🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, they’re just referencing the flag of Mauritania. It's a way to show they're thinking about the country or maybe even appreciate its flag design. 🇲🇷 sits in flag emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🇲🇷 emoji represents the flag of Mauritania, a country in West Africa. People use it primarily to show support for Mauritania, its culture, or its people. It’s often used when discussing news or events related to the nation, or simply to express an interest in African countries. You might see it in travel posts, political discussions, or when talking about the Sahara Desert.

Also known as

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

flag emoji

02 — Platforms

Flag: Mauritania emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F1F2 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your flag: mauritania looks like to the person on the other side.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

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: Mauritania emoji copy and paste

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

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F1F2.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania emoji

No picker to hand? The flag: mauritania can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “flag: mauritania”. 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: mauritania”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-mr: and it converts to 🇲🇷 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇲🇷, in CSS \1F1F2\1F1F7, in JavaScript \u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F7}.

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: Mauritania emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the flag: mauritania as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 5 of them.

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Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: Mauritania emoji combinations

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

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Y2K flag: mauritania combos

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

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, she could be showing support for Mauritania, perhaps she has an interest in the country’s culture or history. It could also be a random choice, or a subtle way to express solidarity with a particular nation. Honestly, it's often just a little flag emoji – don’t overthink it!

From a guy

A guy sending the 🇲🇷 emoji could be similar to a girl – showing support for Mauritania, or just using it as a flag emoji. It could also be a reference to something specific related to the country, like a news story or a cultural event. Again, it's often not a deep meaning.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇲🇷, you could reply with: “Mauritania rocks!” 🇲🇷, “Sending good vibes from Africa!” 🇲🇷, “Interesting choice!” 🇲🇷, or “Keep it flaggy!” 🇲🇷.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🇲🇷 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the flag: mauritania lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, they’re just referencing the flag of Mauritania. It's a way to show they're thinking about the country or maybe even appreciate its flag design. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

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-mr:. 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.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Flag: Mauritania emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: mauritania or used alongside it.

Flags →

Flag: Bhutan

Flag: Bolivia

Flag: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Flag: Botswana

Flag: Brazil

Flag: British Indian Ocean Territory

Flag: British Virgin Islands

Flag: Brunei

Flag: Bulgaria

Flag: Burkina Faso

Flag: Burundi

Flag: Cambodia

Collections 🇲🇷 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

flag emojis

10 — Difference

🇲🇷 vs 🇧🇹 — what is the difference?

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

🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania

Unicode name: Flag: Mauritania

Code: U+1F1F2 U+1F1F7 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-mr:

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, they’re just referencing the flag of Mauritania.

🇧🇹 Flag: Bhutan

Unicode name: Flag: Bhutan

Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1F9 · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-bt:

Generally, when someone uses the 🇧🇹 emoji, they’re simply referencing the flag of Bhutan.

Open 🇧🇹 Flag: Bhutan →

11 — History

Where the 🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania emoji came from

It arrived with the 2.0 release of the standard, which dates the flag: mauritania to 2015.

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: Mauritania emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: Mauritania emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1F2 U+1F1F7 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: Mauritania was approved as U+1F1F2 U+1F1F7 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: Mauritania emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇲🇷 Flag: Mauritania emoji mean?

Basically, when someone sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, they’re just referencing the flag of Mauritania. It's a way to show they're thinking about the country or maybe even appreciate its flag design.

What does 🇲🇷 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🇲🇷 emoji, she could be showing support for Mauritania, perhaps she has an interest in the country’s culture or history. It could also be a random choice, or a subtle way to express solidarity with a particular nation. Honestly, it's often just a little flag emoji – don’t overthink it!

What does 🇲🇷 mean from a guy?

A guy sending the 🇲🇷 emoji could be similar to a girl – showing support for Mauritania, or just using it as a flag emoji. It could also be a reference to something specific related to the country, like a news story or a cultural event. Again, it's often not a deep meaning.

How do you reply to the 🇲🇷 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇲🇷, you could reply with: “Mauritania rocks!” 🇲🇷, “Sending good vibes from Africa!” 🇲🇷, “Interesting choice!” 🇲🇷, or “Keep it flaggy!” 🇲🇷.

What else is the 🇲🇷 emoji called?

Flag: Mauritania is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1F2 U+1F1F7.

What is the Unicode code for 🇲🇷?

The Flag: Mauritania emoji is U+1F1F2 U+1F1F7, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇲🇷, and in CSS as \1F1F2\1F1F7.

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-mr: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇲🇷 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: Mauritania is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1F2. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.