π²πΈ Montserrat flag emoji
The Montserrat flag emoji π²πΈ is the two-letter flag sequence for MS. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the Montserrat flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters MS instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Montserrat flag emoji means
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, often called the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean for its Irish heritage. The flag is a blue ensign with the Union Jack in the corner and the territory's coat of arms, which shows a woman with a harp and a cross. St. Patrick's Day on March 17 is a public holiday there, which makes the emoji a natural fit for that date. The Soufrière Hills volcano erupted from 1995 and buried the old capital Plymouth, so the emoji also turns up in posts about the volcano.
About 5,000 people live on the island, so the emoji is rarely used outside posts about local events, travel and the Irish connection.
How to type the Montserrat flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Montserrat" 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 MS instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, M and S, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- π²πΈπ for the SoufriΓ¨re Hills volcano and the exclusion zone
- π²πΈβοΈ for the island's Irish heritage and St. Patrick's Day
- π²πΈποΈ for a Caribbean trip
- π²πΈπ¬π§ for the British Overseas Territory
Montserrat flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F2 U+1F1F8 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇲🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1F2\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf8 |
| Python | \U0001F1F2\U0001F1F8 |
| Shortcode | :flag_ms: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter M + regional indicator symbol letter S |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Montserrat flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Montserrat flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so π²πΈ appears as the letters MS. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the Montserrat flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as MS 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 the Montserrat flag emoji similar to other flags?
Yes. Several British Overseas Territories use a blue ensign with the Union Jack, so at small sizes π²πΈ looks like πΉπ¨, π°πΎ or π§π². The coat of arms is the difference, though it is hard to see in a tiny emoji.