Japan flag emoji 🇯🇵
🇯🇵 is the flag of Japan, ISO code JP. Copy it here.
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About the Japan flag emoji
🇯🇵 is the flag of Japan: a red disc on white, the Hinomaru. Like every country flag, the Japan emoji is really two regional indicator letters, J and P, spelling the ISO code JP; side by side, JP merge into the Japan flag. Windows has no flag artwork, so there JP appears as the letters J P. Japan was one of the ten original flag emoji (2010); JP renders on every major platform except Windows. Copy JP from the card; the flag emoji hub groups Japan with the other Asia flags, such as Pakistan, listed beside Japan.
Unicode name: flag: Japan · U+1F1EF U+1F1F5 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: Japan (JP) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, Japanese style
- Travel: a trip to Japan, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with JP
- Language: JP as shorthand for the language of Japan in menus, captions and bios about Japan
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for JP, Japan
- In other languages: Spanish Japón, French Japon, German Japan
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: JapanU+1F1EF U+1F1F5 | JP: the Japan flag | ISO code JP | |
| flag: PakistanU+1F1F5 U+1F1F0 | Near Japan: code PK | Asia, like Japan | |
| flag: TajikistanU+1F1F9 U+1F1EF | Near Japan: code TJ | Asia, like Japan | |
| flag: BruneiU+1F1E7 U+1F1F3 | Near Japan: code BN | Asia, like Japan |
The Japanese flag emoji
The Japanese flag emoji is the flag for Japan: 🇯🇵. The design shows the Hinomaru — a red disc centred on a white field, which means ‘circle of the sun’ in Japanese. The Hinomaru has long been used as Japan’s national symbol. You’ll see the emoji in posts about Japanese food, travel to Tokyo, sports events, or culture, and it often appears alongside other country flags when people compare destinations. You can copy it from the preview above whenever you need it.
Questions people ask
What flag is 🇯🇵?
🇯🇵 is the flag of Japan — a red disc on white, the Hinomaru.
How do I type the Japan flag emoji?
Search “Japan” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_jp: in Discord or Slack, or copy JP from this page: it is the regional indicators J and P.
Why does the Japan flag show as letters?
Windows has never shipped flag images, so the Japan flag becomes the letters J P there; every other major platform draws JP.
What does 🇯🇵🇰🇷 mean?
The two flags side by side stand for Japan and South Korea. The pair can be used when comparing the countries, planning a trip covering both, or discussing a sports rivalry between them.
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.
