Mexico flag is two letters, M and X, that a phone draws as one picture. For Mexican flag emoji copy and paste, press Copy above; 47 more sit below, from the tricolour in hearts to flag blocks.
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When the flag shows as MX
What you copied is still right. A system with no picture for the pair may show the two letters instead, an option Unicode's emoji standard allows. Where flags never show, use Tricolour for older phones: a green heart, a white circle and a red heart, all from Emoji 0.6.
Mexico or Italy
Both are green, white and red. Mexico's flag has the coat of arms on the white stripe and is 4 units high to 7 wide; Italy's is plain, 2 to 3. Without the arms the two would be nearly identical, so read the name under the tile. Italy flag is second in the first row.
Tips
For the Mexico flag emoji as a banner, pick a flag block. The large one is nine squares wide; narrow boxes wrap it.
For a Mexico emoji line with the right spelling, tap México. Its é is one character, U+00E9, so no accent key is needed.
Questions and answers
Why does the Mexican flag emoji show as MX?
Because that is what it is made of. A flag emoji is two regional indicator letters, here M and X, and Unicode's emoji standard lets a system with no flag picture show each letter instead. The same two characters show as the flag elsewhere.
Is there a Mexican emoji?
None is named Mexican. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files mexican under Taco, Burrito and Tamale, and files cinco de mayo under Piñata. If Mexican emoji means the country, the flag is the one.
What is on the Mexican flag?
Three vertical stripes of green, white and red, with the coat of arms in the centre of the white one: an eagle on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a rattlesnake. In emoji that is Coat of arms: eagle, cactus, snake.
Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?
No. Independence Day is 16 September, and the Independence Day combo pairs the flag with a bell, for the church bell rung in the town of Dolores in 1810. Cinco de Mayo, 5 May, marks the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
🇧🇿Belize flagU+1F1E7 U+1F1FF. The other neighbour to the southeast. Emoji 2.0.
🇬🇹Guatemala flagU+1F1EC U+1F1F9. One of the two neighbours to the southeast. Emoji 2.0.
🇮🇹Italy flagU+1F1EE U+1F1F9. Green, white and red as well, with nothing on the white stripe. The letters are I and T. Here so you can tell the two apart. Emoji 0.6.
🇲🇽Mexico flagU+1F1F2 U+1F1FD. Two letters, regional indicator M and regional indicator X, that a phone joins into one flag. CLDR gives it a single search word, flag. Emoji 2.0.
🇺🇸United States flagU+1F1FA U+1F1F8. The neighbour to the north. Emoji 0.6.
MX, +52 and México as text 10
🇲 🇽The two letters inside the flag, held apart by a space
🇲🇽 𝗠𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗖𝗢 🇲🇽MEXICO in bold sans capitals, between two flags
🇲🇽 +52Flag and the calling code, for a contact name
Hola 🇲🇽Hola and the flag, for a first line
MéxicoMéxico with its accent: the e is one character, U+00E9
🇲🇽 MÉXICOFlag and MÉXICO in capitals, accent kept: U+00C9
🇲🇽 México 🇲🇽México between two flags
MXPlain MX, for a box that strips flags
🇲🇽 MXFlag and the two-letter country code
¡Viva México! 🇲🇽Viva México, the cry of 16 September, with both Spanish exclamation marks
Show all 48 Mexico flag emoji (33 more)
Green, white and red 5
💚🦅❤️Eagle on the white stripeGreen heart, then eagle, then red heart. The coat of arms sits in the centre of the white stripe, so the eagle takes the middle place.
💚⚪❤️Tricolour for older phonesGreen heart, then white circle, then red heart. All three are from Emoji 0.6, the oldest set, so nothing turns into a box.
🟢⚪🔴Tricolour in circlesGreen circle, then white circle, then red circle. Green circle is from Emoji 12.0. The other two are from 0.6.
