TL DR: If vendors now want to support US State flags, they can, but they don't have to. There is no requirement that any be supported, and no expectation that more than a small number be commonly supported by vendors.' 'Specific platforms and programs decide which emoji extended flag sequences they will support. Regarding this new functionality, Unicode states: As such, vendors now have a much larger choice of emoji flags to support, should they wish.
Image: Emojipedia.Īll kinds of states, regions and provinces are now valid Unicode sequences. This means that for the first time, vendors are now free to support US states flags (hello Texas and California), along with any other valid subregion around the world such as Scotland, or Grand Cape Mount.Ībove: These flags are valid under Emoji 5.0 but you might not see all of them. A key feature that's new in Emoji 5.0 is support for subdivision flags.
