Flag emoji for every country
Show where you are from, where you are going or which team you support. This page has all 270 flag emoji: every country and region in the world, plus England, Scotland and Wales, and special flags like the rainbow flag ๐ณ๏ธโ๐, the pirate flag ๐ดโโ ๏ธ and the chequered flag ๐.
Tap any flag to copy it, then paste it into your bio, chat, caption or match update.
Popular flags
- South Asia: ๐ฎ๐ณ India, ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh, ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan, ๐ณ๐ต Nepal, ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka.
- Americas: ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐จ๐ฆ Canada, ๐ง๐ท Brazil, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina.
- Europe: ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom, ๐ซ๐ท France, ๐ฉ๐ช Germany, ๐ฎ๐น Italy, ๐ช๐ธ Spain.
- Asia Pacific: ๐ฏ๐ต Japan, ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea, ๐จ๐ณ China, ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia.
- Middle East and Africa: ๐ฆ๐ช UAE, ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia, ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria, ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa, ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt.
- Special flags: ๐ณ๏ธ white flag, ๐ด black flag, ๐ฉ red flag, ๐ chequered flag, ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ rainbow flag, ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ transgender flag.
How flag emoji work
Country flags are made from two special letters called regional indicators. For example, the letters I and N together make ๐ฎ๐ณ, and U and S make ๐บ๐ธ. Your phone sees the pair and draws the flag. That is why, on some systems that do not draw flags, you might see two boxed letters instead of a flag.
England, Scotland and Wales use a different, longer method called tag sequences. When you copy them here you always get the full code, so they paste correctly.
Flags on Windows
Windows does not draw country flag emoji in most apps. Instead it shows the two letters, like IN or US. The flag is still there, though. If you send it to someone on a phone or a Mac, they will see the real flag. Browsers like Chrome and Firefox on Windows also show the letters, while some apps such as Discord draw their own flags.
Ways to use flag emoji
Put your country flag in your Instagram or X bio to show where you live. Use two flags with an arrow, like ๐ฎ๐ณ โ๏ธ ๐ฌ๐ง, to share a trip or a move abroad. Cricket and football fans post flags during big matches, and language learners use flags to show which languages they speak.
Flags are also handy in shop listings for โships toโ information, and in teams and classrooms to show where people come from.
Find a flag quickly
Type a country name in the search box, like โIndiaโ, โJapanโ or โBrazilโ, and its flag appears right away. You can also browse the country flags collection, which lists every flag in alphabetical order.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do I see letters instead of a flag?
- Your device does not draw flag emoji, which is common on Windows. The other person will still see the real flag on their phone or Mac.
- How many flag emoji are there?
- There are about 270 flag emoji, covering every country and region, plus a few special flags.
- What does the red flag ๐ฉ mean?
- The triangular red flag is often used online to warn about a bad sign or a warning, like a red flag in a relationship.
- Is there a flag for England?
- Yes. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ is England, and Scotland and Wales have their own flags too.
- Can I use flag emoji in a WhatsApp status?
- Yes. Copy the flag here and paste it into a WhatsApp status, chat or group name.
- Is there a flag for every country?
- Yes. Every country and most territories with an official two-letter code have a flag emoji.