What does 🎱 Pool 8 Ball mean?
The black eight ball from a game of pool or billiards. It is used for pool nights and bar games, and it also recalls the Magic 8 Ball toy that answers yes-or-no questions at random – handy for indecision or tongue-in-cheek predictions. Being “behind the eight ball” means being in a tricky position, and some people use the emoji for that too.
🎱 Pool 8 Ball is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 8ball, billiard, eight and game.
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🎱 Pool 8 Ball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pool 8 Ball looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Pool 8 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 :8ball:.
When was the Pool 8 Ball emoji added?
🎱 Pool 8 Ball was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Pool 8 Ball. The underlying code (U+1F3B1) 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.