πΉπ« French Southern Territories flag emoji
The French Southern Territories flag emoji πΉπ« is the two-letter flag sequence for TF. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the French Southern Territories flag emoji looks on different platforms

Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters TF instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the French Southern Territories flag emoji means
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands include the Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos, Saint-Paul and Amsterdam islands, and AdΓ©lie Land claims in Antarctica. The flag has a French tricolour canton, the territory's stars and the initials. There is no permanent population, only research station staff, usually around 100 to 150 people depending on the season.
The emoji is rarely used. You will mostly see it in polar science, penguin and geography posts.
How to type the French Southern Territories flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "French Southern Territories" 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 TF instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, T and F, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- πΉπ«π§ for penguins and seabirds
- πΉπ«π¬ for research stations
- πΉπ«π§ for Antarctica
- πΉπ«π«π· for French administration
French Southern Territories flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F9 U+1F1EB |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇹🇫 |
| CSS | \1F1F9\1F1EB |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddeb |
| Python | \U0001F1F9\U0001F1EB |
| Shortcode | :flag_tf: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter T + regional indicator symbol letter F |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
French Southern Territories flag emoji FAQ
Why does the French Southern Territories flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so πΉπ« appears as the letters TF. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the French Southern Territories flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as TF 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 TF the same as the French flag emoji?
No. πΉπ« has its own code and on many platforms its own flag, while π«π· is the tricolour for France itself.
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