What does ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel Flag mean?
A white field with two horizontal blue stripes and a blue Star of David in the centre, a design inspired by the Jewish prayer shawl. People use it to show heritage and connection, mark national holidays, share trips to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or the Dead Sea, and label Hebrew in language-learning posts, often alongside a friendly โshalomโ.
Technically, ๐ฎ๐ฑ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ฎ ๐ฑ, which spell the region code IL. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters IL instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Israel Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Israel Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฎ๐ฑ 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-il:.
When was the Israel Flag emoji added?
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel 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 Israel Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (IL). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ฎ๐ฑ flag.