Emoji
(United Kingdom Flag): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(United Kingdom Flag), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji United Kingdom Flag
- Unicode Name
- United Kingdom Flag
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F1EC U+1F1E7
- Category
- Flags
- Subcategory
- Country Flags
- Slug
- gb
Meaning and description of emoticon 
The
emoji depicts the "Union Jack" β the flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of Saints George, Andrew, and Patrick on a blue field. In Unicode, it is categorized under Flags.
in chats conveys the flag of the United Kingdom β "referring to the United Kingdom" or "the conversation is tied to this country." It's often used with
,
, or
, and appears in messages in the context of travel, sports teams, and cultural references, fitting when you need to mark a territory without extra words. For many, the United Kingdom isn't just geography β it's a symbol of language, culture, or travel memories.
Usage Examples 
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :gb: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :gb: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :gb: | |
| HTML Dec | 🇬🇧 | |
| HTML Hex | 🇬🇧 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F1EC\1F1E7"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F1EC\U0001F1E7 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDE7 | |
| Perl | \x{1F1EC}\x{1F1E7} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F1EC 1F1E7} | |
| Punycode | xn--f77hja | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 87 AC F0 9F 87 A7 |

