Exploring Flags Emoji
Flags emoji represent general-purpose flags, countries and territories, and selected geographic subdivisions.
This page provides three representative examples from each Flags subcategory, including decimal and hexadecimal HTML character references and CLDR short names.
Flag
Flag emoji include general-purpose flags used for racing, marking locations, celebrations, warnings, identities, and other symbolic purposes.
| No. | Sample | Decimal | Hexadecimal | CLDR Short Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1649 | 🏁 | 🏁 |
🏁 |
chequered flag |
| 1650 | 🚩 | 🚩 |
🚩 |
triangular flag |
| 1651 | 🎌 | 🎌 |
🎌 |
crossed flags |
Country Flag
Country Flag emoji are sequences built from pairs of regional indicator characters that represent countries, territories, and certain geographic regions.
| No. | Sample | Decimal | Hexadecimal | CLDR Short Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1657 | 🇦🇨 | 🇦🇨 |
🇦🇨 |
flag: Ascension Island |
| 1658 | 🇦🇩 | 🇦🇩 |
🇦🇩 |
flag: Andorra |
| 1659 | 🇦🇪 | 🇦🇪 |
🇦🇪 |
flag: United Arab Emirates |
Subdivision Flag
Subdivision Flag emoji use a black flag followed by tag characters that identify specific subdivisions within a country.
| No. | Sample | Decimal | Hexadecimal | CLDR Short Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 🏴 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
flag: England |
| 1917 | 🏴 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
flag: Scotland |
| 1918 | 🏴 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
flag: Wales |
Summary
Flags emoji include general-purpose flags, country and territory flags, and subdivision flags. Country flags are created from regional indicator sequences, while subdivision flags use longer tag sequences to identify specific geographic regions.
The examples on this page provide a representative selection from each Unicode subcategory rather than reproducing the complete flag collection. Use the decimal or hexadecimal character references shown in the tables, or use the emoji characters directly in a UTF-8 HTML document.