🇷🇪 Flag: Réunion emoji meaning
🇷🇪 is the flag of Réunion, a French overseas island in the Indian Ocean, used to show local pride, heritage or travel there. Apple shows a waving blue flag with yellow rays spreading from the bottom center and a red triangle below them.
U+1F1F7 U+1F1EA
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What 🇷🇪 means
People from Réunion use it in bios and posts to show where they are from, often next to 🇫🇷. It also appears in travel posts about the island's volcano, beaches and hiking, and when cheering for local athletes. The design shown is the popular local flag known as Lo Mahavéli; officially, the island flies the French tricolor.
🇷🇪 How people use it
- Showing Réunion roots in a bio
- Posting travel photos from the island
- Cheering for local athletes
- Connecting with the island community abroad
Example messages
Fier d'être réunionnais 🇷🇪
Hiking Piton de la Fournaise next week 🇷🇪🌋
Missing home so much 🇷🇪💙
Paris based, Réunion born 🇷🇪🇫🇷
Common 🇷🇪 combinations
- 🇷🇪🇫🇷Réunion and France together
- 🇷🇪🌋Réunion's volcano and landscapes
🇷🇪 vs similar emojis
| 🇷🇪 vs 🇫🇷 | 🇫🇷 is the French tricolor flag, while 🇷🇪 shows the island's own blue, yellow and red design. |
|---|---|
| 🇷🇪 vs 🇲🇺 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius is a nearby island with four horizontal stripes, while 🇷🇪 has rays and a triangle. |
Emoji details
| Name | flag: Réunion |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F1F7 U+1F1EA |
| Category | Flags |
| Keywords | RE, flag |
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FAQ
What does the 🇷🇪 flag: Réunion emoji mean?
🇷🇪 is the flag of Réunion, a French overseas island in the Indian Ocean, used to show local pride, heritage or travel there. Apple shows a waving blue flag with yellow rays spreading from the bottom center and a red triangle below them.
Where is Réunion?
Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and near Mauritius. It is an overseas department of France.
What do the colors on the 🇷🇪 flag show?
The rays and red triangle are commonly read as the sun rising over the island's volcano, set against a blue sky.
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