What does 🇵🇹 Portugal Flag mean?
Green and red vertical sections, the red larger, with the national coat of arms on a golden armillary sphere straddling the line, a reminder of the age of navigation. The Portuguese celebrate Portugal Day on 10 June, and the flag fills posts about the Seleção and Cristiano Ronaldo, fado, pastéis de nata and the beaches of the Algarve.
Technically, 🇵🇹 is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters 🇵 🇹, which spell the region code PT. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters PT instead – the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipient’s phone.
🇵🇹 Portugal Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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🇵🇹 Portugal Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Portugal Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Portugal Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🇵🇹 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-pt:.
When was the Portugal Flag emoji added?
🇵🇹 Portugal 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 Portugal Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (PT). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full 🇵🇹 flag.