flag: United States
Unicode: 1F1FA 1F1F8
Description
Unicode flag emoji for the United States, depicting horizontal red and white stripes with a blue rectangle containing white stars.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents national identity, pride, or a specific reference to the U.S. Neutral unless used in a context suggesting a particular sentiment.
Backstory
Flag emojis are generated by combining two regional indicator symbols. 'US' is represented by 'U' (regional indicator symbol letter U, U+1F1FA) and 'S' (regional indicator symbol letter S, U+1F1F8). These were introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. They are designed to represent countries and territories based on their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.
Usage Examples
- Referring to the country: 'I'm planning a trip to the 🇺🇸 this summer.'
- Identifying origin: 'This movie is from the 🇺🇸.'
- National events: 'Celebrating the 4th of July 🇺🇸!'
- Sports: 'Team 🇺🇸 is playing tonight.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to denote 'American' origin, national events, or simply to identify the country. Can be associated with patriotism or political discourse.
East Asian culture:
Generally used as a neutral identifier for the United States, its products, or its culture. Less frequently used to express strong political or patriotic sentiment compared to internal use within the U.S.