๐ป๐ฆ Vatican City flag emoji
The Vatican City flag emoji ๐ป๐ฆ shows the national flag of Vatican City. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Vatican City flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters VA instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Vatican City flag emoji means
The Vatican City flag emoji stands for the world's smallest country, home to the Pope and the Holy See. People use it for Catholic news, pilgrimages to Rome, and religious feasts such as Christmas and Easter. Its anniversary of the Lateran Treaty, signed on 11 February 1929, is also marked each year. The flag is square, with a gold band at the hoist and a white band bearing the papal tiara and crossed keys.
How to type the Vatican City flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Vatican" or "flag". On a Mac press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the panel; Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters VA instead of a flag. The emoji is two regional indicator letters, V and A, placed side by side, and apps that support flags join them into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ป๐ฆโช: Church, Mass or a Catholic parish
- ๐ป๐ฆ๐: Prayer, pilgrimage or a papal blessing
- ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น: A trip to Rome and the Vatican
- ๐ป๐ฆโ๏ธ: Catholic faith
Vatican City flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FB U+1F1E6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇻🇦 |
| CSS | \1F1FB\1F1E6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\udde6 |
| Python | \U0001F1FB\U0001F1E6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_va: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter V + regional indicator symbol letter A |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Vatican City flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Vatican City flag show as VA on my PC?
Windows has no flag emoji artwork, so it displays the two letters instead. The flag appears normally on iPhone, Mac, Android, and in most browsers on other systems through apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram.
Where is the ๐ป๐ฆ flag from?
It is the flag of Vatican City, an independent city-state enclosed by Rome, Italy.
Is ๐ป๐ฆ a Catholic flag?
It is the state flag of Vatican City and the Holy See, so it is closely tied to the Catholic Church, but it is a national flag rather than a religious symbol.