What does ๐คพ Person Playing Handball mean?
A player leaping to throw a ball, the signature action of team handball. The sport is especially popular in Europe, so fans there use it for league matches and championships. It also works for any throwing game, from dodgeball to playing catch, and for the general idea of passing something along or taking your shot. Man and woman variants are available.
๐คพ Person Playing Handball is an emoji from the People & Body category (people playing sports), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about athletics, ball, catch, chuck, hurl and lob.
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๐คพ Person Playing Handball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Playing Handball looks on each platform.
Person Playing Handball in every skin tone
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Person Playing Handball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Person Playing Handball emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐คพ 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 :handball:.
When was the Person Playing Handball emoji added?
๐คพ Person Playing Handball was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Playing Handball emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐คพ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐คพ๐ป ๐คพ๐ผ ๐คพ๐ฝ ๐คพ๐พ ๐คพ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐คพ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Playing Handball. The underlying code (U+1F93E) 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.