Vertical blue, white, and red \u2014 the iconic tricolore \u2014 were born of the French Revolution in 1790. The colors trace to the cockade worn by revolutionaries: blue and red were the colors of Paris, white the color of the monarchy, brought together to symbolize national unity. The flag became permanent under the Third Republic in 1880.<\/p>\n
The emoji floods feeds during Bastille Day (July 14), the Tour de France, World Cup matches (Les Bleus won in 1998 and 2018), Cannes Film Festival, and Paris-fashion-week posts. Travelers tag it with the Eiffel Tower, Mont Saint-Michel, and Loire-ch\u00e2teau shots. Coded in Unicode 6.0 from FR \u2014 one of iOS's original six flag emojis in 2010 \u2014 it pairs with baguette, croissant, wine, beret, and Eiffel-tower emojis.<\/p>\n
The vast French diaspora, including territories like French Guiana and R\u00e9union, also uses it. The exact shade of blue on the flag was lightened in 2020 by the French president's office to match the historical revolutionary blue, replacing the EU-influenced darker shade used since 1976. The change quietly delighted vexillology fans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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