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Flag emoji

Country flags, a few special flags and regional flags.

Flag emoji are made of two hidden letters that name a country. Your phone turns the pair into a picture of that country's flag. A few special flags, such as the chequered, triangular and rainbow flags, are separate emoji.

Windows computers do not show country flags as pictures; they show the two letters instead, for example IN for India. Phones and Macs show the flag. If you are writing for people who may use Windows, write the country name in words as well.

Flag

Special flags: chequered, triangular, rainbow and others.

Country flag

The flag of each country and territory.

Subdivision flag

Flags of regions such as England, Scotland and Wales.

Using these emoji

Tap an emoji to copy it, then paste it where you want it. Names come from Unicode and are what a screen reader says aloud. Read emoji and accessibility for how to keep messages easy to hear, and how to type emoji if you want to use your keyboard instead.

Questions people ask

How do I copy an emoji?

Tap or click the emoji. It is copied, and you can paste it into any app.

Why does an emoji look different on my friend's phone?

Each company draws its own pictures for the same emoji. The meaning stays the same, the style differs.

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