ππ² Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji
The Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji ππ² is the two-letter flag sequence for HM. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters HM instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji means
Heard Island and the McDonald Islands are an uninhabited Australian territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Heard Island holds Mawson Peak, an active volcano and the highest mountain in Australian territory. The islands have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. They have no flag of their own, and many platforms draw the emoji with the Australian flag.
Nobody lives there, so the emoji is almost never used. It shows up in geography trivia and volcano posts.
How to type the Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Heard & McDonald Islands" 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 HM instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, H and M, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ππ²π for Mawson Peak
- ππ²π§ for penguins and seals
- ππ²π¦πΊ for Australian territory
- ππ²π§ for glaciers
Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1ED U+1F1F2 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇭🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1ED\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf2 |
| Python | \U0001F1ED\U0001F1F2 |
| Shortcode | :flag_hm: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter H + regional indicator symbol letter M |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so ππ² appears as the letters HM. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the Heard & McDonald Islands flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as HM 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 HM the same as the Hong Kong flag?
No. ππ² is Heard and McDonald Islands and ππ° is Hong Kong. Their codes differ by one letter.
More flag emojis
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