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๐ง๐พ Belarus flag emoji
The Belarus flag emoji ๐ง๐พ shows the national flag of Belarus. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Belarus flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters BY instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Belarus flag emoji means
The Belarus flag emoji shows a red stripe above a green one, with a red and white ornament along the hoist. Belarusians use it on Independence Day on 3 July, which marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944, and on Victory Day on 9 May. It also stands for the country in sports, travel to Minsk and news. This emoji shows the current state flag.
How to type the Belarus flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Belarus" 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 BY instead of a flag. The emoji is two regional indicator letters, B and Y, placed side by side, and apps that support flags join them into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ง๐พ๐: Ice hockey
- ๐ง๐พ๐ฒ: Biaลowieลผa Forest and bison
- ๐ง๐พ๐ฅ: Potatoes, a staple of Belarusian cuisine
- ๐ง๐พ๐๏ธ: Minsk
Belarus flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1E7 U+1F1FE |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇧🇾 |
| CSS | \1F1E7\1F1FE |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfe |
| Python | \U0001F1E7\U0001F1FE |
| Shortcode | :flag_by: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter B + regional indicator symbol letter Y |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Belarus flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Belarus flag show as BY 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.
What country is ๐ง๐พ?
It is Belarus, an Eastern European country bordering Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine and Russia.
Is ๐ง๐พ the same as ๐ต๐ฑ?
No. ๐ต๐ฑ is Poland, written PL. It is white over red. Belarus is red over green.
How do I copy and paste the Belarus flag emoji?
Tap the copy button on this page, then paste it into any message with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V, or by tapping and holding in a text field on your phone. Because it is plain text made of two letters, a free copy of the Belarus flag emoji ๐ง๐พ works in most chats, though Windows shows it as BY.
What is the pattern on the Belarus flag emoji?
It is the red-on-white ornament at the hoist, derived from local plants and flowers. The pattern was designed in 1917 by Matrona Markevich and was also used on the 1951 flag; the current version of the flag dates from 2012. On small emoji it becomes a thin strip.