🇯🇵
🇯🇵 Flag: Japan Emoji
The flag for Japan, which may show as the letters JP on some platforms.
| Emoji | 🇯🇵 |
| Unicode Name | Flag: Japan |
| Apple Name | Flag of Japan |
| Also Known As | Japanese Flag, Regional Indicator Symbol Letters JP |
| Codepoints | U+1F1EF, U+1F1F5 |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতক জপন |
| Danish | flag japan |
| German | flagge japan |
| English | flag japan |
| Spanish | bandera japón |
| French | drapeau japon |
| Hindi | झड जपन |
| Italian | bandiera giappone |
| Japanese | 旗 日本 |
| Korean | 깃발 일본 |
| Marathi | झड जपन |
| Malay | bendera jepun |
| Dutch | vlag japan |
| Norwegian | flagget japan |
| Portuguese | bandeira japão |
| Swedish | flagga japan |
| Tamil | கட ஜபபன |
| Telugu | జడ జపన |
| Chinese | 旗 日本 |
Apple
Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.
iPhone OS 2.2
Nov - 2008
iOS 4.0
Jun - 2010
iOS 5.1
Mar - 2012
iOS 6.0
Sep - 2012
iOS 8.3
Apr - 2015
iOS 17.4
Mar - 2024
Google Noto Color Emoji
Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.
Android 5.0
Nov - 2014
Android 7.0
Aug - 2016
Android 8.0
Aug - 2017
15.1
Nov - 2023
Samsung
Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.
TouchWiz 7.0
Aug - 2016
TouchWiz 7.1
Sep - 2016
Experience 9.0
Feb - 2018
One UI 6.1
Mar - 2024
WhatsApp
Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.
2.17
Oct - 2017
2.24.8.85
Apr - 2024
Twitter / X
Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.
Twemoji 1.0
Nov - 2014
Twemoji 15.0.1
Jul - 2023
Facebook
Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta’s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.
1.0
Feb - 2014
2.0
Feb - 2017
3.0
Dec - 2018
15.0
Feb - 2023
Huawei
Custom emoji set used on select Huawei phones and tablets.
HarmonyOS 4.0
Aug - 2023
LG
Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG’s final mobile device.
G5
Apr - 2016
Velvet
Jan - 2021
Telegram
Animated versions of Apple’s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.
Telemoji (March 2023)
Mar - 2023
Telemoji (November 2023)
Nov - 2023
Skype
Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.
Emoticons 1.2
Jun - 2015
Twitter Emoji Stickers
Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter’s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.
13.1
Oct - 2022
JoyPixels
A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.
1.0
Sep - 2014
2.0
Dec - 2015
2.2
May - 2016
3.0
Apr - 2017
3.1
Jun - 2017
4.0
Aug - 2018
4.5
Jan - 2019
5.0
Jun - 2019
5.5
Jan - 2020
6.0
Jun - 2020
6.5
Jan - 2021
8.0
Aug - 2023
SerenityOS
Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.
2024-01-31
Jan - 2024
Toss Face (토스페이스)
A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.
February 2022
Feb - 2022
1.6
Sep - 2023
Sony Playstation
Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device’s messaging functionality.
13.1
May - 2021
Noto Emoji Font
A minimalist, monochrome version of Google’s Noto Color Emoji designs.
15.1
Sep - 2023
OpenMoji
A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd (Design University) in Germany.
12.0
May - 2019
15.0
Oct - 2023
Icons8
A licensable emoji design set.
14.0
Mar - 2023
emojidex
An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.
1.0.14
May - 2016
1.0.33
Jul - 2017
1.0.34
Aug - 2017
Messenger
Previously used by Facebook’s Messenger platform. Discontinued in 2017, replaced by flagship Facebook emoji set.
1.0
Jun - 2016
HTC
Custom emoji set previously used on HTC devices. Discontinued in 2016, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.
Sense 7
Mar - 2015
SoftBank
Japanese mobile phone carrier that created the earliest emoji set currently on record. Discontinued in 2016 following 2014 update, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.
2000
Jan - 2000
2001
Jan - 2001
2004
Jan - 2004
2006
Jan - 2006
2010
Jan - 2010
au by KDDI
Japanese mobile manufacturer with its own early emoji designs. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.
Type C-2
May - 2002
Type D-1
Jan - 2003
Type D-2
Jan - 2004
Type D-3
Jan - 2005
Type F
May - 2012
Mozilla
Open-source emoji set designs for 2015’s Firefox OS 2.5 update, but never implemented.
Firefox OS 2.5
Jan - 2016
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