What does ๐ต๐ญ Philippines Flag mean?
Blue over red horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist containing a golden eight-rayed sun and three gold stars. Uniquely, it is flown with the red on top in times of war. Filipinos post it on Independence Day, 12 June, for basketball and boxing, and in Tagalog chats, island-hopping posts and homesick messages from abroad.
Technically, ๐ต๐ญ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐ต ๐ญ, which spell the region code PH. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters PH instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐ต๐ญ Philippines Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐ต๐ญ Philippines Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Philippines Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Philippines Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ต๐ญ 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-ph:.
When was the Philippines Flag emoji added?
๐ต๐ญ Philippines 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 Philippines Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (PH). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐ต๐ญ flag.