Soccer ball Emoji
Activities
A classic black and white pentagonal-paneled sphere, recognizable as the standard ball used in association football matches globally.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to for discussing live matches, cheering for a favorite team, or coordinating weekend pickup games. It is frequently sent alongside 🏃 to suggest heading out to the field or with country flags to support national teams during major tournaments like the World Cup.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of a major expansion of sports-related icons, this glyph reflects the immense global popularity of soccer. Its design mimics the iconic 'Telstar' style ball used in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, which was specifically patterned to be highly visible on black-and-white television broadcasts of the era.
Details
Glyph
⚽
Unicode
U+26BD
Shortcode
:emoji_u26bd:
HTML Entity
⚽
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Activities
Subcategory sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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