What does ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq Flag mean?
Red, white and black horizontal stripes, with the phrase โAllahu Akbarโ written in green Kufic script across the white band. Iraqis at home and abroad use it to show pride, cheer the Lions of Mesopotamia football team, and share posts about Baghdad, Basra, the heritage of ancient Mesopotamia and dishes like masgouf and dolma.
Technically, ๐ฎ๐ถ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ฎ ๐ถ, which spell the region code IQ. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters IQ instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Iraq Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Iraq Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฎ๐ถ 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-iq:.
When was the Iraq Flag emoji added?
๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq 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 Iraq Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (IQ). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ฎ๐ถ flag.