๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia flag emoji
The Malaysia flag emoji ๐ฒ๐พ shows the national flag of Malaysia. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Malaysia flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters MY instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Malaysia flag emoji means
The Malaysia flag emoji shows fourteen red and white stripes with a blue canton holding a yellow crescent and a fourteen-point star. The stripes and the star stand for the thirteen states and the federal territories. People use it for Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Merdeka Day on 31 August marks independence in 1957, and Malaysia Day on 16 September marks the 1963 formation of Malaysia.
How to type the Malaysia flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Malaysia" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . and search. Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the two letters MY instead of a flag; copy and paste the emoji into an app or site that supports flags. The flag is a pair of regional indicator letters M and Y, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฒ๐พ๐ด for Malaysian beaches
- ๐ฒ๐พ๐๏ธ for Petronas Towers
- ๐ฒ๐พ๐ for street food
- ๐ฒ๐พ๐ธ for badminton
Malaysia flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F2 U+1F1FE |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇲🇾 |
| CSS | \1F1F2\1F1FE |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe |
| Python | \U0001F1F2\U0001F1FE |
| Shortcode | :flag_my: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter M + regional indicator symbol letter Y |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Malaysia flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Malaysia flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters MY instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Malaysia flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show country flags as letters in most apps. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into a phone, Mac or web app that draws its own flag images, such as Discord or Slack.
What is the difference between ๐ฒ๐พ and ๐บ๐ธ?
Malaysia has a yellow crescent and star on a blue canton and 14 stripes. The US has 50 white stars.
Is it the same as Liberia's flag?
They are close. Liberia ๐ฑ๐ท has one star and 11 stripes. Malaysia has a crescent and star.