The "🇶🇦" emoji represents the Qatari flag. It consists of a maroon background with a white serrated band on the left side, which divides the flag diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner. The maroon color symbolizes bravery, while the nine-pointed serrated band represents Qatar as the ninth member of the "reconciled Emirates" of the Arabian Gulf at the time of independence.