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๐พ๐ช Yemen flag emoji
The Yemen flag emoji ๐พ๐ช shows the national flag of Yemen. Tap the button to copy it, then paste it into any chat, post or document.
How the Yemen flag emoji looks on different platforms
Windows does not draw country flag emoji: it shows the two letters YE instead. Emoji images: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0), Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0), OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the Yemen flag emoji means
The Yemen flag emoji shows three horizontal stripes of red, white and black. It is used on Unity Day on 22 May, which marks the 1990 merger of North and South Yemen, on Revolution Day on 26 September and on National Day on 30 November. The colors are the Pan-Arab ones. People also post it in news about Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula.
How to type the Yemen flag emoji
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Yemen" or "flag". On a Mac press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search the same word. On Windows, press Win + . to open the panel; Windows does not draw flag emojis, so you will see the letters YE instead of a flag. The emoji is two regional indicator letters, Y and E, placed side by side, and apps that support flags join them into one picture.
Popular combinations
- ๐พ๐ชโ: Yemeni coffee and Mocha
- ๐พ๐ช๐: Old City of Sana'a
- ๐พ๐ช๐ฏ: Yemeni honey
- ๐พ๐ช๐คฒ: Humanitarian aid
Yemen flag emoji codes
| Unicode | U+1F1FE U+1F1EA |
|---|---|
| HTML entity | 🇾🇪 |
| CSS | \1F1FE\1F1EA |
| JavaScript / JSON | \ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea |
| Python | \U0001F1FE\U0001F1EA |
| Shortcode | :flag_ye: |
| Made of | regional indicator symbol letter Y + regional indicator symbol letter E |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
Yemen flag emoji FAQ
Why does the Yemen flag show as YE on my PC?
Windows has no flag emoji artwork, so it displays the two letters instead. The flag appears normally on iPhone, Mac, Android, and in most browsers on other systems through apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram.
Is ๐พ๐ช the same as ๐ช๐ฌ?
No. Egypt is EG and has an eagle in the white stripe. Yemen's white stripe is plain.
What country is ๐พ๐ช?
๐พ๐ช is the flag emoji of Yemen, an Asian country on the Arabian Peninsula that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman. It shows the national flag, three horizontal stripes of red, white and black, which was adopted on 22 May 1990.
What do the colours of the Yemen flag mean?
According to the official description, red stands for unity and the blood of martyrs, white for a bright future, and black for the dark past. It is a version of the Arab Liberation Flag, and graphically identical to the flag of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1972.
What was the South Yemen flag?
South Yemen used the Arab Liberation Flag's red, white and black stripes with a light blue triangle at the hoist and a red star. It was adopted on 30 November 1967, when the country became independent from the United Kingdom, and used until unification in 1990.