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๐ฐ๐ต North Korea flag emoji
The North Korea flag emoji ๐ฐ๐ต shows the national flag of North Korea. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the North Korea flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters KP instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the North Korea flag emoji means
The North Korea flag emoji shows a wide red stripe with a red star in a white circle on the left, bordered by white lines and blue bands. It is used in news about the country, in geography quizzes and in travel or history posts. The national holiday it relates to is 9 September, the Foundation of the Republic Day marking 1948, and 15 August is Liberation Day.
How to type the North Korea flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "North Korea" or "flag". On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . and search. Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the two letters KP instead of a flag; copy and paste the emoji into an app or site that supports flags. The flag is a pair of regional indicator letters K and P, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ท for the two Koreas together
- ๐ฐ๐ต๐บ๏ธ for geography or news posts
- ๐ฐ๐ตโฝ for the national football team
- ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ for news coverage
North Korea flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F0 U+1F1F5 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇰🇵 |
| CSS | \1F1F0\1F1F5 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf5 |
| Python | \U0001F1F0\U0001F1F5 |
| Shortcode | :flag_kp: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter K + regional indicator symbol letter P |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
North Korea flag emoji FAQ
Why does the North Korea flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters KP instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the North Korea flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show country flags as letters in most apps. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into a phone, Mac or web app that draws its own flag images, such as Discord or Slack.
Does North Korea have a flag emoji?
Yes. ๐ฐ๐ต is a standard emoji, built from the letters K and P, and it shows on most platforms, though Windows displays the letters KP instead.
What is the difference between ๐ฐ๐ต and ๐ฐ๐ท?
North Korea has a red star in a white circle on a wide red band with blue stripes. South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท has a white field with a red and blue taegeuk and four black trigrams.
What country is ๐ฐ๐ต?
๐ฐ๐ต is the flag emoji of North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The flag has a wide red band with a red star in a white disc near the hoist, edged by thin white stripes and broad blue stripes. It was officially adopted on 8 September 1948.