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π«π° Falkland Islands flag emoji
The Falkland Islands flag emoji π«π° shows a blue ensign with a Union Jack and a coat of arms with a ram and a ship. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Falkland Islands flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters FK instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Falkland Islands flag emoji means
The Falkland Islands flag emoji is used for South Atlantic travel, wildlife and local pride. The blue ensign shows a shield with a ram above the ship Desire and the motto "Desire the Right". The Falklands are a British Overseas Territory with Stanley as the capital. Liberation Day on 14 June marks the end of the 1982 war, and Falklands Day on 8 December remembers the 1914 naval battle. The islands are home to large penguin and albatross colonies.
How to type the Falkland Islands flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Falkland" or "flag", then pick π«π°. 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 FK instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, F and K, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- π«π°π§ β penguin colonies
- π«π°π β sheep farming
- π«π°π¬π§ β a British Overseas Territory
- π«π°π β South Atlantic expeditions
Falkland Islands flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EB U+1F1F0 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇫🇰 |
| CSS | \1F1EB\1F1F0 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf0 |
| Python | \U0001F1EB\U0001F1F0 |
| Shortcode | :flag_fk: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter F + regional indicator symbol letter K |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Falkland Islands flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Falkland Islands flag show as FK 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 Falkland Islands flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy π«π° 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.
Does the Falkland Islands flag emoji work everywhere?
Yes, it is part of the standard set of country flags, so it works on any device that supports flag emoji.
When was the Falkland Islands flag adopted?
The current flag was adopted on 25 January 1999. It is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the Falkland Islands coat of arms in the fly. In 1999 the arms were enlarged and the white disc behind them was removed. The previous design dated from 1948.
What is on the Falkland Islands coat of arms?
The shield shows a ram above the ship Desire, with the motto "Desire the Right" below. The Desire was captained by John Davis, who is reputed to have discovered the islands in 1592. A coat of arms with the Desire was introduced in 1925, and the version with the ram was added to the flag in 1948.
Can I copy and paste the Falkland Islands flag emoji?
Yes. Tap the copy button on this page and paste π«π° into any app. iPhone, Android and Mac show it as the Falkland Islands flag. Windows shows the letters FK. It is plain text, not a PNG file, so size it like any other character.