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๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar flag emoji
The Qatar flag emoji ๐ถ๐ฆ shows the national flag of Qatar. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Qatar flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters QA instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Qatar flag emoji means
The Qatar flag emoji shows a maroon field with a white serrated edge of nine points. Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the emoji has been widely used since. National Day is on 18 December, which marks the 1878 accession of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani.
How to type the Qatar flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Qatar" 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 QA 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 Q and A, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐ถ๐ฆโฝ for the 2022 World Cup
- ๐ถ๐ฆ๐๏ธ for desert travel
- ๐ถ๐ฆ๐๏ธ for Doha skyline
- ๐ถ๐ฆโ๏ธ for Doha airport stopovers
Qatar flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F6 U+1F1E6 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇶🇦 |
| CSS | \1F1F6\1F1E6 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 |
| Python | \U0001F1F6\U0001F1E6 |
| Shortcode | :flag_qa: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter Q + regional indicator symbol letter A |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Qatar flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Qatar flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters QA instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Qatar 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.
How is the Qatar emoji different from Bahrain's?
Bahrain ๐ง๐ญ is red and white with five points. Qatar is maroon and white with nine points.
What colour is the Qatar flag?
Officially it is called Qatar maroon, a dark purple-red. Emoji sets draw it in slightly different shades of burgundy.
What flag is ๐ถ๐ฆ?
It is the flag of Qatar: a maroon field with a broad white serrated band of nine points at the hoist. The real flag has an unusual 11:28 ratio, the only national flag wider than twice its height.
What do the nine points on the Qatar flag mean?
The nine points represent Qatar as the ninth "reconciled emirate" to sign the 1916 Qatari-British treaty, after Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain. White signifies peace, and the maroon reflects Qatar's history of purple dye production.
When was the Qatar flag adopted?
The current design was adopted in 1971, shortly before Qatar declared independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971. It is a slight color change from an earlier flag used from 1949, and in 2012 the government defined the shade as Pantone 1955 C, known as Qatar maroon.