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Flag: Japan Emoji

Flag: Japan is a flag sequence built from regional indicator letters introduced in Emoji 0.6. It belongs to the Flags group, Country Flag subgroup.

Unicode data

Unicode name
flag: Japan
CLDR short name
flag: Japan
Korean name (CLDR)
κΉƒλ°œ: 일본
Code points
U+1F1EF U+1F1F5
Group
Flags
Subgroup
Country Flag
Added to Unicode
6.0
Added to Emoji
0.6
Sequence
Multi code point
Skin tones
Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β€” these are what search matches against.

flag

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
Unicode code points Β· Sequence of multiple code points
U+1F1EF U+1F1F5
JavaScript escape
\u{1f1ef}\u{1f1f5}
CSS escape Β· For content: "…"
\1F1EF\1F1F5
HTML hexadecimal entity
🇯🇵
HTML decimal entity
🇯🇵
JSON escaped string
"\uD83C\uDDEF\uD83C\uDDF5"
Python Unicode escape
\U0001F1EF\U0001F1F5
Java Unicode escape Β· UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\uD83C\uDDEF\uD83C\uDDF5
URL encoded value
%F0%9F%87%AF%F0%9F%87%B5
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 87 AF F0 9F 87 B5

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, β€œflag: Japan”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β€” each repetition is read out in full.

Check a sentence for accessibility problems.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Flag: Japan?

Flag: Japan is a sequence of 2 code points: U+1F1EF U+1F1F5.

Why does Flag: Japan sometimes show as two letters?

Flags are written as a pair of regional indicator letters. A device that has no artwork for that pair displays the letters instead, which is the standard's designed fallback.

How do I use Flag: Japan in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🇯🇵 in HTML, \u{1f1ef}\u{1f1f5} in JavaScript.

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