Person bouncing ball Emoji
People
A silhouette of a person in mid-motion, captured in the act of dribbling or bouncing a ball. The figure is posed with knees bent and arms extended, showing the kinetic energy required for active play.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to for discussing basketball games, streetball culture, or general athletic activity. It is frequently used to signal excitement about an upcoming match, a legendary dunk, or simply hitting the court for a workout. It pairs naturally with 🏀 or 🏆 when talking about championships and team victories.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial push to bring more diverse athletic activities into the emoji library. It draws inspiration from early 2000s Japanese mobile phone icons that represented common sports and pastimes to help users coordinate social outings.
Details
Glyph
⛹
Unicode
U+26F9
Shortcode
:emoji_u26f9:
HTML Entity
⛹
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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