In 2016, @jeremyburge and I sent a proposal to @unicode to include the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 flags on emoji keyboards 👉
https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-flags-for-england-scotland-and-wales

It was a success 👉
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40032325

But before it landed, Apple, Google etc had to consider the design.

Especially the dragon…

THREAD 👇
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales) is the heraldic symbol of Wales, and its national flag.

The oldest recorded use of the dragon symbolising Wales dates to AD 829, while legend tells that it was the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders.
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales) is the heraldic symbol of Wales, and its national flag.The oldest recorded use of the dragon symbolising Wales dates to AD 829, while legend tells that it was the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders.
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales) is the heraldic symbol of Wales, and its national flag.The oldest recorded use of the dragon symbolising Wales dates to AD 829, while legend tells that it was the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders.
At the time of Henry VII, it was frequently referred to as "The Red Dragon of Cadwaladr", a mythical figure in Welsh culture - portrayed as the last Brenin Prydain (King of Britain).

He is the hero of Armes Prydein, a 10th century prophecy in which the Brythonic tribes unite.
At the time of Henry VII, it was frequently referred to as "The Red Dragon of Cadwaladr", a mythical figure in Welsh culture - portrayed as the last Brenin Prydain (King of Britain).He is the hero of Armes Prydein, a 10th century prophecy in which the Brythonic tribes unite.
At the time of Henry VII, it was frequently referred to as "The Red Dragon of Cadwaladr", a mythical figure in Welsh culture - portrayed as the last Brenin Prydain (King of Britain).He is the hero of Armes Prydein, a 10th century prophecy in which the Brythonic tribes unite.
At the time of Henry VII, it was frequently referred to as "The Red Dragon of Cadwaladr", a mythical figure in Welsh culture - portrayed as the last Brenin Prydain (King of Britain).He is the hero of Armes Prydein, a 10th century prophecy in which the Brythonic tribes unite.
The flag became the official symbol of Wales in 1959, although the design was never standardised, leading to a range of startlingly different (and occasionally unfortunate!) compositions.
The flag became the official symbol of Wales in 1959, although the design was never standardised, leading to a range of startlingly different (and occasionally unfortunate!) compositions.
The flag became the official symbol of Wales in 1959, although the design was never standardised, leading to a range of startlingly different (and occasionally unfortunate!) compositions.
The flag became the official symbol of Wales in 1959, although the design was never standardised, leading to a range of startlingly different (and occasionally unfortunate!) compositions.
The flag became the official symbol of Wales in 1959, although the design was never standardised, leading to a range of startlingly different (and occasionally unfortunate!) compositions.
Fortunately, the new emoji design fell to a designer at Apple in Cupertino, California named Aled Williams.

Coincidentally, Aled is also my brother.

He revamped Y Ddraig Goch from the ground up, basing the new design on a series of circles and ovals.

And it’s a beauty. 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Fortunately, the new emoji design fell to a designer at Apple in Cupertino, California named Aled Williams.Coincidentally, Aled is also my brother. He revamped Y Ddraig Goch from the ground up, basing the new design on a series of circles and ovals. And it’s a beauty.
Fortunately, the new emoji design fell to a designer at Apple in Cupertino, California named Aled Williams.Coincidentally, Aled is also my brother. He revamped Y Ddraig Goch from the ground up, basing the new design on a series of circles and ovals. And it’s a beauty.
And if you enjoyed that story, I've compiled a range of threads on some of the secret histories of Wales, spanning 220 million years! 👉 https://twitter.com/i/events/1271423644108034050
Secrets of Wales

https://twitter.com/i/events/1271423644108034050
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