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๐ท๐บ Russia flag emoji
The ๐ท๐บ emoji shows the flag of Russia. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the Russia flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters RU instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Russia flag emoji means
The ๐ท๐บ emoji shows the flag of Russia: three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red. People use it for Russian culture, travel, sport and news. Russia Day is on 12 June, Victory Day on 9 May, and National Flag Day on 22 August.
How to type the Russia flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Russia" 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 RU 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, R and U, which phones combine into the Russia flag.
Popular combinations
- ๐ท๐บโ๏ธ: Russian winters
- ๐ท๐บ๐: Russian hockey
- ๐ท๐บ๐ญ: ballet and theatre
- ๐ท๐บ๐ช: matryoshka dolls
Russia flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇷🇺 |
| CSS | \1F1F7\1F1FA |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa |
| Python | \U0001F1F7\U0001F1FA |
| Shortcode | :flag_ru: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter R + regional indicator symbol letter U |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Russia flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Russia flag emoji show as RU on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, RU. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a Russia flag emoji?
Yes. The Russia flag emoji is ๐ท๐บ, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
How do I tell the Russia flag emoji from Slovenia's and Slovakia's?
The stripes are the same colours, but ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia and ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia have a coat of arms on the left. Russia ๐ท๐บ has no emblem.
What flag is ๐ท๐บ?
It is the flag of Russia: three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red from the top. Peter the Great introduced the design in 1693, and it was readopted in 1991 after the August Coup. Its current proportions and shades were set by President Yeltsin in 1993.
How is the Russia flag emoji made?
It is a pair of Unicode regional indicator symbols: R (U+1F1F7) followed by U (U+1F1FA). Together they form ๐ท๐บ. On systems without flag graphics, such as Windows, you will see the two letters RU instead of the flag.
What do the colors of the Russian flag mean?
Under Alexander III the official reading was white for nobility and frankness, blue for faithfulness and honesty, and red for courage, generosity and love. A common unofficial reading linked red, white and blue to Great, White and Little Russia.
When was the current Russian flag adopted?
The white-blue-red tricolour was adopted as Russia's flag after the August 1991 coup. Its present 2:3 proportions and darker shades were set by President Yeltsin's decree of 11 December 1993. The design itself goes back to Peter the Great in 1693.