What does ๐ Basketball mean?
An orange basketball with black seams. Fans use it for NBA and WNBA games, college hoops, pickup games at the local court and highlights worth sharing. It adds hype to talk of dunks, buzzer-beaters and playoff runs, and the motto โball is lifeโ is often written with it. Pair it with ๐ฅ for a hot streak or with โน๏ธ to show a player in action.
๐ Basketball is an emoji from the Activities category (sports equipment), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about ball, hoop and sport.
Example messages
๐ Basketball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Basketball looks on each platform.
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Basketball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Basketball emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :basketball:.
When was the Basketball emoji added?
๐ Basketball was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Basketball. The underlying code (U+1F3C0) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.