๐จ๐ณ China flag emoji
The ๐จ๐ณ emoji shows the flag of China. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the China flag emoji looks on different platforms

Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters CN instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the China flag emoji means
The ๐จ๐ณ emoji shows the flag of China: a red field with one large yellow star and four smaller yellow stars in the upper hoist corner. People use it for China-related news, travel, business and Chinese culture. National Day on 1 October marks the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, and Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) is the main holiday of the year.
How to type the China flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "China" or "flag". On Android, use the emoji search in Gboard and type the country name. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel.
Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the letters CN instead of a flag. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into Chrome, Discord, Telegram or a mobile app, and the flag will display there. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, C and N, which phones combine into the China flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐จ๐ณ๐: Chinese New Year and the dragon
- ๐จ๐ณ๐ฅข: Chinese food
- ๐จ๐ณ๐ฏ: travel to China
- ๐จ๐ณ๐ผ: pandas and Chinese wildlife
China flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇨🇳 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1F3 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1F3 |
| Shortcode | :flag_cn: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter C + regional indicator symbol letter N |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
China flag emoji FAQ
Why does the China flag emoji show as CN on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, CN. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a China flag emoji?
Yes. The China flag emoji is ๐จ๐ณ, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
Why do I see CN instead of the China flag on Windows?
Windows does not draw country flag emoji. It shows the two regional indicator letters CN instead. Copy the emoji into an app that supplies its own emoji images, such as a browser-based chat, and it displays as a flag.