What does ⚽ Soccer Ball mean?
The classic black-and-white football stitched from pentagon and hexagon panels. Fans send it for match days, goals, results, transfer gossip and five-a-side plans. It means “football” in most of the world and “soccer” in the US and a few other countries. During the World Cup or a big final it often appears next to a country flag or a club’s colours. For the American game, there is 🏈.
⚽ Soccer Ball is an emoji from the Activities category (sports equipment), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about football, futbol and sport.
Example messages
⚽ Soccer Ball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Soccer Ball looks on each platform.
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Soccer Ball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Soccer 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 :soccer:.
When was the Soccer Ball emoji added?
⚽ Soccer 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 Soccer Ball. The underlying code (U+26BD) 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.