What does ⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball mean?
A player dribbling a ball, the standard emoji for basketball. Fans use it for pickup games, team practice, playoff season, and big game nights, often next to the basketball emoji. It also works for general athletic energy or for showing off your skills on the court. Man and woman versions are available alongside this gender-neutral one.
⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball is an emoji from the People & Body category (people playing sports), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about athletic, basketball, championship, dribble, net and player.
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⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Bouncing Ball looks on each platform.
Person Bouncing Ball in every skin tone
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Person Bouncing Ball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Person Bouncing Ball 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 :person_with_ball:.
When was the Person Bouncing Ball emoji added?
⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Bouncing Ball emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ⛹️, there are 5 skin tone versions: ⛹🏻 ⛹🏼 ⛹🏽 ⛹🏾 ⛹🏿. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ⛹️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Bouncing Ball. The underlying code (U+26F9 U+FE0F) 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.