flag United Kingdom Emoji
🇬🇧 · U+1F1EC U+1F1E7 · Emoji 0.6
What does the flag United Kingdom emoji mean?
When expressing national pride or identifying their country of origin, individuals often reach for the 🇬🇧 emoji, which represents the flag of the United Kingdom. This symbol directly refers to the UK, encompassing England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Figuratively, it may be used to convey a sense of British culture, such as a fondness for British music or literature, and in slang, it can be used to jokingly imply a stereotypical British attitude or behavior. The 🇬🇧 emoji is also used to show support for British sports teams or to indicate a connection to British history and traditions.
flag United Kingdom emoji examples
- Just got back from London and I'm already missing the food 🇬🇧
- Watching the Premier League final with my mates, come on you Reds 🇬🇧
How to copy the flag United Kingdom emoji
To use the flag United Kingdom emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F1EC U+1F1E7), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
flag United Kingdom emoji on different platforms
How the flag United Kingdom emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), OpenMoji). See image credits.
flag United Kingdom Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🇬🇧 |
| Name | flag United Kingdom |
| Category | Flags |
| Codepoints | U+1F1EC U+1F1E7 |
| Shortcode | :gb: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
flag United Kingdom Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F1EC U+1F1E7, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :gb:.
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