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Three cheers for the red, white, and blue! The American flag emoji 🇺🇸 represents the symbol of the United States of America, but did you know there’s more than one on most platforms? In this article, we’ll tell you all about the emoji (including how to copy and paste it) and why it appears duplicated. Plus, we’ve got some fun flag facts you may not have heard before!
United States Flag Emoji 🇺🇸 Meaning
The American flag emoji 🇺🇸represents the flag of the United States of America waving in the wind. Two US flag emojis appear on most platforms, with one representing the US Minor Outlying Islands (UM). Both emojis show 13 alternating red and white stripes with white stars on a blue rectangle in the upper left corner.
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- ↑ https://yaytext.com/emoji/usa-flag/
- ↑ https://emojipedia.org/flag-us-outlying-islands
- ↑ https://www.aacrao.org/edge/country/u.s.-territories-and-minor-outlying-islands
- ↑ https://www.usa.gov/flag
- ↑ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/flag-day/flag-facts
- ↑ https://nationalflagfoundation.org/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-american-flag/