Although they are not used that often, flag emojis cover the largest category in the current text icons approved by Unicode Consortium. More than 200 out of 3,600 emojis are flag icons.

CORONAVIRUS could push back the creation and release of new emojis for your phone. According to the Unicode Consortium, essentially the emoji HQ, Covid-19 has been causing issues for emoji creators… ...

Every year, anyone can submit an emoji proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which reviews them and decides which ones will be added to the list. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.