What does ๐ซ๐ด Faroe Islands Flag mean?
A red Nordic cross edged in blue on a white field, called Merkiรฐ, โthe bannerโ. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, and islanders celebrate Flag Day on 25 April. The emoji shows up in posts about dramatic sea cliffs, grass-roofed villages, sheep, the Faroese language and the national football team.
Technically, ๐ซ๐ด is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ซ ๐ด, which spell the region code FO. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters FO instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ซ๐ด Faroe Islands Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ซ๐ด Faroe Islands Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Faroe Islands Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Faroe Islands Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ซ๐ด 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-fo:.
When was the Faroe Islands Flag emoji added?
๐ซ๐ด Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (FO). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ซ๐ด flag.