What does ๐ช๐บ European Union Flag mean?
A circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background. It represents the European Union, a political and economic union of member states rather than a country; the flag was first adopted by the Council of Europe in 1955. The number of stars is fixed: twelve symbolises unity and completeness, not membership. People use it for EU news, Europe Day on 9 May, Erasmus exchanges and pro-European sentiment.
Technically, ๐ช๐บ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ช ๐บ, which spell the region code EU. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters EU instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ช๐บ European Union Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ช๐บ European Union Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how European Union Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the European Union Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ช๐บ 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-eu:.
When was the European Union Flag emoji added?
๐ช๐บ European Union 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 European Union Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (EU). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ช๐บ flag.