotic posts on Independence Day (July 4). Over 330 million users and Hollywoodโ€™s influence boost its popularity on X and Instagram.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Brazil

~30-40 million uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท flag is popular due to football events like the 2024 Copa Amรฉrica and Rio Carnival. The 200-million-strong populationโ€™s activity on X and Instagram keeps it in the top.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

India

~25-35 million uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ flag is actively used due to the T20 World Cup 2024 victory and posts on Independence Day (August 15). 800 million social media users and Bollywoodโ€™s influence drive its growth.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Ukraine

~20-30 million uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ flag remains popular due to the war with Russia and global solidarity, particularly after the #StandWithUkraine peak in 2022. Patriotism on Independence Day (August 24) and global support (especially in Poland and Europe) boost its usage.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

France

~15-20 million uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท flag surged due to the 2024 Paris Olympics (64 medals) and posts on Bastille Day (July 14). Tourism and Paris Fashion Week add to its popularity.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ถ

Antarctica

~5-10 thousand uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ถ flag is rarely used due to no population and mentions only in scientific posts, like the International Polar Year. It appears in environmental discussions, such as COP29 (November 2024).

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ป

Bouvet Island

~2-5 thousand uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ป flag is obscure due to the islandโ€™s uninhabited status and lack of events. Itโ€™s used in geography quizzes or rare posts about the UN Ocean Conference.

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Heard & McDonald Islands

~2-5 thousand uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฒ flag is rare due to the territoryโ€™s uninhabited nature and lack of events. It appears in posts about Australiaโ€™s marine parks or geographic trivia.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ

Svalbard & Jan Mayen

~3-7 thousand uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ flag is used for posts about Northern Lights tourism or Arctic research. Its small population (2,500) and low recognition limit usage.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

US Outlying Islands

~5-10 thousand uses/month

The ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ flag is rarely used due to the islandsโ€™ uninhabited status and low recognition. Mentions relate to WWII history (Midway) or NOAA reef conservation.

All about the flag emoji

How flag emojis are created, why they are popular, and what problems they have

What do they consist of?

Flag emojis are digital images of national flags created using the Unicode standard. They are formed by combining two regional characters that correspond to the two-letter country code according to ISO 3166-1. For example, the code โ€œUAโ€ for Ukraine is represented by a sequence of Unicode code points U+1F1FA (regional character โ€˜Uโ€™) and U+1F1E6 (regional character โ€œAโ€), which together form the emoji ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. Similarly, the โ€œJPโ€ code for Japan combines U+1F1EF and U+1F1F5 to create ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต. This system provides a unique symbol for each country that is displayed on all devices. In 2010, Japan proposed the standardization of emojis in Unicode, laying the groundwork for their global distribution.

Why are they so popular?

Flag emojis are appreciated for their simplicity, brightness, and versatility. They allow you to express pride in your country, support a sports team, or share your travel experiences with a single touch. For example, travelers add ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ when talking about Spanish beaches, teachers use ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท for lessons on French culture, and sports fans insert ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท to support a football team. On social media, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น emphasizes the love of pizza, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ celebrates the Chinese New Year, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ supports international initiatives. They are easy to copy and paste, making communication emotional and colorful.

Limitations and challenges

Flag emojis can be displayed differently depending on the platform: for example, the Italian flag (๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น) looks different on iPhone, Android, or Windows due to the unique styles of each system. On Windows, flag emojis are often replaced with two-letter codes, such as โ€œITโ€ for Italy or โ€œFRโ€ for France, due to limited support in the standard Segoe UI Emoji font. To resolve this issue, try the following steps: update Windows to the latest version; use modern browsers like Firefox, which has partially solved this problem with its own fonts; or install a flag-enabled font like Noto Color Emoji or Twemoji. In addition to display issues, creating new flag emojis is also difficult: it requires Unicode Consortium approval and platform adaptation, which can take years.

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