What does ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi Flag mean?
Black, red and green horizontal stripes with a red rising sun on the black band, a symbol of the dawn of hope and freedom for Africa. Malawians celebrate Independence Day on 6 July, and the flag appears in posts about Lake Malawi, famous for its colourful cichlid fish, and the countryโs nickname, โthe Warm Heart of Africaโ.
Technically, ๐ฒ๐ผ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ฒ ๐ผ, which spell the region code MW. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters MW instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Malawi Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Malawi Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฒ๐ผ 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-mw:.
When was the Malawi Flag emoji added?
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi 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 Malawi Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (MW). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ฒ๐ผ flag.