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๐ป๐ฌ British Virgin Islands flag emoji
The British Virgin Islands flag emoji ๐ป๐ฌ shows a blue ensign with a Union Jack in the corner and a coat of arms with a woman holding a lamp. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the British Virgin Islands flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters VG instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the British Virgin Islands flag emoji means
The British Virgin Islands flag emoji is used for sailing, yacht charter and Caribbean holiday posts. The flag is a blue ensign with the territory's coat of arms, showing Saint Ursula holding an oil lamp, surrounded by eleven more lamps. The islands are a British Overseas Territory, with Road Town as the capital. Territory Day on 1 July and the Emancipation Festival in summer are among the best-known local celebrations.
How to type the British Virgin Islands flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Virgin Islands" or "flag", then pick ๐ป๐ฌ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but note that Windows does not draw country flags and shows the two letters VG instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, V and G, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- ๐ป๐ฌโต โ yacht charters
- ๐ป๐ฌ๐๏ธ โ Jost Van Dyke and beach bars
- ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง โ a British Overseas Territory
- ๐ป๐ฌ๐คฟ โ diving the wreck of the RMS Rhone
British Virgin Islands flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FB U+1F1EC |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇻🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1FB\1F1EC |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddec |
| Python | \U0001F1FB\U0001F1EC |
| Shortcode | :flag_vg: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter V + regional indicator symbol letter G |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
British Virgin Islands flag emoji FAQ
Why does the British Virgin Islands flag show as VG on my screen?
Your system has no flag artwork and shows the two regional indicator letters instead. This is normal on Windows. Phones, Macs and most browsers on other systems display the flag.
How do I get the British Virgin Islands flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy ๐ป๐ฌ from this page and paste it into apps that draw their own emoji, such as Chrome-based websites, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp Web, or use a flag-capable font.
How is ๐ป๐ฌ different from ๐ป๐ฎ?
๐ป๐ฌ is the British Virgin Islands, with a blue ensign, while ๐ป๐ฎ is the US Virgin Islands, with a white flag, eagle and the letters V and I.
What flag is ๐ป๐ฌ?
๐ป๐ฌ is the flag of the British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory. It is a blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms of Saint Ursula holding a lamp.
Is there a Tortola flag emoji?
No, Tortola has no emoji of its own. It is the largest island of the British Virgin Islands and home to the capital Road Town, so people use ๐ป๐ฌ for it.