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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England flag emoji
The ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ emoji shows the flag of England, the red St George's Cross on white. Click the copy button to paste it, but note it is not supported on every device.
How the England flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the England flag emoji means
The England flag is a red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross. People use it for England football and cricket matches, the Three Lions, and national pride. St George's Day on 23 April is the main date for it, and it is everywhere during the Euros and the World Cup.
How to type the England flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "England" or "flag". On Android, use the Gboard emoji search and type England. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way.
Unlike country flags, England's is a subdivision flag. It is a tag sequence: a black flag emoji followed by invisible tag characters spelling GBENG, not two regional indicator letters. It is supported mainly on Apple, Google and X (Twitter) platforms. On Windows it appears as a plain black flag, and some apps show it as a box or a blank symbol.
Popular combinations
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโฝ: England national team
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฆ: the Three Lions
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐: England cricket
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโ: English tea
England flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F3F4 U+E0067 U+E0062 U+E0065 U+E006E U+E0067 U+E007F |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
| CSS | \1F3F4\E0067\E0062\E0065\E006E\E0067\E007F |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f |
| Python | \U0001F3F4\U000E0067\U000E0062\U000E0065\U000E006E\U000E0067\U000E007F |
| Shortcode | :flag_gb_eng: |
| Emoji version | Emoji 5.0 (2017) |
England flag emoji FAQ
Why does the England flag emoji show as a black flag?
The England flag is a tag-sequence emoji, and Windows and some apps do not render it. They fall back to a plain black flag. Apple, Google and X show it correctly.
What is the difference between the England flag and the UK flag emoji?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ is England's red cross on white. ๐ฌ๐ง is the Union Flag of the whole United Kingdom.
Are there emojis for Scotland and Wales?
Yes. Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ and Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ are also tag sequences and have the same support limits as England.
What emojis represent England?
The England flag ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ is the main one. It is a red cross on white, the St George's Cross. People pair it with โฝ for the national team, ๐ฆ for the Three Lions, ๐ for cricket and โ for English tea. ๐ฌ๐ง is the flag of the whole UK, not England alone.
What is ๐ด?
๐ด is the plain black flag emoji. England's flag is a longer sequence that starts with this black flag and adds invisible tag letters spelling GBENG. Devices that do not support tag sequences, including Windows, show only the black flag, which is why England's flag sometimes looks like a black flag.
Does the England flag emoji work on WhatsApp and Twitter?
On X (Twitter), yes, since it displays the England flag correctly. WhatsApp uses your phone's own emoji, so it shows the flag on recent iPhone and Android versions. On a Windows PC it can fall back to a black flag. If you see a box, update the system or use the ๐ฌ๐ง flag instead.