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๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq flag emoji
The Iraq flag emoji ๐ฎ๐ถ is the standard flag for Iraq, supported on iPhone, Android, Mac and the web. Tap the big emoji above to copy it, then paste it into any message or document.
How the Iraq flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters IQ instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Iraq flag emoji means
The Iraq flag emoji is a red, white and black horizontal tricolor with green Arabic script in the center that reads Allahu Akbar. It is used for Iraqi football and for Iraq's heritage as ancient Mesopotamia. National Day is 3 October, marking 1932, when the country gained independence from the British mandate. Football matches of the national team are the other big moment for the emoji, with fans filling stadiums in Basra and Baghdad.
How to type the Iraq flag emoji
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โIraqโ or โflagโ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows 10 and 11, press Win + . and search there, but Windows shows the letters IQ instead of a flag, because Microsoft's emoji font has no country flags. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, I and Q, which supported platforms combine into one flag. If you see the letters on another device, the app or font does not support flags.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฎ๐ถโฝ โ The Lions of Mesopotamia
- ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ โ Ancient Mesopotamia
- ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด โ Date palms
- ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ซ โ Iraqi tea
Iraq flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EE U+1F1F6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇮🇶 |
| CSS | \1F1EE\1F1F6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 |
| Python | \U0001F1EE\U0001F1F6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_iq: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter I + regional indicator symbol letter Q |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Iraq flag emoji FAQ
What is ๐ฎ๐ถ?
It is Iraq, in the Middle East, with Baghdad as its capital.
What country is ๐ฐ๐ผ?
That is Kuwait. Iraq is ๐ฎ๐ถ.
Which flags look like Iraq's?
Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ and Yemen ๐พ๐ช use the same colors. Iraq's has green script, Egypt's has an eagle, and Yemen's has no emblem.
When was the current Iraq flag adopted?
The current version was adopted on 22 January 2008. It keeps the red, white and black tricolour used since 31 July 1963, writes the takbir in dark green Kufic script and removes the three green stars. It was meant as a temporary compromise but has remained official.
Why does the Iraq flag use red, white and black?
The red, white and black stripes come from the Arab Liberation Flag, first used by Gamal Abdel Nasser during the Egyptian Revolution. Iraqi flags since the 1958 coup have all used the pan-Arab colors green, black, white and red, so the ๐ฎ๐ถ emoji shares colors with several Arab flags.
Does the ๐ฎ๐ถ emoji show the old Iraq flag?
No. It shows the current flag with the green Arabic script on the white stripe. Older versions had three green stars, and the original 1921 flag was a black, white and green design with a red triangle, so those look quite different from the emoji.