Texas Rangers fans leave early from Globe Life Park in Arlington, Thursday, March 28, 2019. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) It’s easy to see why the Texas and Chilean flags are often confused ...

However, Chile’s flag features a more royal blue compared to Texas’ deeper navy hue, and most importantly, Texas’ blue star-emblazoned panel takes up the entire height of the flag, not just ...

The flag of Texas was designed and adopted on January 25, 1839; while Chile adopted its flag 22 years earlier on October 18, 1817. The Chilean flag emoji was released in 2015.

The Chilean flag is a fine design. Maybe it’s the second best flag, who knows, we’re not getting into a contest here. The important thing, though, is that it’s not the Texas flag.

The current roster of emojis includes many national flags, but not state-specific ones. So, left with few other options, people have taken to using the Chilean flag emoji ( ) to signify Texas pride.

Although they look very similar, the flag flying at the Austin circuit is not Chile’s. It is the Texas state flag, which differs from the Chilean flag in that the blue stripe runs the full ...