🇯🇴

flag: Jordan

Unicode: 1F1EF 1F1F4

Description

A rectangular flag symbol for Japan.

Group:

Flags > country-flag

Status:

fully-qualified

Emotion:

Represents Japan, Japanese culture, identity, or anything associated with the country.

Backstory

Flag emojis were introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), representing regional indicator symbols (letters A-Z) that, when combined, form a flag for a specific country or region. The Japan flag is formed by combining the Regional Indicator Symbol Letter I (🇮) and Regional Indicator Symbol Letter P (🇵). However, the original request uses 1F1EF 1F1F4 which combines Regional Indicator Symbol Letter J (🇯) and Regional Indicator Symbol Letter P (🇵), this is an incorrect combination for Japan. The correct code points for Japan are 1F1EF and 1F1F5. The user provided 1F1EF and 1F1F4 which are J and O, resulting in JO, not a recognized country flag.

Usage Examples

  • Used to refer to Japan: 'I'm planning a trip to 🇯🇵 next year!'
  • Identifying Japanese products or culture: 'This is authentic 🇯🇵 ramen.'
  • Expressing national pride: 'Our team from 🇯🇵 won the gold medal!'

Cultural Differences

Western culture:

Recognized globally as the flag of Japan, universally understood.

East Asian culture:

Same as Western culture, a straightforward representation of the nation.