United Arab Emirates flag emoji 🇦🇪
🇦🇪 is the flag of United Arab Emirates, ISO code AE. Copy it here.
Published · Updated
About the United Arab Emirates flag emoji
A red vertical band at the hoist and green, white and black horizontal bands, the Pan-Arab colours — that is the United Arab Emirates flag as an emoji, 🇦🇪. The United Arab Emirates flag is built from the regional indicator letters A and E, the two-letter code AE, which fonts join into the single United Arab Emirates flag. Windows has no flag artwork, so there AE appears as the letters A E. United Arab Emirates (AE) joined the flag set in Emoji 1.0 (2015); AE renders on every major platform except Windows. Copy AE from the card; the flag emoji hub groups United Arab Emirates with the other Middle East flags, such as Yemen, listed beside United Arab Emirates.
Unicode name: flag: United Arab Emirates · U+1F1E6 U+1F1EA · Emoji 2.0 (2015) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: United Arab Emirates (AE) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, Emirates style
- Travel: a trip to United Arab Emirates, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with AE
- Language: AE as shorthand for the language of United Arab Emirates in menus, captions and bios about United Arab Emirates
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for AE, United Arab Emirates
- In other languages: Spanish Emiratos Árabes Unidos, French Émirats arabes unis, German Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: United Arab EmiratesU+1F1E6 U+1F1EA | AE: the United Arab Emirates flag | ISO code AE | |
| flag: YemenU+1F1FE U+1F1EA | Near United Arab Emirates: code YE | Middle East, like United Arab Emirates | |
| flag: EgyptU+1F1EA U+1F1EC | Near United Arab Emirates: code EG | Middle East, like United Arab Emirates | |
| flag: BahrainU+1F1E7 U+1F1ED | Near United Arab Emirates: code BH | Middle East, like United Arab Emirates |
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the UAE flag emoji
There is no separate Dubai flag emoji or Abu Dhabi flag emoji. Both cities are emirates within the United Arab Emirates, and the country they belong to is represented by 🇦🇪. When you see a message about Dubai or Abu Dhabi with a flag emoji, it will almost always be the UAE flag.
People often pair 🇦🇪 with ✈️ for travel plans, or with 🏙️ when talking about Dubai’s skyline. On UAE National Day, messages commonly include 🇦🇪 with 🎉 or 🏆, and the flag can stand for Emirati pride in phrases like “Proud to be Emirati 🇦🇪”.
Questions people ask
What flag is 🇦🇪?
🇦🇪 is the flag of United Arab Emirates — a red vertical band at the hoist and green, white and black horizontal bands, the Pan-Arab colours.
How do I type the United Arab Emirates flag emoji?
Search “United Arab Emirates” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_ae: in Discord or Slack, or copy AE from this page: it is the regional indicators A and E.
Why does the United Arab Emirates flag show as letters?
Windows has never shipped flag images, so the United Arab Emirates flag becomes the letters A E there; every other major platform draws AE.
Is there a Dubai flag emoji or Abu Dhabi flag emoji?
No, there is no separate emoji for Dubai or Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates flag 🇦🇪 represents the whole country, including all seven emirates.
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.
