It’s the universal signal for “let’s hoop,” “I got next,” or “I’m literally bouncing out of here.” The person bouncing ball emoji shows someone dribbling a basketball—perfect for pickup game invites, trash talk with friends, or flexing your handles after an ankle-snatching crossover. People also drop it when they’re delegating (“passing the ball”), or when they’re peacing out of a chat with a cheeky “I gotta bounce.” In hype mode, it pairs with fire and trophy emojis to celebrate buzzer-beaters, March Madness brackets, NBA/WNBA chatter, or that one time the rec league actually ran full court.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a clean, three-quarter view figure mid-dribble with a bright orange basketball, one knee bent like they’re about to change direction. The outfit reads sporty—tank and shorts—with a focused, neutral expression and the glossy, rounded Apple art style you recognize instantly. Skin tone and gender variants are available, but the base “person” version keeps it inclusive and game-ready. Online, it swings from sincere (“ball is life,” hustle energy, bounce-back vibes) to sarcastic (“guess who dropped the ball”) and sometimes flirty (“1v1 me at the park?”). Bonus points for Space Jam jokes, And1 mixtape nostalgia, and those “we run at 7” group texts that somehow tip off at 8:15.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1190 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Previous Names: | Person with Ball Man Bouncing Ball person bouncing ball man bouncing ball |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 9 Code |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ⛹ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ⛹ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ⛹ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ⛹ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 26f9 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+26F9 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9977 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x9B 0xB9 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9B B9 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 233 271 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x26F9 |
| UTF-16 Hex | 26f9 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9977 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x000026F9 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 26F9 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9977 |
| Python Src | u"\u26F9" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x9b\xb9" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u26F9" |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ⛹️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ⛹️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ⛹ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ⛹ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 26f9, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+26F9, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9977, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x9B 0xB9, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9B B9, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 233 271, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x26F9, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | 26f9, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9977, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x000026F9 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 26F9, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9977, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\u26F9\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x9b\xb9\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u26F9\uFE0F" |
