A gold medal on a striped ribbon, a star stamped into the middle, generic enough to stand for any competition rather than one specific event. It covers wins big and small: an actual trophy-case moment, sure, but also acing a test, surviving a hard week, or any achievement worth a little fanfare.
What 🏅 means
A round golden disc with an embossed star on it, held by a blue, white, and red strap in the middle, such that the upper part of the strap is worn by the one who wins it.
The 🏅 Sports Medal emoji is a generic medal, it could represent a consolation prize or even a participation medal won in any sport. This emoji could signify the essence of participating, whether one wins or not.
How and when to use it
- If you're consoling someone that it's the participation that matters, you could use 🏅. Like, "Don't worry, buddy. You'll get it next time. You're always a champion, irrespective of what you win 🏅".
- If you're sharing a product review post or a repost, where the product is not bad nor way too good, then 🏅 is a good way to go. For instance, "It's a great concealer 🏅 Just not enough to conceal my insecurities".
- If you're posting a picture of your participation in an event, you can use 🏅. For example, "Participated in something that's not my strength. Felt good to lose and still learn something 🏅 ".
- Also, 🏅 still works well in the caption for posts or reposts about an event that welcomes equal participation - "Participate! It doesn't matter if you're pro or not. Your presence is what matters 🏅".
Other Names
- 🏅 Medal
- 🏅 Medallion
- 🏅 Participation Medal
- 🏅 Award
- 🏅 Consolation Prize
- 🏅 Neutral Medal
The lowdown
- Category
- Activities › award-medal
- Codepoints
U+1F3C5- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:medal_sports:GitHub:sports_medal:Slack · Discord:medal:Discord- Keywords
- award, gold, medal, sports, winner
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 — 🏅 Sports Medal or 🦿 Mechanical Leg?
Runs with a crowd
🏅 keeps company in sports emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.