๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom flag emoji
The ๐ฌ๐ง emoji shows the flag of United Kingdom. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the United Kingdom flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters GB instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the United Kingdom flag emoji means
The ๐ฌ๐ง emoji shows the flag of United Kingdom: the Union Flag, or Union Jack, which layers the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick on a blue field. People use it for British pride, sport, royal events and travel. The UK has no single national day. Remembrance Sunday in November, the King's official birthday parade (Trooping the Colour) in June and bank holidays are the usual flag-waving moments.
How to type the United Kingdom flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "United Kingdom" 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 GB 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, G and B, which phones combine into the United Kingdom flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฌ๐งโ: British tea culture
- ๐ฌ๐ง๐: the royal family
- ๐ฌ๐ง๐ง๏ธ: British weather
- ๐ฌ๐ง๐: London and double-decker buses
United Kingdom flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EC U+1F1E7 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇬🇧 |
| CSS | \1F1EC\1F1E7 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 |
| Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1E7 |
| Shortcode | :flag_gb: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter G + regional indicator symbol letter B |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
United Kingdom flag emoji FAQ
Why does the United Kingdom flag emoji show as GB on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, GB. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a United Kingdom flag emoji?
Yes. The United Kingdom flag emoji is ๐ฌ๐ง, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
Is the UK flag emoji the same as the England flag emoji?
No. ๐ฌ๐ง is the Union Flag of the whole United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England has its own emoji, a red cross on white, and it only works on some platforms.