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Flag: North Korea Emoji

Copy and paste the Flag: North Korea emoji (🇰🇵) in one click. Standardized in Emoji 2.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) for ISO 3166-1 code KP, complete with Unicode (U+1F1F0 U+1F1F5), HTML, CSS, and JavaScript developer escapes.

What Does the Flag: North Korea Emoji Mean?

Unicode Definition: Represents the national or regional flag of North Korea (🇰🇵), standardized in Emoji 2.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015) using the ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country code "KP" via the Regional Indicator pair 🇰 (U+1F1F0) + 🇵 (U+1F1F5).

Context & Expression: Conveys national identity, cultural roots, international travel milestones, diaspora connection, and support for North Korea in global sports and cultural events.

Technical Note for North Korea (KP): Because 🇰🇵 is composed of two Regional Indicator letters (🇰 + 🇵), Apple iOS, Android, and macOS combine them into the North Korea flag graphic, whereas unstyled Windows fonts display the two-letter ISO code "KP".

Modern Texting & Social Usage

On Instagram bios, TikTok profiles, WhatsApp statuses, and X (Twitter), people place 🇰🇵 beside their display name to highlight their heritage in North Korea (KP), dual nationality, or travel itinerary. During international tournaments, 🇰🇵 fills live match chats whenever North Korea competes.

💡 Quick Usage Tip:

Sequence Breakdown: 🇰 (U+1F1F0 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter K) + 🇵 (U+1F1F5 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter P) → 🇰🇵 (ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2: KP)

Real-Life Chat Examples

See how the Flag: North Korea emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.

Liam

Did you finalize the itinerary for the North Korea trip yet?

You

Everything is booked and confirmed!! Counting down the days to North Korea 🇰🇵✈️

Liam

That's awesome, have a safe flight and send updates!

When to Use 🇰🇵

Displaying 🇰🇵 in social media bios, location tags, or travel highlights for North Korea.
Cheering for national teams, athletes, or cultural holidays connected to North Korea.
Tagging KP locale, currency, or shipping options in documentation and informal UI lists.

When to Avoid 🇰🇵

Using a country flag icon alone as a language selector where multiple countries share the same language.
Assuming Windows desktop browsers will render a graphical flag without an SVG/PNG fallback font (Windows Segoe UI Emoji renders "KP" by default).

CROSS-PLATFORM DISPLAY

How Flag: North Korea Looks Across Operating Systems & Fonts

Apple iOS/macOS renders 🇰🇵 with a rippled fabric highlight; Google Noto Color Emoji and Samsung One UI display a flat, rounded-corner flag; Microsoft Windows Segoe UI Emoji displays the two-letter ISO code "KP"; Toolcolabs provides a built-in graphic preview so you can inspect the flag on any OS.

Apple iOS / macOS Rendering

High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting

System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'

Platform / Vendor	Glyph Preview	System Emoji Font	Rendering Behavior
Apple iOS / macOS		`Apple Color Emoji`	High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
Google Android		`Noto Color Emoji`	Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry
Samsung One UI		`Samsung Color Emoji`	Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling
Microsoft Windows	`KP`	`Segoe UI Emoji`	Renders two-letter ISO code (KP) in native OS text; requires SVG/PNG flag icon for visual flag display.
X / Discord (Twemoji)		`Twitter Color Emoji`	Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography

Technical & Developer Specifications

Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.

Character	🇰🇵
Official Unicode Name	Flag: North Korea
Regional Indicator / ISO Breakdown	`🇰 (U+1F1F0 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter K) + 🇵 (U+1F1F5 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter P) → 🇰🇵 (ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2: KP)`
Unicode Code Point	`U+1F1F0 U+1F1F5`
HTML Decimal Entity	`🇰🇵`
HTML Hex Entity	`🇰🇵`
CSS Escape Code	`\01F1F0\01F1F5`
JavaScript / ES6 Escape	`\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F5}`
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`F0 9F 87 B0 F0 9F 87 B5`
Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub)	`:flag_north_korea:`
Emoji / Unicode Version	Emoji 2.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015)
Category & Subgroup	Flags (country-flag)

Frequently Asked Questions About Flag: North Korea (🇰🇵)

Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.

How is the Flag: North Korea (🇰🇵) emoji constructed in Unicode?

The Flag: North Korea emoji is a two-character Unicode Regional Indicator ligature corresponding to ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code "KP". It combines 🇰 (U+1F1F0 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter K) + 🇵 (U+1F1F5 Regional Indicator Symbol Letter P) → 🇰🇵 (ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2: KP), defined in Emoji 2.0 / Unicode 8.0 (2015).

Why does 🇰🇵 display as the letters "KP" on some Windows PCs?

Microsoft's system font (Segoe UI Emoji) on Windows 10 and Windows 11 renders Regional Indicator pairs as their two-letter ISO country code (KP) rather than a graphical flag. On Toolcolabs, we render a dedicated vector/PNG flag graphic alongside the Unicode character so you can preview and copy 🇰🇵 accurately on every device.

How do people use the North Korea flag emoji (🇰🇵) on social media?

On Instagram bios, TikTok profiles, WhatsApp statuses, and X (Twitter), people place 🇰🇵 beside their display name to highlight their heritage in North Korea (KP), dual nationality, or travel itinerary. During international tournaments, 🇰🇵 fills live match chats whenever North Korea competes.

What are the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript escape codes for Flag: North Korea?

For web developers: Unicode code points are U+1F1F0 U+1F1F5, HTML hex entity is 🇰🇵 (decimal 🇰🇵), CSS content escape is "\01F1F0\01F1F5", and JavaScript/ES6 string escape is "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F5}".

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