Flag for Saint George (VC-04)

A friend in London raised the white cross on red to show pride in their English roots, especially after years of feeling overshadowed by the UK's other nations

At a family dinner, the Saint George flag emoji was used to signal the guest was being cheeky about how often their relatives complained about English politics

The flag came up in a social media post where someone compared it to a soccer game, arguing it was the best way to get a conversation going among their mixed UK friends

A new hire at a multinational company used the Saint George flag emoji on their welcome email to hint they were ready to push back against what they saw as too much EU influence

During a breakup text, the emoji showed up as a way to say the person was done with the relationship and also done with feeling like they had to hide their British pride