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๐ป๐ฎ US Virgin Islands flag emoji
The US Virgin Islands flag emoji ๐ป๐ฎ shows the national flag. Click the copy button above to paste it into any message, post or document.
How the US Virgin Islands flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters VI instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the US Virgin Islands flag emoji means
The US Virgin Islands flag emoji shows a white field with a yellow eagle holding a laurel sprig and arrows, with the letters V and I on either side. People use it for Caribbean holidays, sailing and island pride. Transfer Day on 31 March marks the 1917 transfer of the islands from Denmark, and Emancipation Day on 3 July remembers 1848.
How to type the US Virgin Islands flag emoji
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "us virgin islands" or "flag", then tap the flag. On Android, use Gboard and search "us virgin islands" or scroll to the Flags tab. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the name. On Windows, press Win + . to open the picker; Windows does not draw country flags, so you will see the letters VI instead of a flag. That is normal and not a bug. Copy the emoji from this page into a chat or document, and it will show as a flag on any other device. The emoji is made of two regional indicator letters, V and I, which combine into a flag where the platform supports it.
Popular combinations
- ๐ป๐ฎโต โ sailing and boat trips
- ๐ป๐ฎ๐ข โ sea turtles at Trunk Bay
- ๐ป๐ฎ๐๏ธ โ St. Thomas and St. John beaches
- ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ธ โ US territory ties
US Virgin Islands flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FB U+1F1EE |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇻🇮 |
| CSS | \1F1FB\1F1EE |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddee |
| Python | \U0001F1FB\U0001F1EE |
| Shortcode | :flag_vi: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter V + regional indicator symbol letter I |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
US Virgin Islands flag emoji FAQ
Why does the US Virgin Islands flag emoji show as letters VI?
Your device has no flag artwork for it. Windows uses letters for all country flags, and some older apps do the same. On iPhone, Android and Mac the flag appears.
How do I get the US Virgin Islands flag emoji on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 show letters, but you can copy the flag from this page and paste it into Chrome, Edge, WhatsApp, Telegram or social media, where it displays as a flag.
Is ๐ป๐ฎ the same as ๐ป๐ฌ?
No. ๐ป๐ฎ is the US Virgin Islands and ๐ป๐ฌ is the British Virgin Islands. They are neighbouring territories with different flags.
What is the emoji for the US Virgin Islands flag?
It is ๐ป๐ฎ, made of the regional indicators V and I.
What does the US Virgin Islands flag mean?
Adopted on 17 May 1921, the flag shows a simplified version of the US coat of arms between the letters V and I, for Virgin Islands. The yellow eagle holds a laurel sprig for victory and three blue arrows for the main islands: St Croix, St Thomas and St John.
Who designed the US Virgin Islands flag?
Percival Wilson Sparks, a cartoonist, sketched it after Governor Sumner Kittelle asked for ideas in 1921. Sparks's wife Grace and her sister Blanche Joseph embroidered the first flag on heavy cotton. It became the flag of the islands that now appears in the ๐ป๐ฎ emoji.
What flag did the US Virgin Islands use before 1921?
Under Danish rule the islands flew a simple blue ensign with the Danish flag, the Dannebrog, in the canton. Transfer Day on 31 March marks the 1917 handover to the United States, when the Danish flag was lowered in Charlotte Amalie and the American flag was raised.