A glossy black billiard ball marked with a white 8, the pool 8 ball emoji is the ball that ends a real game of pool. It's also the ball behind the idiom 'behind the eight ball,' for being stuck in a tough spot with no easy way out, though online it's better known for looking like a Magic 8-Ball toy, shaken for a yes-or-no answer or a joke prediction.
What đą means
A black ball with a small white circle printed on one side that contains the number '8' in black. The đą Pool 8 Ball emoji signifies importance, utmost strategy, and skill. It also adds a sense of standing out, in the game and otherwise.
How and when to use it
- đą is the only emoji that refers to billiards in the emoji list. So, firstly, you can use it in pool contexts; it can be a personal post, a repost, a video from a winning game, a quote, anything.
- Now, the number 8 ball in a game of pool is unique too (before we get to the magic). If your post caption goes along the lines of uniqueness, you could use đą. For example, "Play by your rules and stand out đą".
- And, coming to the magic of ball 8. If you're sharing a post about this ball's magic, or if you're inferring to a quote about that magic, or if you're spilling some of your tips to a close someone, use đą.
- Pool is a game of both skill and luck and đą could signify both. Likewise, you could use this emoji if any context includes both philosophies. For instance, "Use your skill to win your luck đą".
- You could also use đą to denote a 'misfit'.
Other Names
- đą Billiards
- đą Pool
- đą Magic Ball 8
- đą Eight-Ball
- đą 8-Ball
- đą Eightball
- đą Solids and Stripes
The lowdown
- Category
- Activities âē game
- Codepoints
U+1F3B1- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:8ball:- Keywords
- 8, 8ball, ball, billiard, eight, game, pool
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.
⥠Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first â đą Pool 8 Ball or đĢĄ Saluting Face?
Runs with a crowd
đą keeps company in black emojis and sports emojis â tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.