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πΊπΎ Uruguay flag emoji
The Uruguay flag emoji πΊπΎ shows the national flag of Uruguay. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into a message, post or document.
How the Uruguay flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters UY instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Uruguay flag emoji means
The Uruguay flag emoji shows nine horizontal white and blue stripes with a white canton in the top left holding the Sun of May. It is used for the Celeste national football team, which won the World Cup in 1930 and 1950, and for national dates such as Independence Day on 25 August, which marks the 1825 declaration, and Constitution Day on 18 July. Fans also use it for mate, carnival and Montevideo travel posts.
How to type the Uruguay flag emoji
On an iPhone or Android keyboard, open the emoji panel and search "Uruguay" 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 UY 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 U and Y, which phones join into one picture.
Popular combinations
- πΊπΎβ½ for La Celeste, the national football team
- πΊπΎπ§ for mate, the national drink
- πΊπΎπ₯© for asado and Uruguayan beef
- πΊπΎβοΈ for the Sun of May on the flag
Uruguay flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FA U+1F1FE |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇺🇾 |
| CSS | \1F1FA\1F1FE |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe |
| Python | \U0001F1FA\U0001F1FE |
| Shortcode | :flag_uy: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter U + regional indicator symbol letter Y |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Uruguay flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Uruguay flag show as letters instead of a flag?
Some systems, mainly Windows, do not include flag artwork, so they show the letters UY instead of a picture. Phones, Macs, and most browsers on other platforms display it normally.
How do I get the Uruguay 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.
Which flag looks like Uruguay's?
Greece π¬π· also has blue and white stripes, but only nine in total with a cross in the canton. Uruguay has a sun in the canton instead.
Is the sun shown on the emoji?
Yes, most platforms draw the Sun of May in the white square, though at small sizes it can look like a yellow dot.
What country is πΊπΎ?
πΊπΎ is the flag emoji of Uruguay, a country in South America that borders Argentina and Brazil, with Montevideo as its capital. The emoji shows its national flag: nine horizontal white and light blue stripes and the Sun of May in a white square in the top left.
Why is the Uruguay flag so similar to Argentina?
Uruguay's blue and white stripes were inspired by the flag of Argentina, and both flags carry the golden Sun of May, which stands for the May Revolution of 1810. The difference is that Uruguay has nine alternating stripes, while Argentina has three bands.
What do the nine stripes on the Uruguay flag mean?
The stripes stand for the nine original departments of Uruguay. The first flag in 1828 had nineteen stripes, and a law of 11 July 1830 cut them to nine, four blue and five white, because the dense stripes were hard to tell apart from a distance.