Regional indicator symbol letter j Emoji
Flags
A square tile featuring the letter 'J' in a bold, sans-serif typeface. It is part of a specific set of Unicode characters designed to combine into two-letter sequences.
Usage Context
This character is primarily used as a building block for flag emojis. When two regional indicator symbols are placed next to each other, systems automatically render them as the flag of the corresponding country or territory, such as Japan (JP). It is rarely used on its own unless you are spelling out abbreviations or playing with character-based codes.
History
These indicators were added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to allow platforms to represent national flags without needing a unique graphical file for every single country on Earth. By using pairs like 🇯 and 🇵, software can dynamically generate the flag of Japan, keeping file sizes small and global support consistent.
Details
Glyph
🇯
Unicode
U+1F1EF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f1ef:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Flags
Subcategory country-flag
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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