Emoji 0.6
flag: United Kingdom
Also known as GB, flag
The 🇬🇧 emoji is the flag of the United Kingdom, showing the Union Jack design.
Meaning
This emoji represents the United Kingdom and its national flag, the Union Jack. People use it for UK-related topics, travel, sports, culture, and events. It can also indicate British identity or language contexts.
Unicode name
Its official Unicode name is flag: United Kingdom, formed from the regional indicator sequence GB.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple displays it as the Union Jack in a rectangular flag format with red, white, and blue colors.
Google
Google Noto shows the Union Jack as a simple rectangular flag with the standard red, white, and blue design.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji depicts the Union Jack as a flat rectangular flag with its usual rounded-corner style.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🇬🇧 flag: United Kingdom belong to?
🇬🇧 flag: United Kingdom belongs to the flags category, which contains 270 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🇬🇧 flag: United Kingdom?
🇬🇧 flag: United Kingdom was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+1F1EC-1F1E7, made up of 2 code points.
