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๐ป๐บ Vanuatu flag emoji
The Vanuatu flag emoji ๐ป๐บ shows a flag with red and green fields, a black triangle, and a yellow Y with a boar's tusk and namele leaves. Tap the copy button to paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Vanuatu flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters VU instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Vanuatu flag emoji means
The Vanuatu flag emoji is used for national pride, island travel and posts about volcano hikes and diving. The yellow Y shape on the flag represents the layout of the archipelago, and the emblem in the black triangle shows a boar's tusk and crossed namele leaves. Independence Day on 30 July marks 1980, when Vanuatu became independent from the United Kingdom and France. Pentecost Island is known for land diving, a ritual jump from wooden towers.
How to type the Vanuatu flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Vanuatu" or "flag", then pick ๐ป๐บ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same way. On Windows, press Win + . to open the emoji panel, but note that Windows does not draw country flags and shows the two letters VU instead.
The emoji is not a single image. It is made of two regional indicator letters, V and U, and devices that support flags combine them into one symbol.
Popular combinations
- ๐ป๐บ๐ โ Mount Yasur and volcano tours
- ๐ป๐บ๐คฟ โ diving the SS President Coolidge
- ๐ป๐บ๐๏ธ โ island holidays
- ๐ป๐บ๐ โ Independence Day, 30 July
Vanuatu flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FB U+1F1FA |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇻🇺 |
| CSS | \1F1FB\1F1FA |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddfa |
| Python | \U0001F1FB\U0001F1FA |
| Shortcode | :flag_vu: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter V + regional indicator symbol letter U |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Vanuatu flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Vanuatu flag show as VU on my screen?
Your system has no flag artwork and shows the two regional indicator letters instead. This is normal on Windows. Phones, Macs and most browsers on other systems display the flag.
How do I get the Vanuatu flag emoji on Windows?
Windows shows letters, not flags, so copy ๐ป๐บ from this page and paste it into apps that draw their own emoji, such as Chrome-based websites, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp Web, or use a flag-capable font.
What does the Y shape on the Vanuatu flag mean?
It represents the way the islands are spread in the Pacific, forming a rough Y, and also the light of the Gospel reaching the islands.
What do the colours of the Vanuatu flag mean?
Green stands for the richness of the islands, red for the blood that unites humanity, and black for the Melanesian ni-Vanuatu people. Yellow and black fimbriations were added at the request of Prime Minister Walter Lini so the black would stand out.
When was the Vanuatu flag adopted?
The flag was adopted on 18 February 1980 and flown on Independence Day, 30 July 1980. It is based on a 1977 design by the local artist Kalontas Malon for the Vanua'aku Pati, and a parliamentary committee chose the final version from submissions by local artists.
What is the emblem on the Vanuatu flag?
The emblem in the black triangle is a boar's tusk, a symbol of custom, tradition and prosperity, worn as a pendant on the islands. It sits with two leaves of the namele tree, a token of peace, whose 39 leaflets stand for the 39 original members of Parliament.