People who use screen readers (such as people with visual impairment) have noted that the red flag meme can be particularly frustrating since screen readers, which read out the official name of every emoji included in a post, will repeat “Triangular Flag” as many times as the emoji has been included in the post (often many, many times). In October 2021, this use became the focus of a popular meme in which a statement is followed by a series of Red Flag emoji 🚩 to jokingly indicate that the statement is a relationship dealbreaker. On social media, the Red Flag emoji 🚩 often represents the sense of the term red flag that’s used in the context of dating and relationships to refer to a sign that a person will turn out to be (or is) a bad or problematic partner. Because a triangular red flag is often used to signal danger, this emoji is commonly used to refer to dangerous situations or to warn people of bad ideas or potential problems.
The Red Flag emoji 🚩, officially known as Triangular Flag, depicts a triangular red flag on a pole.
