What does ๐ญ๐ฒ Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag mean?
Heard Island and McDonald Islands have no flag of their own and fly the Australian flag, as they form an uninhabited Australian external territory in the Southern Ocean. Big Ben, the glacier-covered volcano on Heard Island, is one of Australiaโs only active volcanoes. The emoji pops up mainly in geography quizzes, scientific expedition news and wildlife posts about seals and penguins.
Technically, ๐ญ๐ฒ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ญ ๐ฒ, which spell the region code HM. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters HM instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ญ๐ฒ Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ญ๐ฒ Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ญ๐ฒ 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-hm:.
When was the Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag emoji added?
๐ญ๐ฒ Heard Island & McDonald 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 Heard Island & McDonald Islands Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (HM). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ญ๐ฒ flag.