Emoji 0.7

person bouncing ball

Also known as athletic, ball, basketball, bouncing, championship

A stylized figure depicted mid-action while dribbling a round ball, commonly representing basketball or general sports activities.

Unicode U+26F9 Added in Emoji 0.7 Category people & body Subcategory athletics

Meaning

This emoji represents an individual engaged in a sport that involves handling a ball, most frequently basketball. People use it to discuss athletic practices, share game highlights, or express enthusiasm for sports culture. It can also serve as a visual shorthand for active lifestyles or team competitions.

Unicode name

The Unicode standard officially names this character Person Bouncing Ball, classifying it within the athletics subgroup of people and body symbols.

Platform designs

⛹️

System

Twemoji

OpenMoji

Apple

Apple renders the figure with curved proportions, depicting a person leaning forward with one hand extended toward a spherical ball.

Google

Google features a detailed illustration with high contrast shading, showing an athlete in sportswear dribbling a round ball.

Twitter

Twitter uses a flat graphic style with thick borders, presenting a simplified person reaching downward to touch a large sphere.

Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Skin Tones

⛹️ ⛹🏻 ⛹🏼 ⛹🏽 ⛹🏾 ⛹🏿

Frequently Asked Questions

Which category does ⛹️ person bouncing ball belong to?

⛹️ person bouncing ball belongs to the people & body category, which contains 390 emojis.

Which Unicode version added ⛹️ person bouncing ball?

⛹️ person bouncing ball was added in Emoji 0.7. Its codepoint is U+26F9, made up of 1 code points.