Basketball emoji meaning

The basketball emoji is an image of an orange ball with black curved lines, designed to look like a real basketball used in sports. This emoji represents the sport of basketball and is often used to talk about playing, watching, or enjoying activities that involve basketball. It can also be used to express enthusiasm for the sport, support for a favorite team, or to invite others to join a game. Beyond sports, this emoji can symbolize qualities like teamwork, competition, and striving for success, making it a versatile symbol for different types of conversations.

The basketball emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026