The flag: Denmark emoji plants the proud Dannebrog—crisp white Nordic cross on a deep red field—right into your chat. On Apple/iOS it appears as a smooth, slightly wavy rectangle (no pole), a rich cherry-red backdrop with a bright white cross offset toward the left, clean edges, and gentle shading that suggests real fabric. It’s instantly recognizable as the classic Scandinavian cross, not to be confused with Switzerland’s square red-and-white or England’s colors-inverted St. George’s cross.
Use it to rep Copenhagen trips (Nyhavn pics, Tivoli nights, bike-lane flexes), Eurovision hype, handball and football wins, or to declare you’re entering “hygge mode” with candles, blankets, and a suspicious amount of rye bread. It pairs perfectly with LEGO brags, smørrebrød close-ups, and “Viking energy” memes. People also drop it when talking wind turbines, design minimalism, New Nordic cuisine, or when someone types Æ/Ø/Å like a keyboard boss. And yes, it sometimes shows up in “red flag” jokes—this one’s literally a red flag, but ironically the wholesome kind.
Fun fact fans will nod: the Dannebrog is often cited as the world’s oldest continuously used national flag, so this emoji brings historical gravitas with its cozy vibes. Great for proud Danes, Denmark-curious travelers, and anyone trying to signal Scandinavian aesthetics without typing a whole essay.
This flag represents the country of Denmark.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 645 of 2393 |
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| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Previous Names: | Regional Indicator Symbol Letters DK Denmark |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 8 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🇩🇰 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🇩🇰 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🇩 🇰 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🇩 🇰 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f1e9, 1f1f0 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F1E9, U+1F1F0 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 127465, 127472 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA9, 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB0 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 87 A9, F0 9F 87 B0 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 207 251, 360 237 207 260 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83C 0xDDE9, 0xD83C 0xDDF0 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83cdde9, d83cddf0 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55356 56809, 55356 56816 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F1E9 0x0001F1F0 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F1E9, 01F1F0 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 127465, 127472 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F1E9\U0001F1F0" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x87\xa9\xf0\x9f\x87\xb0" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83C\uDDE9\uD83C\uDDF0" |
