๐ง๐ฏ Flag: Benin is an emoji from the Flags category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F1E7 U+1F1EF and it was released in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ง๐ฏ Flag: Benin mean?
The ๐ง๐ฏ Flag: Benin emoji shows the national flag of Benin. It is built from two regional indicator letters, BJ (the ISO country code), which phones and apps combine into a flag. People use it to show support for Benin in sports matches, to mark national holidays, or to mention a trip to Benin. Windows does not display country flags as images โ it shows the two letters instead โ but the flag appears correctly on iPhone, Android, Mac and most apps. It was approved as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :benin: to insert it.
Flag: Benin emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ง๐ฏ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F1E7 U+1F1EF |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🇧🇯 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🇧🇯 |
| CSS | \1F1E7\1F1EF |
| JavaScript | \u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EF} |
| Python | \U0001F1E7\U0001F1EF |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%AF |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 87 A7 F0 9F 87 AF |
| Shortcode | :benin: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :flag_benin: |
How to type ๐ง๐ฏ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โBeninโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โBeninโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โBeninโ.
- HTML: write
🇧🇯in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Flag: Benin keywords
- BJ
- flag
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ง๐ฏ mean?
The ๐ง๐ฏ Flag: Benin emoji shows the national flag of Benin. It is built from two regional indicator letters, BJ (the ISO country code), which phones and apps combine into a flag. People use it to show support for Benin in sports matches, to mark national holidays, or to mention a trip to Benin. Windows does not display country flags as images โ it shows the two letters instead โ but the flag appears correctly on iPhone, Android, Mac and most apps. It was approved as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :benin: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Flag: Benin emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ง๐ฏ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ง๐ฏ Flag: Benin added to Unicode?
Flag: Benin was released as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
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Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.