What does 🏸 Badminton mean?
A badminton racquet with a feathered shuttlecock. It is used for casual garden games, school PE and the fast competitive sport that is hugely popular in countries such as Indonesia, China, Malaysia, India and Denmark. Players send it for court bookings, club nights and match updates. The shuttlecock makes it easy to tell apart from 🎾, the tennis ball.
🏸 Badminton is an emoji from the Activities category (sports equipment), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about birdie, game, racquet and shuttlecock.
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🏸 Badminton on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Badminton looks on each platform.
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Badminton emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Badminton emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🏸 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :badminton_racquet_and_shuttlecock:.
When was the Badminton emoji added?
🏸 Badminton was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🏸 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Badminton. The underlying code (U+1F3F8) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.