๐ฎ๐ด British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji
The British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji ๐ฎ๐ด is the two-letter flag sequence for IO. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters IO instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji means
The British Indian Ocean Territory is the Chagos Archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, home to the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The flag is a blue ensign with wavy white and blue stripes, a palm tree and a crown. In 2025 the UK signed a treaty to transfer sovereignty to Mauritius while leasing Diego Garcia, so the emoji appears in news and political posts about the Chagos Islands.
Apart from base personnel there is no permanent population, and the emoji is rarely used outside news and geography posts.
How to type the British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "British Indian Ocean Territory" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel. Note that Windows shows the two letters IO instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, I and O, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด for the palm on the flag
- ๐ฎ๐ดโ๏ธ for the Diego Garcia base
- ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ for the Mauritius sovereignty issue
- ๐ฎ๐ด๐ for the Indian Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EE U+1F1F4 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇮🇴 |
| CSS | \1F1EE\1F1F4 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf4 |
| Python | \U0001F1EE\U0001F1F4 |
| Shortcode | :flag_io: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter I + regional indicator symbol letter O |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji FAQ
Why does the British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so ๐ฎ๐ด appears as the letters IO. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the British Indian Ocean Territory flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as IO in apps that use Windows fonts, but other people on iPhone or Android will see the flag. Some apps, such as Discord, draw their own flag images.
Is it the same as the Indian or Indonesian flag?
No. ๐ฎ๐ด is the British Indian Ocean Territory. India is ๐ฎ๐ณ and Indonesia is ๐ฎ๐ฉ, and their codes are IN and ID.
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