Regional indicator symbol letter m Emoji

Flags

A square block featuring the uppercase letter M. This character is designed as a building block for two-letter regional indicator sequences, which software platforms automatically render as a national or territorial flag.

Usage Context

You won't often see this glyph standing alone. It is primarily used by systems to generate the flag of countries like Malta, Mexico, or Morocco. Users typically type two regional indicators in succession to trigger the correct flag icon, making it an essential component for digital geography and international communication.

History

These regional indicator symbols were added to the Unicode Standard in 2010. They were developed to bridge the gap between simple text-based country codes and the graphical requirements of modern mobile messaging apps, allowing for standardized flag display without needing a unique emoji for every single nation on earth.

Details

Glyph

🇲

Unicode

U+1F1F2

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f1f2:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDDF2;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Flags

Subcategory country-flag

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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