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π²πΊ Mauritius flag emoji
The Mauritius flag emoji π²πΊ shows a flag with four horizontal stripes of red, blue, yellow and green. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Mauritius flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters MU instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Mauritius flag emoji means
The Mauritius flag emoji is used for national pride, beach holiday posts and Indian Ocean travel. The four stripes are red for the struggle for independence, blue for the ocean, yellow for the light of freedom and green for agriculture. Independence Day is 12 March, marking 1968, when Mauritius became independent from the United Kingdom, and in 1992 it became a republic on the same date. The extinct dodo is a national symbol.
How to type the Mauritius flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Mauritius" or "flag", then pick π²πΊ. 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 MU instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, M and U, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- π²πΊποΈ β beach holidays
- π²πΊπ¦€ β the dodo
- π²πΊπ΄ β Indian Ocean getaways
- π²πΊπ β National Day, 12 March
Mauritius flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F2 U+1F1FA |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇲🇺 |
| CSS | \1F1F2\1F1FA |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa |
| Python | \U0001F1F2\U0001F1FA |
| Shortcode | :flag_mu: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter M + regional indicator symbol letter U |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Mauritius flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Mauritius flag show as MU 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 Mauritius flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy π²πΊ 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.
Which emojis have four horizontal stripes like Mauritius?
Few do. Poland and Ukraine have two, and Armenia has three. The red-blue-yellow-green order of π²πΊ is easy to spot.
What is π²πΊ?
π²πΊ is the flag of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. Known as the Four Bands (Les Quatre Bandes), it has equal red, blue, yellow and green bands in a 2:3 ratio and was adopted at independence on 12 March 1968.
Is there a Mauritius flag emoji?
Yes, the Mauritius flag emoji is π²πΊ. It shows the red, blue, yellow and green Four Bands design, which was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968. Use the copy button on this page to copy and paste it into a chat or post.