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⚽ Soccer Ball Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Black-and-white football. The most popular sport on the planet, and this emoji reflects that — it's one of the most-used activity emoji globally, spiking massively during World Cup years. Americans call it soccer, everyone else calls it football, and the emoji just stays neutral.
When to Use
Match days, World Cup, Premier League, or pickup games.
Example Usage
- “GOOOOOL ⚽⚽⚽”
- “Premier League Saturday sorted 📺⚽”
- “Pickup game at the park, who's in? ⚽”
Popular Combinations
⚽🥅
Goal scored
⚽🏆
Football championship
How Soccer Ball 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.
Did You Know?
The ⚽ soccer ball emoji uses the classic black-and-white Adidas Telstar design from the 1970 World Cup — even though modern balls look very different.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does ⚽ mean in a text message?▼
Black-and-white football. The most popular sport on the planet, and this emoji reflects that — it's one of the most-used activity emoji globally, spiking massively during World Cup years. Americans call it soccer, everyone else calls it football, and the emoji just stays neutral. Match days, World Cup, Premier League, or pickup games. 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 Soccer Ball 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 Soccer Ball emoji is encoded as U+26bd in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use ⚽ and in CSS content: "\26bd". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.
What is the shortcode for ⚽?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:soccer:` to insert the Soccer Ball emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+26bd
Category
Activities
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:soccer:Keywords
sportsfootball
When to Use ⚽ Soccer Ball
Match days, World Cup, Premier League, or pickup games.
- •Send ⚽ when you want to express or reference "soccer ball" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use ⚽ in conversations about sports or football to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with ⚽ Soccer Ball on social media posts, stories, or comments related to soccer ball
- •Combine ⚽ with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about sports, football
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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