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🏀 Basketball Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Orange basketball. NBA culture extends way beyond the court — sneaker drops, trash talk, March Madness brackets, and fantasy leagues all get this emoji. Also shows up in sneakerhead culture because basketball shoes drive a multi-billion dollar resale market.
When to Use
NBA games, March Madness, pickup hoops, or sneaker culture.
Example Usage
- “March Madness bracket already busted 🏀”
- “Courtside seats tonight 🏀🔥”
- “Nothing but net from the three-point line 🏀”
Popular Combinations
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NBA Finals
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Sneaker culture
How Basketball looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🏀 mean in a text message?▼
Orange basketball. NBA culture extends way beyond the court — sneaker drops, trash talk, March Madness brackets, and fantasy leagues all get this emoji. Also shows up in sneakerhead culture because basketball shoes drive a multi-billion dollar resale market. NBA games, March Madness, pickup hoops, or sneaker culture. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Where can I use 🏀?▼
You can use the Basketball emoji in any app or platform that supports Unicode emoji — including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. It also works in documents, spreadsheets, and most modern software.
How is 🏀 encoded in Unicode?▼
The Basketball emoji is encoded as U+1f3c0 in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use 🏀 and in CSS content: "\1f3c0". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.
What is the shortcode for 🏀?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:basketball:` to insert the Basketball emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f3c0
Category
Activities
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:basketball:Keywords
sportsballsNBA
When to Use 🏀 Basketball
NBA games, March Madness, pickup hoops, or sneaker culture.
- •Send 🏀 when you want to express or reference "basketball" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🏀 in conversations about sports or balls to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🏀 Basketball on social media posts, stories, or comments related to basketball
- •Combine 🏀 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about sports, balls, NBA
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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