What does ๐ง๐ง Barbados Flag mean?
Two ultramarine bands frame a central gold stripe, for sea, sky and sand, and on the gold sits a black trident head with its shaft broken off, a symbol of the break from colonial rule. Bajans post it on Independence Day, 30 November, during the Crop Over festival, for West Indies cricket and whenever Rihanna puts the island in the spotlight.
Technically, ๐ง๐ง is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ง ๐ง, which spell the region code BB. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters BB instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ง๐ง Barbados Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ง๐ง Barbados Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Barbados Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Barbados Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง๐ง 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 :flag-bb:.
When was the Barbados Flag emoji added?
๐ง๐ง Barbados Flag was added in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does the Barbados Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (BB). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ง๐ง flag.