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πΊπΈ United States flag emoji
The πΊπΈ emoji shows the flag of United States. Click the copy button to paste it anywhere, then check below how it looks on different devices.
How the United States flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters US instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the United States flag emoji means
The πΊπΈ emoji shows the flag of United States: 13 red and white stripes with 50 white stars on a blue canton. It is used for patriotic posts, sports, travel and American events. Independence Day on 4 July is the biggest occasion, followed by Memorial Day in May, Flag Day on 14 June and Veterans Day on 11 November.
How to type the United States flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "United States" 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 US 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, U and S, which phones combine into the United States flag.
Popular combinations
- πΊπΈπ: Fourth of July fireworks
- πΊπΈπ¦ : American patriotism
- πΊπΈπ: American football
- πΊπΈπ½: New York and the Statue of Liberty
United States flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FA U+1F1F8 |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇺🇸 |
| CSS | \1F1FA\1F1F8 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 |
| Python | \U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8 |
| Shortcode | :flag_us: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter U + regional indicator symbol letter S |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
United States flag emoji FAQ
Why does the United States flag emoji show as US on my computer?
Windows has no flag artwork for country emoji, so it displays the two regional indicator letters, US. The emoji works as a flag on iPhone, Mac, Android and in most browsers and messaging apps.
Is there a USA flag emoji?
Yes. The United States flag emoji is πΊπΈ, part of the standard Unicode emoji set, and it is supported on all major platforms.
Which flag emoji looks like the US flag?
Liberia's π±π· is the closest. It has 11 stripes and a single star instead of 13 stripes and 50 stars. On a small emoji the two can look similar.
Why are there two USA flag emojis?
The second one, πΊπ², is the flag emoji for the United States Minor Outlying Islands, whose ISO code is UM. Most platforms draw it with the US flag, so it looks the same as πΊπΈ. The main USA flag is built from the letters U and S.
How to make an American flag emoji?
You do not draw it. The πΊπΈ emoji is two regional indicator symbols, U and S, which phones combine into a flag. Search "United States" or "flag" in your emoji keyboard, or copy it from this page. On Windows it may appear as the letters US.
Which emojis represent the USA?
The main one is the flag πΊπΈ. People often pair it with π for the Fourth of July, π¦ for the eagle, π for American football or π½ for the Statue of Liberty.