Softball Emoji

Activities

A bright yellow, dimpled sphere featuring red laces. It closely mimics the appearance of an official regulation-size softball, though it is often mistaken for a oversized baseball at a glance.

Usage Context

Used to represent softball games, recreational league play, or the specific sport itself. It is frequently sent by players coordinating practice times or celebrating a win after a game. It is often paired with emojis like ⚾ for baseball or 🏟️ for the stadium setting.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0, the softball was included to fill a gap in sports representation. While baseball had been present for years, the softball was officially added to reflect the massive global popularity of the sport, particularly in amateur and collegiate leagues.

Details

Glyph

🥎

Unicode

U+1F94E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f94e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD4E;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Activities

Subcategory sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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