Pledge allegiance to these new flag emojis on iOS. Apple users could always incorporate any of the standard 37 flags offered previously, and can now use up to 208 national emoji flags, built by Quartz:
Quartz's first mobile app! ...is an emoji flag keyboard. Text using all the world's flags. http://t.co/Fp7l2z8Hrx pic.twitter.com/RRSDrm2Bxi
— Zach Seward (@zseward) June 10, 2015
It doesn't render on all phones or devices, so sometimes you just won't see flags. For example, I tweeted the character limitation's worth of Mexican flag emojis, which render as the letters "M" and "X" on TweetDeck:
— Margarita Noriega (@margarita) June 10, 2015
For flag enthusiasts and globally minded texters, this is a welcome advancement in emoji-based diplomacy. There are also rumors that Apple included new flags in its iOS 9 lineup:
Looks like there’s an emoji flag for every country in the world in iOS 9. pic.twitter.com/DnEXvR0Vka
— George Haritonidis (@georgeharito) June 10, 2015
Retweet if you see your flag in the new iOS 9 pic.twitter.com/OuSu5qCKWw
— ★Flocka's World★ (@rahjx3) June 10, 2015
