What does ๐ง๐ช Belgium Flag mean?
Three vertical bands of black, yellow and red, colours taken from the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant. Belgians post it on National Day, 21 July, and when the Red Devils play football, while visitors pair it with waffles, fries, chocolate, comic strips and Trappist beer. In a country with Dutch, French and German speakers, it rarely labels a single language.
Technically, ๐ง๐ช is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ง ๐ช, which spell the region code BE. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters BE instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ง๐ช Belgium Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Belgium Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Belgium Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง๐ช 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-be:.
When was the Belgium Flag emoji added?
๐ง๐ช Belgium 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 Belgium Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (BE). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ง๐ช flag.