๐บ๐ฒ US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji
The US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji ๐บ๐ฒ is the two-letter flag sequence for UM. Tap the copy button to paste it anywhere.
How the US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters UM instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji means
The United States Minor Outlying Islands include Wake Island, Midway Atoll, Baker, Howland and Jarvis islands, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Navassa Island. They have no permanent residents, only some research and military staff. Midway is remembered for the naval battle of June 1942. The islands have no flag of their own, and many platforms draw ๐บ๐ฒ with the US flag.
The emoji is rarely used, and most people pick ๐บ๐ธ instead. It appears in geography lists and history posts.
How to type the US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "US Minor Outlying 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 UM instead of a flag, because it does not include flag artwork. The emoji is made of two regional indicator symbols, U and M, which platforms combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ for US territory
- ๐บ๐ฒ๐๏ธ for remote atolls
- ๐บ๐ฒโ๏ธ for Wake Island
- ๐บ๐ฒโ for Midway history
US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FA U+1F1F2 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇺🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1FA\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 |
| Python | \U0001F1FA\U0001F1F2 |
| Shortcode | :flag_um: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter U + regional indicator symbol letter M |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji FAQ
Why does the US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji show as letters?
Windows does not draw country flag emojis, so ๐บ๐ฒ appears as the letters UM. iPhone, Android, macOS and most browsers on those systems show the flag.
How do I get the US Minor Outlying Islands flag emoji on Windows?
Copy it from this page and paste it into a chat or document. It will display as UM 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 it the same as the US flag emoji?
No. ๐บ๐ฒ has the code UM, and ๐บ๐ธ is the United States. Many platforms draw them the same, but they are separate emojis.
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