💚🤍❤️Tricolour in heartsGreen heart, then white heart, then red heart. Green, white, red, the order from the flagpole outwards. White heart is from Emoji 12.0.
🟩⬜🟥Tricolour in squaresGreen square, then white large square, then red square. Three stripes of identical measure, as the flag law puts it. The green and red squares are from Emoji 12.0.
The coat of arms 4
🌵CactusU+1F335. The arms show a prickly pear, a nopal. Unicode has one cactus and says no more about it. Emoji 0.6.
🦅🌵🐍Coat of armsEagle, then cactus, then snake. An eagle on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a rattlesnake. Legend says the Aztec people would build their city where they saw it.
🦅EagleU+1F985. The arms show a Mexican golden eagle. Unicode has one eagle, from Emoji 3.0.
🐍SnakeU+1F40D. The arms show a rattlesnake. CLDR files this one under serpent. Emoji 0.6.
Filed under mexican, and grown in Mexico first 8
🥑AvocadoU+1F951. The word avocado comes through Spanish aguacate from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl. Emoji 3.0.
🌯BurritoU+1F32F. The second emoji under mexican. CLDR adds wrap. Emoji 1.0.
🌽Ear of cornU+1F33D. Maize was domesticated in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago. CLDR lists the word maize for it. Emoji 0.6.
🌶️Hot pepperU+1F336 U+FE0F. Chili peppers were first cultivated in Mexico. Emoji 0.7.
🪅PiñataU+1FA85. CLDR files cinco de mayo under it, and under nothing else. Emoji 13.0.
🌮TacoU+1F32E. The first of three emoji CLDR files under mexican. Its only other search word is taco. Emoji 1.0.
🫔TamaleU+1FAD4. The third, from Emoji 13.0. CLDR also lists pamonha, the Brazilian cousin.
🍅TomatoU+1F345. The word tomato comes through Spanish tomate from the Nahuatl word tomatl. Emoji 0.6.
Days and combos 12
🇲🇽🏖️Beach in MexicoFlag: Mexico, then beach with umbrella. For the holiday album.
🇲🇽🪅Cinco de MayoFlag: Mexico, then piñata. 5 May marks the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is not Independence Day, which is 16 September.
💀🕯️🌼Day of the DeadSkull, then candle, then blossom. 1 and 2 November. Skulls called calaveras and marigold flowers honour the dead. No emoji is a marigold, so Blossom stands in.
🇲🇽🗓️Flag DayFlag: Mexico, then spiral calendar. 24 February, the Día de la Bandera.
📍🇲🇽From MexicoRound pushpin, then flag: Mexico. A pin and the flag, for the location line of a bio.
🇲🇽🔔Independence DayFlag: Mexico, then bell. 16 September. In 1810 a priest in the town of Dolores rang his church bell and called people to arms. CLDR files Bell under church.
🇲🇽❤️Love for MexicoFlag: Mexico, then red heart. The flag and a red heart.
🎻🎺🎸MariachiViolin, then trumpet, then guitar. The usual group has violins, trumpets and at least one guitar.
🇲🇽⚽Match dayFlag: Mexico, then soccer ball. Flag first, then the ball.
🇲🇽🇺🇸Mexico and United StatesFlag: Mexico, then flag: United States. Two flags side by side, for two homes.
🇲🇽🏙️Mexico CityFlag: Mexico, then cityscape. The capital is Mexico City.
✈️🇲🇽Trip to MexicoAirplane, then flag: Mexico. Plane, then where it lands.
Flag blocks 4
ASCII flagG for green, R for red, and (@) where the arms go. Plain ASCII, 25 columns wide, for a place with no emoji at all.
Flag block in heartsFour rows of six hearts, two to a stripe.
Large flag blockFive rows of nine squares, close to the real flag, which is 4 units high to 7 wide. In a box narrower than nine emoji the rows wrap.
Small flag blockThree rows of three: green, white and red squares with the eagle in the centre. It pastes as three lines.