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flag: Cayman Islands

Flag: Cayman Islands

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🇰🇾 is the flag of the Cayman Islands, a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. In messages, it typically points to Caribbean travel, popular scuba diving destinations around Grand Cayman, offshore finance, or Caymanian heritage. The flag is a dark blue British ensign bearing the territory's coat of arms.

EmojiSince 2015

What 🇰🇾 means

A dark blue British ensign bearing the Caymanian coat of arms. The flag has a navy field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist corner, reflecting its status as a self-governing British Overseas Territory rather than an independent country. On the fly side sits the Cayman Islands coat of arms.

The shield displays three green stars representing the three inhabited islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Above them, a gold lion passant guardant stands against a red field representing Great Britain. At the crest, a green sea turtle rests on a coil of rope, with a gold pineapple behind it.

In everyday communication, people use 🇰🇾 when discussing beach holidays, coral reef diving, sailing, or living in George Town. It also appears in discussions about international banking and corporate services.

What does it mean when someone sends 🇰🇾?

They are usually referencing travel, local roots, or Caribbean business. Most often, the sender is sharing holiday photos from Seven Mile Beach, talking about family connections to the islands, or noting an offshore company. On its own, it simply identifies the Cayman Islands.

Widely used for travel, local identity, and business notes.

Can be confused at small sizes with other British territory flags.

🇰🇾 on the world map

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What it means when someone sends it to you

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Vacationing in Grand Cayman, scuba diving, or enjoying the Caribbean.

Don't confuse it with

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Combination ideas

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Scuba diving in the Cayman Islands.
Sea turtles of the Cayman Islands.
Beach day on Seven Mile Beach.
Trip to Grand Cayman.

Worth knowing

  • The turtle crest recalls the islands' 1503 Spanish name, Las Tortugas, given by Christopher Columbus after sighting sea turtles there.
  • The pineapple behind the turtle represents the territory's historical ties to Jamaica, which was granted arms bearing pineapples in 1661.

Questions people ask

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Why does 🇰🇾 show as 'KY' on Windows?

Depending on the font and app, Windows often renders flag emoji as two-letter regional indicator letters rather than illustrated flags.

Is the Cayman Islands an independent country?

No. The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory.

Collections with 🇰🇾

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How to type or find 🇰🇾

Also called
Caymanian flag · Grand Cayman flag · KY flag
Search it as
ky · cayman · islands · flag · grand cayman · caribbean · british overseas territory · george town
Type it as
:flag-ky:
Around since
2015 · Emoji 2.0
Shows up on
Every phone · iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
Windows
⊞Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “flag: Cayman Islands”.
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard search “flag”.
Chat apps
:flag-ky:Common shortcode in Slack, GitHub, Discord, Mattermost and other chat apps; a few apps use a different name.
HTML
🇰🇾
Phone keyboard
On many emoji keyboards, switch to flags or search for 'Cayman'.
Copy and paste
Copy 🇰🇾 directly or use the shortcode :flag-ky: in supported chat apps.
Codes and encoding2 code points
HTML decimal
🇰🇾
HTML hex
🇰🇾
CSS content
content: "\1F1F0\1F1FE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%87%B0%F0%9F%87%BE
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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