Flag: Heard & McDonald Islands emoji meaning

The flag emoji for Heard & McDonald Islands stands for the remote Australian external territories located in the Southern Ocean. This emoji does not have a unique design specific to the islands but instead uses the flag of Australia, as Heard & McDonald Islands are governed by Australia. The flag features the Union Jack in the top left corner. Below the Union Jack is a large seven-pointed star, known as the Commonwealth Star, which represents the unity of Australia's states and territories. On the right side of the flag, there are five stars arranged to symbolize the Southern Cross constellation, which is a prominent feature in the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere.

The flag: Heard & McDonald Islands emoji is also known as HM Flag Emoji.

The flag: Heard & McDonald Islands emoji was approved and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09379