soccer ball Emoji
⚽ · U+26BD · Emoji 0.6
What does the soccer ball emoji mean?
Literally, ⚽ represents a soccer ball, used to refer to the sport of soccer or football, but figuratively it can symbolize sports, competition, or teamwork, and in slang, it is often used to express excitement, enthusiasm, or to indicate a fun, energetic activity. In a broader sense, the soccer ball emoji can also represent a hobby, interest, or passion for the sport.
soccer ball emoji examples
- Just scored tickets to the World Cup final ⚽
- Who's up for a pickup game at the park this weekend ⚽
How to copy the soccer ball emoji
To use the soccer ball emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+26BD), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
soccer ball emoji on different platforms
How the soccer ball emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



soccer ball Emoji Details
| Emoji | ⚽ |
| Name | soccer ball |
| Category | Activities |
| Codepoints | U+26BD |
| Shortcode | :soccer: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
soccer ball Emoji FAQ
It is U+26BD, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :soccer:.