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π¨πΊ Cuba flag emoji
The π¨πΊ emoji shows the flag of Cuba. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the Cuba flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters CU instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Cuba flag emoji means
The π¨πΊ emoji shows the flag of Cuba: five blue and white horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist and a white star inside it. It is used for Cuban heritage, music, travel and baseball. 1 January marks the Triumph of the Revolution in 1959, and 10 October commemorates the start of the first war of independence in 1868. Independence is also marked on 20 May.
How to type the Cuba flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Cuba" 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 CU 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, C and U, which phones combine into the Cuba flag.
Popular combinations
- π¨πΊπΆ: salsa and Cuban music
- π¨πΊβΎ: Cuban baseball
- π¨πΊπ: classic cars of Havana
- π¨πΊπΉ: mojitos and Cuban cocktails
Cuba flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1E8 U+1F1FA |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇨🇺 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1FA |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1FA |
| Shortcode | :flag_cu: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter C + regional indicator symbol letter U |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Cuba flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Cuba flag emoji show as CU on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, CU. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a Cuba flag emoji?
Yes. The Cuba flag emoji is π¨πΊ, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
How do I tell the Cuba flag emoji from Puerto Rico's?
Check the colours. π¨πΊ has blue and white stripes with a red triangle, while π΅π· has red and white stripes with a blue triangle.
What is π¨πΊ?
It is the flag emoji of Cuba: five alternating blue and white stripes with a red triangle at the hoist holding a white five-pointed star. It is built from the regional indicator letters C and U and is also called the Lone Star flag.
What does the Cuba flag mean?
The three blue stripes represent the three departments Cuba was divided into at the time, white stands for the purity of the patriot cause, and the red triangle for strength and constancy. The single star gives the flag its name, Estrella Solitaria.
Who designed the Cuban flag?
Narciso LΓ³pez and the poet Miguel Teurbe TolΓ³n designed it in 1849, and Emilia Teurbe TolΓ³n sewed the first flag. It was officially adopted on 20 May 1902. The Cuban flag emoji shows that design.