⛹️

Person Bouncing Ball Emoji ⛹️

A figure in a jersey and sneakers dribbles a basketball forward, one arm extended toward the net. Despite the generic name, it reads as basketball specifically more than ball sports in general, covering everything from pickup games to a caption about someone's game-day hustle or a big win.

What ⛹️ means

A full-body profile of a gender-neutral person dressed in a basketball jersey and a pair of shoes while gesturing forward with an extended arm and a basketball beneath it.

The ⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball emoji refers to basketball. It signifies the action of dribbling, bouncing, playing the game, etc, and also a posture of moving towards a dunk or a goal.

This emoji is available in the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.

How and when to use it

If you're posting any news on basketball or an appreciation post or birthday post dedicated to your favorite basketball player, you can use ⛹️ in the caption.
If you're a basketball player and/or you love the game, use ⛹️ in your social media profile name.
If you follow basketball very closely and you're either updating your social media status, story or even sending a text message to someone about the latest score, you can use ⛹️ in those contexts.
If you're posting a picture or video of you playing basketball or that of a live game you went to, you can use ⛹️ in the caption.
If you're sharing a birthday post for a close friend who's also a basketball player, use ⛹️ in the caption to add character to the birthday message.
⛹️ can also be used in the context of good health, exercise, and sports. So, if you're posting anything related to these themes, you can use this emoji along with other sports emojis such as 🏌 Golfing, 🧗‍♂️ Rock Climbing, and even 🏀 Basketball.

Other Names

⛹️ Gender-Neutral Basketball Player
⛹️ Basketball Person
⛹️ Baller
⛹️ Cager
⛹️ Basketeer
⛹️ Shooter
⛹️ Dribbler
⛹️ Basketball Player

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › person-sport
Codepoints: U+26F9 U+FE0F
Emoji version: Emoji 0.7
Shortcodes: :bouncing_ball_person: GitHub
Keywords: athletic, ball, basketball, bouncing, championship, dribble, net, person, player, throw

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.