Basketball Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Basketball ๐ mean?
The Basketball emoji belongs to the Activities category, under Sports. It's commonly associated with ball, hoop, sport.
It's filed under the Activities category, specifically the Sports subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Soccer Ball and Baseball, which cover similar ground.
How to use Basketball ๐ in a sentence
- That basketball has seen better days ๐
- Can't find my basketball anywhere ๐
- New basketball came in the mail today ๐
- Forgot my basketball again, of course ๐
- Finally replaced my old basketball ๐
Basketball ๐ in other languages
French
basket
Mandarin
็ฏฎ็
German
Basketball
Hindi
เคฌเคพเคธเฅเคเฅเคเคฌเฅเคฒ, เคฌเคพเคธเฅเคเฅเคเคฌเฅเคฒ เคเฅเคเคฆ
Japanese
ใในใฑใใใใผใซ
Korean
๋๊ตฌ
Portuguese
bola de basquete
Spanish
balรณn de baloncesto
Russian
ะฑะฐัะบะตัะฑะพะป
Arabic
ูุฑุฉ ุณูุฉ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Basketball ๐ emoji mean?
The Basketball emoji belongs to the Activities category, under Sports. It's commonly associated with ball, hoop, sport.
How do people use the Basketball ๐ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "That basketball has seen better days ๐" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Basketball ๐ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Basketball as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
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Cross-platform view of Basketball ๐
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Basketball looks across the most common platforms.
Combinations with Basketball ๐
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