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basketball

basketball meaning

A basketball. It stands for the sport, one of the most globally popular there is, and for basketball culture — which extends far beyond the court into music, fashion and sneakers.

Meaning

A basketball. It stands for the sport, one of the most globally popular there is, and for basketball culture — which extends far beyond the court into music, fashion and sneakers. It appears in sport posts constantly, and it is one of the most-used sports emoji in the world — few games have spread so far, so fast.

Trend over time

Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Basketball

How to use it

  • Ball is life 🏀
  • Pickup game at the court 🏀
  • Watched the whole game and it went to overtime 🏀

How it looks

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basketball rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

basketball rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

basketball rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

basketball rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansbasketbal
አማርኛየቅርጫት ኳስ
العربيةكرة سلة
অসমীয়াবাস্কেটবল
azərbaycanbasketbol
башҡортбаскетбол
беларускаябаскетбол
българскибаскетболна топка
বাংলাবাস্কেটবল
bosanskikošarka
catalàpilota de bàsquet
ᏣᎳᎩᏔᎷᏣ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ
češtinabasketbalový míč
чӑваш чӗлхибаскетбол
Cymraegpêl fasged
DeutschBasketball
dolnoserbšćinabasketballowe balo
Ελληνικάμπάλα μπάσκετ
Englishbasketball
españolbalón de baloncesto
eestikorvpall
euskarasaskibaloia
فارسیبسکتبال
suomikoripallo
Filipinobasketball
føroysktkurvabóltur
françaisbasket
Gaeilgecispheil
Gàidhligball-basgaid
galegobalón de baloncesto
ગુજરાતીબાસ્કેટબોલ
Hausawasan ƙwallon kwando
עבריתכדור סל
हिन्दीबास्केटबॉल, बास्केटबॉल गेंद
hrvatskikošarkaška lopta
hornjoserbšćinabasketballowy bul
magyarkosárlabda
հայերենբասկետբոլ
Indonesiabola basket
íslenskakörfubolti
italianopalla da pallacanestro
日本語バスケットボール
Jawabola basket
ქართულიკალათბურთი
қазақ тілібаскетбол
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)باسكەتبول
ខ្មែរបាល់បោះ
ಕನ್ನಡಬ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್
한국어농구
कोंकणीबास्केटबॉल
кыргызчабаскетбол
ລາວບານບ້ວງ
lietuviųkrepšinio kamuolys
latviešubasketbola bumba
македонскибаскет
മലയാളംബാസ്‌ക്കറ്റ്‌ബോൾ
монголсагсан бөмбөг
मराठीबास्केटबॉल
Melayubola keranjang
မြန်မာဘတ်စကက်ဘော
नेपालीबास्केटबल
Nederlandsbasketbal
norskbasketball
ଓଡ଼ିଆବାସ୍କେଟବଲ୍‍
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਬਾਸਕਟਬਾਲ
Naijíriá PíjinBaskẹ́tbọl
polskikoszykówka
پښتوباسکیټبال
portuguêsbola de basquete
rumantschballa-basket
românăbaschet
русскийбаскетбол
سنڌيباسڪيٽ بال
တႆးမၢၵ်ႇၼင်သွင်း
සිංහලපැසිපන්දු
slovenčinabasketbal
slovenščinakošarkarska žoga
Soomaalikubbadda kolayga
shqipbasketboll
српскикошаркашка лопта
srpskikošarkaška lopta
svenskabasketboll
Kiswahilimpira wa kikapu
தமிழ்கூடைப்பந்து
తెలుగుబాస్కెట్‌బాల్
ไทยบาสเกตบอล
ትግርኛኩዕሶ ሰኪዔት
türkmen dilibasketbol
lea fakatongapasiketipolo
Türkçebasketbol
українськабаскетбольний м’яч
اردوباسکٹ بال
o‘zbekbasketbol
Tiếng Việtbóng rổ
Èdè YorùbáBọ́ọ̀lùalágbọ̀n
粵語籃球
粤语篮球
中文篮球
繁體中文籃球
isiZului-basketball

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F3C0
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:basketball:
Category
Activities

FAQ

What does the basketball emoji (🏀) mean?
A basketball. It stands for the sport, one of the most globally popular there is, and for basketball culture — which extends far beyond the court into music, fashion and sneakers.
How do you type the basketball emoji?
Copy the basketball emoji 🏀 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
What category is the basketball emoji in?
The basketball emoji belongs to the Activities category.

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