What does ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine Flag mean?
Two horizontal bands of blue over yellow, often described as a blue sky above golden wheat fields. Ukrainians celebrate Flag Day on 23 August and Independence Day the following day. Since 2022 the emoji has been widely shared to show support and solidarity, alongside posts about Ukrainian culture, food, music, sport and the language itself.
Technically, ๐บ๐ฆ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐บ ๐ฆ, which spell the region code UA. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters UA instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ukraine Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Ukraine Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐บ๐ฆ 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-ua:.
When was the Ukraine Flag emoji added?
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine 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 Ukraine Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (UA). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐บ๐ฆ flag.