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Lauren Milici

People are using the red flag emoji to share their biggest warning signs in friendships and relationships

Twitter users are sharing red flags to signify warning signs in friendships and relationships.

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A new trend has emerged in which Twitter users use the red flag emoji to signify what they believe are “red flags” in regards to a new partner, friend, or person in general.

A hypothetical statement is made, followed by multiple red flag emoji. The emoji’s proper name is “triangular flag on post,” as per the Unicode Consortium (a non-profit that maintains the computing-industry standard of text and emoji), but is commonly seen as a literal red flag.

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