Australia flag emoji 🇦🇺
🇦🇺 is the flag of Australia, ISO code AU. Copy it here.
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About the Australia flag emoji
The Australia flag emoji 🇦🇺 shows a blue field with the Union Jack, the large Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross. Under the hood, AU is the regional indicator symbols A U; the Australia flag appears whenever A and U are displayed together. Windows has no flag artwork, so there AU appears as the letters A U. Australia (AU) joined the flag set in Emoji 1.0 (2015); AU renders on every major platform except Windows. Copy AU from the card; the flag emoji hub groups Australia with the other Oceania flags, such as Marshall Islands, listed beside Australia.
Unicode name: flag: Australia · U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA · Emoji 2.0 (2015) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: Australia (AU) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, Australian style
- Travel: a trip to Australia, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with AU
- Language: AU as shorthand for the language of Australia in menus, captions and bios about Australia
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for AU, Australia
- In other languages: Spanish Australia, French Australie, German Australien
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: AustraliaU+1F1E6 U+1F1FA | AU: the Australia flag | ISO code AU | |
| flag: Marshall IslandsU+1F1F2 U+1F1ED | Near Australia: code MH | Oceania, like Australia | |
| flag: TokelauU+1F1F9 U+1F1F0 | Near Australia: code TK | Oceania, like Australia | |
| flag: GuamU+1F1EC U+1F1FA | Near Australia: code GU | Oceania, like Australia |
Australian flag emoji in everyday messages
The Australian flag emoji 🇦🇺 works as a compact symbol of national pride in everyday messages. The flag includes the blue field, Union Jack, Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross, making it instantly recognisable in a chat thread. People reach for it when sharing results from the cricket, posting holiday snaps, or marking an Australian milestone. It also shows up in bios and profiles as a quick country tag.
Paired with a kangaroo 🦘 or a beach umbrella 🏖️, it sets an Australian scene without extra words. In travel captions, it anchors a location; in sport threads, it stands in for the national team. It is a flexible symbol that fits both celebratory and everyday contexts.
Questions people ask
What flag is 🇦🇺?
🇦🇺 is the flag of Australia — a blue field with the Union Jack, the large Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.
How do I type the Australia flag emoji?
Search “Australia” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_au: in Discord or Slack, or copy AU from this page: it is the regional indicators A and U.
Why does the Australia flag show as letters?
Windows has never shipped flag images, so the Australia flag becomes the letters A U there; every other major platform draws AU.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
