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๐ฏ๐ต Japan Flag
The Japan emoji, ready to copy and paste.
- Emoji
- ๐ฏ๐ต
- Unicode
- U+1F1EF U+1F1F5
- Shortcode
- :jp:
- HTML code
- 🇯🇵
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Flags
What does the ๐ฏ๐ต emoji mean?
The ๐ฏ๐ต emoji is the flag of Japan. People use it to represent Japan: cheering for the national team, talking about travel, showing pride in their roots or listing the country in an Instagram, TikTok or WhatsApp profile.
On Windows, country flags are not drawn: they show up as the two letters JP. On iPhone, Android, Mac and on this page they appear as a flag.
Keywords: JP, flag.
How ๐ฏ๐ต looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.



Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the โYour deviceโ box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ๐ฏ๐ต on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button ๐ and type โjapanโ in โSearch Emojiโ. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search โjapanโ. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type โjapanโ. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search โjapanโ. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :jp: |
๐ฏ๐ต emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | flag: Japan |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F1EF U+1F1F5 |
| HTML decimal | 🇯🇵 |
| HTML hex | 🇯🇵 |
| CSS | \1F1EF \1F1F5 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F1EF}\u{1F1F5} |
| Shortcode | :jp: |
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What does the ๐ฏ๐ต emoji mean?
The ๐ฏ๐ต emoji is the flag of Japan. People use it to represent Japan: cheering for the national team, talking about travel, showing pride in their roots or listing the country in an Instagram, TikTok or WhatsApp profile.
How do I copy and paste the japan flag emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching โjapanโ.
When was the ๐ฏ๐ต emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.
Why does the Japan flag show as the letters JP?
Windows does not draw country flags: it shows the two-letter country code instead. On iPhone, Android, Mac and on this page you will see the flag.