The flag of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime remains the standard emoji design across most, if not all platforms. But a new flag flies over Damascus and the rest of a now-free Syria.

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades ...

A youth displays a Syrian opposition flag as he drives along the Umayyad Square in Damascus. Credit: AP It later became the national flag when Syria became independent in 1946.