American football Emoji

Activities

A brown, prolate spheroid ball featuring white laces and curved white stripes on either end. It is the iconic piece of equipment used in American football to advance play down the field.

Usage Context

Widely used during the autumn season, while discussing professional league games, or during the excitement of the 🏆 trophy ceremonies. It is the go-to image for sports fans sharing game-day plans or celebrating a touchdown.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the push to represent global sporting equipment. The design reflects the classic 'Duke' ball used by the NFL, which gained its distinct shape and lacing to make it easier to grip and throw with a tight spiral.

Details

Glyph

🏈

Unicode

U+1F3C8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC8;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Activities

Subcategory sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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