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๐ฎ๐ฒ Isle of Man flag emoji
The Isle of Man flag emoji ๐ฎ๐ฒ shows the national flag of Isle of Man on iPhone, Android and Mac. Tap the copy button above to paste it into any message or post.
How the Isle of Man flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters IM instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Isle of Man flag emoji means
The emoji shows the flag of the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency: a red field with three armoured legs, the triskelion. It is used on Tynwald Day, 5 July, the island's national day, and for Isle of Man TT motorcycle races in late May and June.
How to type the Isle of Man flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Isle of Man" or "flag" to find ๐ฎ๐ฒ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and type the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters IM instead of a flag. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, I and M, which phones and Macs combine into one flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๏ธ โ Isle of Man TT races
- ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ โ Manx cats
- ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ โ Steam railway
- ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ โ Loaghtan sheep
Isle of Man flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1EE U+1F1F2 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇮🇲 |
| CSS | \1F1EE\1F1F2 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf2 |
| Python | \U0001F1EE\U0001F1F2 |
| Shortcode | :flag_im: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter I + regional indicator symbol letter M |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Isle of Man flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Isle of Man flag emoji show as IM on my PC?
Windows does not include flag graphics in its emoji font. Your device sees the two letters I and M and shows them as text. The same emoji displays as a flag on iPhone, Android, Mac and most websites.
How do I get the Isle of Man flag emoji on Windows?
Copy ๐ฎ๐ฒ from this page and paste it into an app that draws its own emoji, such as a browser version of Slack, Discord or X. In Notepad and some Windows apps it will still look like IM. Phones and Macs show it as a flag.
What other emojis look like the Isle of Man flag?
๐ฌ๐ฌ Guernsey and ๐ฏ๐ช Jersey are other Crown Dependencies with their own emojis, with crosses, not the three legs.
What is the symbol on the Isle of Man flag called?
It is a triskelion, made of three armored legs with golden spurs on a red background. In Manx the legs are called ny tree cassyn, "the three legs". The ๐ฎ๐ฒ emoji shows this symbol, though at small sizes the details are simplified.
When did the Isle of Man flag become official?
It has been the official flag since 1 December 1932. It is based on the Manx coat of arms, which dates back to the 13th century. The Manx name for the flag is brattagh Vannin. The triskelion itself is an ancient symbol, also used by the Mycenaeans and the Lycians.
Does the Isle of Man have its own flag emoji?
Yes. The island has its own code, IM, so ๐ฎ๐ฒ is separate from the ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom emoji even though the island is a British Crown Dependency. Copy it from this page and paste it into any app that supports flag emoji.