Person bouncing ball emoji meaning

The person bouncing ball emoji shows someone in the middle of dribbling a basketball, an action often associated with playing the sport. It represents activities like basketball games, teamwork, or general playfulness. This emoji can be used when talking about sports, physical exercise, or fun recreational events. Most commonly, it highlights energy, movement, or enthusiasm. The design can look slightly different depending on the device or platform but typically features a person actively controlling a basketball.

The person bouncing ball emoji was approved in Unicode 5.2 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/07259