🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the 🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, it's a way to quickly show you're referencing the Virgin Islands. People use it in chats when they’re talking about going there, or just expressing a liking for the place. 🇻🇮 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 the U.S. Virgin Islands. People use it to show they're talking about or thinking about the islands, Caribbean culture, or tropical destinations. It’s often used in vacation conversations or when discussing travel. You might see it when someone mentions a trip to St. Thomas or St. John, or just to express a love for the Caribbean.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

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02 — Platforms

Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F1FB — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your flag: u.s. virgin islands 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: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :flag-vi:.

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In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F1FB.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands 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: u.s. virgin islands”. 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: u.s. virgin islands”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :flag-vi: and it converts to 🇻🇮 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🇻🇮, in CSS \1F1FB\1F1EE, in JavaScript \u{1F1FB}\u{1F1EE}.

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: U.S. Virgin Islands 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 →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around flag: u.s. virgin islands for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

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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

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

When a girl sends you the 🇻🇮 emoji, she’s usually just being playful and referencing the islands. Sometimes it’s a way to signal she’s feeling relaxed or wants to talk about something tropical. It doesn’t always have a deep meaning; it’s often just a fun little detail.

From a guy

A guy sending the 🇻🇮 emoji might be showing he's thinking about vacation or a beach trip. He could also be referencing a connection to the islands, maybe through family or a place he’s visited. It's typically a lighthearted addition to a conversation.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🇻🇮, you could reply with: “Same 🇻🇮”, “Dreaming of paradise 🇻🇮”, “Let’s go 🇻🇮”, or “Vibes 🇻🇮”.

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

Basically, it's a way to quickly show you're referencing the Virgin Islands. People use it in chats when they’re talking about going there, or just expressing a liking for the place. 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-vi:. 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: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji

Same family (country-flag) — often confused with flag: u.s. virgin islands or used alongside it.

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Flag: Japan

Flag: Jersey

Flag: Jordan

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Flag: Kosovo

Flag: Kuwait

Flag: Kyrgyzstan

Flag: Laos

Flag: Latvia

Flag: Lebanon

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

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10 — Difference

🇻🇮 vs 🇯🇵 — what is the difference?

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

🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands

Unicode name: Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands

Code: U+1F1FB U+1F1EE · added 2015

Shortcode: :flag-vi:

Basically, it's a way to quickly show you're referencing the Virgin Islands.

🇯🇵 Flag: Japan

Unicode name: Flag: Japan

Code: U+1F1EF U+1F1F5 · added 2010

Shortcode: :jp:

Generally, it just means Japan.

Open 🇯🇵 Flag: Japan →

11 — History

Where the 🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji came from

It arrived with the 2.0 release of the standard, which dates the flag: u.s. virgin islands to 2015.

Twitter / XTwemoji

Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F1FB U+1F1EE 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: U.S. Virgin Islands was approved as U+1F1FB U+1F1EE 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: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🇻🇮 Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji mean?

Basically, it's a way to quickly show you're referencing the Virgin Islands. People use it in chats when they’re talking about going there, or just expressing a liking for the place.

What does 🇻🇮 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you the 🇻🇮 emoji, she’s usually just being playful and referencing the islands. Sometimes it’s a way to signal she’s feeling relaxed or wants to talk about something tropical. It doesn’t always have a deep meaning; it’s often just a fun little detail.

What does 🇻🇮 mean from a guy?

A guy sending the 🇻🇮 emoji might be showing he's thinking about vacation or a beach trip. He could also be referencing a connection to the islands, maybe through family or a place he’s visited. It's typically a lighthearted addition to a conversation.

How do you reply to the 🇻🇮 emoji?

If someone sends you 🇻🇮, you could reply with: “Same 🇻🇮”, “Dreaming of paradise 🇻🇮”, “Let’s go 🇻🇮”, or “Vibes 🇻🇮”.

What else is the 🇻🇮 emoji called?

Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flag emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F1FB U+1F1EE.

What is the Unicode code for 🇻🇮?

The Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands emoji is U+1F1FB U+1F1EE, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🇻🇮, and in CSS as \1F1FB\1F1EE.

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-vi: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🇻🇮 look the same on every phone?

No. Flag: U.S. Virgin Islands is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F1FB. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.