What does ๐ Crossed Flags mean?
Two Japanese flags, white with a red disc, with their poles crossed. Crossed pairs of national flags are a traditional festive decoration in Japan, seen on national holidays and at celebrations, so the emoji signals a happy occasion with a Japanese flavour. Fans use it for anime and manga posts, trips to Japan, J-pop, summer festivals and simple โcongratulations!โ messages.
๐ Crossed Flags is an emoji from the Flags category (special flags), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about celebration, cross and Japanese.
Example messages
๐ Crossed Flags on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Crossed Flags looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Crossed Flags emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :crossed_flags:.
When was the Crossed Flags emoji added?
๐ Crossed Flags was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Crossed Flags. The underlying code (U+1F38C) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.