What ๐จ๐พ means
A copper-colored map of the island above two green olive branches on white: the flag of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation.
Holidaymakers post ๐จ๐พ from Limassol, Paphos and Ayia Napa, with ๐๏ธ and โ๏ธ. Cypriots use it for national pride and football, and food posts pair it with halloumi.
The copper color is a nod to the island's old copper mines; the Latin word for copper comes from the island's name. The olive branches stand for peace.
Facts
Flag: Cyprus ๐จ๐พ is an emoji in the flags category, under country flag. It became part of the emoji standard in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015. On GitHub, Slack and other apps you can type it as :cyprus: or :flag_cyprus:. People also look for it with words like โCYโ or โflagโ.
Timeline
- 2015Added to the emoji standard (Emoji 2.0)
Design history
Google (Noto)
2015
2018
Twemoji (X, Discord)
2016
Google Noto Emoji images: Apache 2.0. Twemoji graphics by X Corp and contributors: CC-BY 4.0.
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