What does ๐บ๐ฒ U.S. Outlying Islands Flag mean?
The U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have no flag of their own and use the Stars and Stripes of the United States. They include small Pacific and Caribbean islands such as Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll and Palmyra Atoll, mostly uninhabited apart from wildlife staff or military personnel. The emoji mainly appears in geography trivia, birdwatching and World War II history.
Technically, ๐บ๐ฒ is not a single character: it is the pair of regional indicator letters ๐บ ๐ฒ, which spell the region code UM. Apps that support flags combine the two letters into a flag; Windows does not draw country flags, so on Windows you see the letters UM instead โ the emoji still arrives as a flag on the recipientโs phone.
๐บ๐ฒ U.S. Outlying Islands Flag is an emoji from the Flags category (country flags), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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๐บ๐ฒ U.S. Outlying Islands Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how U.S. Outlying Islands Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the U.S. Outlying Islands Flag emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐บ๐ฒ 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-um:.
When was the U.S. Outlying Islands Flag emoji added?
๐บ๐ฒ U.S. Outlying Islands 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 U.S. Outlying Islands Flag emoji show as letters?
Flag emojis are made of two regional indicator letters (UM). Windows does not include flag artwork, so it shows the letters instead. Phones, Macs and most apps display the full ๐บ๐ฒ flag.