U.S. Outlying Islands flag emoji 🇺🇲
🇺🇲 is the flag of U.S. Outlying Islands, ISO code UM. Copy it here.
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About the U.S. Outlying Islands flag emoji
🇺🇲 stands for U.S. Outlying Islands in the emoji set; because U.S. Outlying Islands flies its parent country’s flag, that flag is what UM shows on most devices. The U.S. Outlying Islands flag is built from the regional indicator letters U and M, the two-letter code UM, which fonts join into the single U.S. Outlying Islands flag. Windows has no flag artwork, so there UM appears as the letters U M. U.S. Outlying Islands (UM) joined the flag set in Emoji 1.0 (2015); UM renders on every major platform except Windows. Copy UM from the card; the flag emoji hub groups U.S. Outlying Islands with the other Other territories flags, such as Bouvet Island, listed beside U.S. Outlying Islands.
Unicode name: flag: U.S. Outlying Islands · U+1F1FA U+1F1F2 · Emoji 2.0 (2015) · group: Flags.
How people use it
- National pride: U.S. Outlying Islands (UM) next to a name, a result or a holiday post, U.S. Outlying Islands style
- Travel: a trip to U.S. Outlying Islands, a photo location, or a “from → to” bio with UM
- Language: UM as shorthand for the language of U.S. Outlying Islands in menus, captions and bios about U.S. Outlying Islands
- Sport: team line-ups, match threads and medal tables for UM, U.S. Outlying Islands
- In other languages: Spanish Islas menores alejadas de EE. UU., French Îles mineures éloignées des États-Unis, German Amerikanische Überseeinseln
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag: U.S. Outlying IslandsU+1F1FA U+1F1F2 | UM: the U.S. Outlying Islands flag | ISO code UM | |
| flag: Bouvet IslandU+1F1E7 U+1F1FB | Near U.S. Outlying Islands: code BV | Other territories, like U.S. Outlying Islands | |
| flag: South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsU+1F1EC U+1F1F8 | Near U.S. Outlying Islands: code GS | Other territories, like U.S. Outlying Islands | |
| flag: French Southern and Antarctic LandsU+1F1F9 U+1F1EB | Near U.S. Outlying Islands: code TF | Other territories, like U.S. Outlying Islands |
Questions people ask
What flag is 🇺🇲?
🇺🇲 is the flag of U.S. Outlying Islands.
How do I type the U.S. Outlying Islands flag emoji?
Search “U.S. Outlying Islands” in the emoji keyboard’s Flags section, type :flag_um: in Discord or Slack, or copy UM from this page: it is the regional indicators U and M.
Why does the U.S. Outlying Islands flag show as letters?
Windows has never shipped flag images, so the U.S. Outlying Islands flag becomes the letters U M there; every other major platform draws UM.
What country is 🇺🇲?
🇺🇲 is the emoji for the U.S. Outlying Islands, a group of small islands and atolls in the Pacific and Caribbean. It is not a single country but a statistical designation of the United States.
UM flag vs US flag: what’s the difference?
The U.S. Outlying Islands do not have a separate official flag; they use the flag of the United States. The difference is in the letter codes: 🇺🇲 is made from regional indicators U and M, while the United States flag emoji is 🇺🇸 from U and S.
About this guide
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