diff --git a/src/common/utils/index.ts b/src/common/utils/index.ts
index c679e9c12..999cdfc03 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export { detectLocale } from './detectLocale';
 export { createRegExpForMetaPattern } from './createRegExpForMetaPattern';
 export { formatCard } from './formatCard';
 export { truncate } from './truncate';
+export { isEmojiSupported } from './isEmojiSupported';
 
 export type { URLParams } from './getUrlParams';
 export type { CountrySubdivision, Country } from './countries';
diff --git a/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.test.ts b/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24e0e3313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { isEmojiSupported } from './isEmojiSupported';
+
+describe('isEmojiSupported', () => {
+    let ctx;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        // Mock the canvas context
+        ctx = {
+            fillStyle: '',
+            fillRect: jest.fn(),
+            textBaseline: '',
+            font: '',
+            fillText: jest.fn(),
+            getImageData: jest.fn(),
+        };
+        // Setup to return a fake image data array
+        ctx.getImageData.mockReturnValue({
+            data: new Uint8ClampedArray(32 * 32 * 4).fill(0), // All pixels transparent
+        });
+        // Mock canvas creation
+        document.createElement = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            getContext: () => ctx,
+            width: 32,
+            height: 32,
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('should detect supported emoji by checking non-transparent pixels', () => {
+        // Mocking the context to simulate an emoji being supported (non-transparent pixels)
+        ctx.getImageData.mockReturnValue({
+            data: new Uint8ClampedArray(32 * 32 * 4).fill(255), // All pixels non-transparent
+        });
+
+        expect(isEmojiSupported('😊')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test('should detect unsupported emoji by checking all transparent pixels', () => {
+        // Using the initial all-transparent setup by default
+
+        expect(isEmojiSupported('😊')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test('should handle null canvas context gracefully', () => {
+        // Simulate canvas context not being available
+        (document.createElement as any).mockReturnValue({
+            getContext: () => null,
+        });
+
+        expect(isEmojiSupported('😊')).toBe(false);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.ts b/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a424cf0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utils/isEmojiSupported.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { isNil } from './isNil';
+
+// Tests flag emoji
+export function isEmojiSupported(emoji: string): boolean {
+    if (isNil(emoji)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    canvas.width = canvas.height = 32; // The size should be large enough to hold the emoji
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    if (!ctx) {
+        return false; // In case the browser doesn't support canvas
+    }
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = 'white'; // Background color
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 32, 32); // Fill the background
+    ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
+    ctx.font = '32px Arial'; // A common font that may not support the emoji
+
+    ctx.fillText(emoji, 0, 0); // Draw the emoji on the canvas
+
+    const imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height).data;
+
+    let isSupported = false;
+
+    // Loop through pixel data; every four items in the array represent the RGBA values of a pixel
+    for (let i = 0; i < imageData.length; i += 4) {
+        const alpha = imageData[i + 3]; // Get the alpha value of the pixel
+        if (alpha > 0) {
+            // Check if the pixel is not completely transparent
+            isSupported = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return isSupported;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/ViewContainer/LocaleSelector.tsx b/src/components/ViewContainer/LocaleSelector.tsx
index 455838141..701d7320e 100644
--- a/src/components/ViewContainer/LocaleSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ViewContainer/LocaleSelector.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { ChevronDownIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons';
 import { Flex, Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, MenuList, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { CustomizationContext, Locale } from 'checkout/contexts';
+import { isEmojiSupported } from 'checkout/utils';
 
 import { useLocale } from './useLocale';
 
@@ -68,13 +69,17 @@ export function LocaleSelector({ onLocaleChange }: LocaleSelectorProps) {
         }
     }, [localeState, activeLocaleCode]);
 
+    const isEmojiAvailable = useMemo(() => isEmojiSupported('🏳️'), []);
+
     return (
-        <Menu isLazy>
+        <Menu>
             <MenuButton color="white">
                 <Flex alignItems="center" gap="1">
-                    <Text as="span" fontSize="md">
-                        {localeInfo[activeLocaleCode]?.flag || '🏳️'}
-                    </Text>
+                    {isEmojiAvailable && (
+                        <Text as="span" fontSize="md">
+                            {localeInfo[activeLocaleCode]?.flag}
+                        </Text>
+                    )}
                     <Text color="white" fontSize="md" fontWeight="bold">
                         {localeInfo[activeLocaleCode]?.short || activeLocaleCode}
                     </Text>
@@ -91,9 +96,11 @@ export function LocaleSelector({ onLocaleChange }: LocaleSelectorProps) {
                         }}
                     >
                         <Flex alignItems="center" gap="3">
-                            <Text as="span" fontSize="xl">
-                                {flag}
-                            </Text>
+                            {isEmojiAvailable && (
+                                <Text as="span" fontSize="xl">
+                                    {flag}
+                                </Text>
+                            )}
                             <Text fontSize="md">{long}</Text>
                         </Flex>
                     </MenuItem>