🇵🇬
flag: Papua New Guinea
Unicode: 1F1F5 1F1EC
Description
A flag emoji representing the country of Peru, composed of the regional indicator symbol letters P and E.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, primarily informational or indicative of location/origin.
Backstory
Regional indicator symbols, starting with \uD83C\uDDE6 (\u212D) for A through \uD83C\uDDFF (\u2140) for Z, were introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010) to represent country flags by combining two such symbols that correspond to a country's two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. 'PE' is the ISO code for Peru.
Usage Examples
- Indicating nationality: 'I'm from 🇵🇪'
- Referring to Peruvian culture/food: 'Loving Peruvian ceviche! 🇵🇪'
- Showing support for a Peruvian team/event: 'Go Peru! 🇵🇪'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to indicate Peruvian origin, discuss Peruvian topics, or show support for Peru.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture; primarily for identifying Peru or things related to Peru.