What does ๐ Volleyball mean?
A white volleyball with curved panels. It is used for indoor and beach volleyball, school teams, summer games on the sand and Olympic matches. Some people also send it as a nod to Wilson, the volleyball companion in the film Cast Away, usually when joking about being stranded or lonely. Paired with ๐๏ธ it says โbeach dayโ, while with ๐ช it shows team spirit.
๐ Volleyball is an emoji from the Activities category (sports equipment), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about ball and game.
Example messages
๐ Volleyball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Volleyball looks on each platform.
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Volleyball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Volleyball 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 :volleyball:.
When was the Volleyball emoji added?
๐ Volleyball was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Volleyball. The underlying code (U+1F3D0) 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.