🇵🇹
flag: Portugal
Unicode: 1F1F5 1F1F9
Description
A flag emoji representing the country of Portugal.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents national pride, affiliation with Portugal, or discussing topics related to the country, such as sports, culture, or travel.
Backstory
Flag emojis became standardized with Unicode 6.0 (2010), representing regional indicator symbols (letters) that combine to form country flags. The 🇵🇹 flag combines the regional indicator symbol letters P and T, which correspond to the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Portugal.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating Portuguese football: 'Portugal won the match! 🇵🇹⚽'
- Planning a trip to Portugal: 'Can't wait to visit Lisbon and Porto! 🇵🇹'
- Discussing Portuguese culture: 'Fado music is so beautiful 🇵🇹🎶'
- Identifying nationality: 'I'm Portuguese! 🇵🇹'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Universally used to represent Portugal.
East Asian culture:
Also universally used to represent Portugal, similar to its use in Western cultures.