Emoji
(SOCCER BALL): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(SOCCER BALL), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji SOCCER BALL
- Unicode Name
- SOCCER BALL
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+26BD
- Category
- Activities & Sports
- Subcategory
- sport
- Slug
- soccer
Meaning and description of emoticon ⚽
⚽ depicts a classic soccer ball with a pentagon panel pattern. Included in the Unicode symbol set under Activities & Sports.
⚽ conveys a match, competitive excitement, and team dynamics — "the game has begun" or "there's excitement here." It's often paired with 🔥 or 🏟️, and in conversation it reads as "Today the mood is all pre-match ⚽" and fits well in conversations about sports, fandom, and team drive. A soccer ball often becomes a metaphor not for the sport but for live team tension and excitement.
Usage Examples ⚽
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :soccer: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :soccer: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :soccer: | |
| HTML Dec | ⚽ | |
| HTML Hex | ⚽ | |
| CSS | content: "\26BD"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U000026BD | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u26BD | |
| Perl | \x{26BD} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{26BD} | |
| Punycode | xn--y8h | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%9A%BD | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | E2 9A BD |