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United Kingdom Flag emoji ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง is the United Kingdom Flag emoji, in Flags. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like gb, uk, great, britain, northern.

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Every code for ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

NameUnited Kingdom Flag
Shortcodes:gb::uk::flag-gb:
CategoryFlags
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsgb, uk, great, britain, northern, ireland, nation, country, banner, british, UK, english, england, union, jack
Code pointsU+1F1EC U+1F1E7
HTML🇬🇧
CSS\1F1EC\1F1E7
JavaScript\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1E7}
Python\U0001f1ec\U0001f1e7
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 87 AC F0 9F 87 A7
URL encoded%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7

How to type ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :gb: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "united kingdom flag" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "united kingdom flag" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "united kingdom flag".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "united kingdom flag".
HTMLWrite 🇬🇧 in the page source.

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About ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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What does ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง mean?
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง is the United Kingdom Flag emoji, in Flags. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like gb, uk, great, britain, northern.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง?
:gb: (also :uk:, :flag-gb:). With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "united kingdom flag". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง?
U+1F1EC U+1F1E7, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 🇬🇧, in CSS "\1F1EC\1F1E7", and in JavaScript "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1E7}".

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