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 Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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