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π΅π· Puerto Rico flag emoji
The π΅π· emoji shows the flag of Puerto Rico. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the Puerto Rico flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters PR instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Puerto Rico flag emoji means
The π΅π· emoji shows the flag of Puerto Rico: five red and white horizontal stripes with a blue triangle at the hoist holding a white star. People use it for island pride, Puerto Rican food and music, and baseball. Constitution Day is on 25 July, Discovery of Puerto Rico Day on 19 November, and Three Kings Day on 6 January is a major celebration. Puerto Rico is a US territory, and its flag is flown alongside the US flag.
How to type the Puerto Rico flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Puerto Rico" or "flag". On Android, use the emoji search in Gboard and type the country name. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel.
Windows does not draw country flags, so it shows the letters PR instead of a flag. Copy the emoji from this page and paste it into Chrome, Discord, Telegram or a mobile app, and the flag will display there. The emoji is built from two regional indicator letters, P and R, which phones combine into the Puerto Rico flag.
Popular combinations
- π΅π·π΄: the island and its beaches
- π΅π·βΎ: Puerto Rican baseball
- π΅π·πΆ: reggaeton, salsa and Puerto Rican music
- π΅π·β€οΈ: pride in Puerto Rican heritage
Puerto Rico flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F5 U+1F1F7 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇵🇷 |
| CSS | \1F1F5\1F1F7 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 |
| Python | \U0001F1F5\U0001F1F7 |
| Shortcode | :flag_pr: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter P + regional indicator symbol letter R |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Puerto Rico flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Puerto Rico flag emoji show as PR on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, PR. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is Puerto Rico's flag emoji the same as Cuba's?
No, but they are close. Both have five horizontal stripes and a triangle at the hoist with a white star. Puerto Rico π΅π· has red and white stripes with a blue triangle, while Cuba π¨πΊ has blue and white stripes with a red triangle.
What emoji represents Puerto Rico?
The flag emoji π΅π· is the main one. It shows five red and white stripes with a blue triangle and a white star. People often add π΄ for the island, βΎ for baseball or πΆ for music next to it. See the Puerto Rico flag page for the full design.
What do the star and triangle on the Puerto Rico flag mean?
The white star stands for the island and archipelago, and the three sides of the triangle for the three branches of government. Blue is the sky and coastal waters, red the blood shed by warriors, and white liberty, victory and peace. The flag is popularly called the Monoestrellada, the lone star.
Why does the blue look different on some Puerto Rico flag emojis?
No shade of blue has ever been fixed by law in Puerto Rico, so the triangle appears anywhere from sky blue to navy. An emoji set simply picks one shade. That is why the π΅π· on iPhone, Android and other apps can look lighter or darker, while the design stays the same.