Flags · Emoji 2.0

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emojiFlag: Ceuta & Melilla Emoji

🇪🇦 is the flag for Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish cities on the North African coast. It usually shows up as a geography curiosity.

🇪🇦 covers Ceuta and Melilla, small Spanish territories on the North African coast, bordering Morocco.

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Unicode
U+1F1EA U+1F1E6
Released
2015
Shortcode
:flag-ea:
Skin tones
No
U+1F1EA U+1F1E6Twitter / X
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X design

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇪🇦 Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji mean?

In plain english
🇪🇦 is the flag for Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish cities on the North African coast. It usually shows up as a geography curiosity. 🇪🇦 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
🇪🇦 covers Ceuta and Melilla, small Spanish territories on the North African coast, bordering Morocco. They’re real, populated cities with their own history, unlike some of this emoji’s more obscure neighbors, though the flag is still niche enough to trip people up in trivia games.
Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 1 of them.

flag emoji

02 — Platforms

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the flag: ceuta & melilla as 5 vendors ship it.

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :flag-ea:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the flag: ceuta & melilla, code point U+1F1EA.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇪🇦 Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: ceuta & melilla”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “flag: ceuta & melilla”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :flag-ea: and it converts to 🇪🇦 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🇪🇦, in CSS \1F1EA\1F1E6, in JavaScript \u{1F1EA}\u{1F1E6}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: ceuta & melilla for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🇪🇦 means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the flag: ceuta & melilla and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl
A girl sending 🇪🇦 might genuinely be referencing travel, family ties, or Spanish-Moroccan border history, since these are real, lived-in cities. It can also just be a flag-quiz moment with friends who’ve never heard of the territories.
From a guy
A guy sending 🇪🇦 could be talking geopolitics or border history, since Ceuta and Melilla often show up in news around migration and EU borders. It’s also common as a trivia flex, testing whether friends know these cities exist.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🇪🇦, you could reply with: “wait these are cities?,” “border history is wild,” or “TIL, honestly.”
Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇪🇦 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram
🇪🇦 is the flag for Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish cities on the North African coast. It usually shows up as a geography curiosity. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🇪🇦 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🇪🇦 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :flag-ea:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🇪🇦 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🇪🇦 from the copy button above.

10 — Difference

🇪🇦 vs 🇧🇲 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🇪🇦 Flag: Ceuta & Melilla

Unicode name: Flag: Ceuta & Melilla

Code: U+1F1EA U+1F1E6 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-ea:

🇪🇦 is the flag for Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish cities on the North African coast.

🇧🇲 Flag: Bermuda

Unicode name: Flag: Bermuda

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1F2 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-bm:

Generally, it just means Bermuda.

Open 🇧🇲 Flag: Bermuda →

11 — History

Where the 🇪🇦 Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji came from

When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1EA U+1F1E6 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2015
Added to the standard

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla was approved as U+1F1EA U+1F1E6 and shipped in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🇪🇦 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇪🇦 Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji mean?
🇪🇦 is the flag for Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish cities on the North African coast. It usually shows up as a geography curiosity.
What does 🇪🇦 mean from a girl?
A girl sending 🇪🇦 might genuinely be referencing travel, family ties, or Spanish-Moroccan border history, since these are real, lived-in cities. It can also just be a flag-quiz moment with friends who’ve never heard of the territories.
What does 🇪🇦 mean from a guy?
A guy sending 🇪🇦 could be talking geopolitics or border history, since Ceuta and Melilla often show up in news around migration and EU borders. It’s also common as a trivia flex, testing whether friends know these cities exist.
How do you reply to the 🇪🇦 emoji?
If someone sends you 🇪🇦, you could reply with: “wait these are cities?,” “border history is wild,” or “TIL, honestly.”
What else is the 🇪🇦 emoji called?
Flag: Ceuta & Melilla is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1EA U+1F1E6.
What is the Unicode code for 🇪🇦?
The Flag: Ceuta & Melilla emoji is U+1F1EA U+1F1E6, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇪🇦, and in CSS as \1F1EA\1F1E6.
How do I copy and paste the 🇪🇦 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🇪🇦 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :flag-ea: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🇪🇦 look the same on every phone?
No. Flag: Ceuta & Melilla is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1EA. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.