emoji-country-flag
En/Decode unicode country flags emoji
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Low install friction, no dependencies, permissive MIT license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make this a safe choice. Install if you need bidirectional flag emoji–to–ASCII conversion; skip if your application doesn't work with country codes or emoji representation.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or higher; earlier Python versions (3.7–3.9) are limited to v1.3.2.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-07-30 with recent release (2025-09-21).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions—include a copy of the license and you're clear.
last release 2025-09-21 (327 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-30 · 67 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 93,036 downloads/mo, #13,405 on PyPI
Alternatives
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pip install emoji-country-flag
import flag
flag.flag("IL") # Returns '🇮🇱'
flag.flagize("Flag of Israel :IL:") # Returns 'Flag of Israel 🇮🇱'
flag.dflagize("Flag of Israel 🇮🇱") # Returns 'Flag of Israel :IL:'- Whether all ISO 3166 country codes are supported or only a subset.
- Performance characteristics when processing large strings with many flag conversions.
- Behavior with unsupported country codes or malformed input.
What it is and what it does
emoji-country-flag is a lightweight utility for bidirectional conversion between flag emoji and their ASCII representations. It works by mapping ISO 3166 country codes (like `:US:` or `:GB:`) to pairs of Unicode regional indicator symbols, which browsers and phones render as flag emoji. The package provides three main operations: converting a code to an emoji, embedding emoji into text by replacing ASCII notation, and extracting ASCII notation back from emoji-containing text.
The package has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel. It supports current Python versions (3.10+) and is actively maintained. It's useful for applications that need to store or transmit flag representations in a portable text format, or for user interfaces that want to convert between human-readable country codes and visual emoji.
Use it for
- Store country flags in databases or config files as portable `:XX:` codes instead of emoji characters.
- Convert user input containing flag emoji back to ASCII codes for processing or storage.
- Embed country flags into chat messages or text by replacing `:US:` with 🇺🇸 before display.
- Support subregion flags (e.g., `:gb-eng:` for England) in applications that need finer geographic granularity.
- Build text-based templates or markdown that render flags only when converted to emoji for display.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Low install friction, no dependencies, permissive MIT license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make this a safe choice. Install if you need bidirectional flag emoji–to–ASCII conversion; skip if your application doesn't work with country codes or emoji representation.
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emoji-country-flag on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained as of 2026-07-30 with recent release (2025-09-21). Requires Python 3.10 or higher for current versions.
Requires Python 3.10 or higher; earlier Python versions (3.7–3.9) are limited to v1.3.2.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions—include a copy of the license and you're clear.
Quickstart
pip install emoji-country-flag
import flag
flag.flag("IL") # Returns '🇮🇱'
flag.flagize("Flag of Israel :IL:") # Returns 'Flag of Israel 🇮🇱'
flag.dflagize("Flag of Israel 🇮🇱") # Returns 'Flag of Israel :IL:'Verify before relying
- Whether all ISO 3166 country codes are supported or only a subset.
- Performance characteristics when processing large strings with many flag conversions.
- Behavior with unsupported country codes or malformed input.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 327 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 93,036 / month, #13,405 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Communications :: ChatTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic ContentTopic :: PrintingTopic :: Text Processing :: GeneralTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: emoji_country_flag-2.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
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