The 2nd place medal emoji is the proud runner-up moment captured in shiny silver: the “so close!” badge you send when you almost clutched the win, but still earned respect. It’s perfect for celebrating podium finishes, leaderboard flexes, esports P2 standings, or that group project where you carried but the judges liked the other team’s font. Online, it also doubles as a playful roast—awarding friends a sarcastic silver for “second-worst take of the day”—and a humblebrag for being nearly elite. You’ll see it in tweets about fantasy leagues, F1 race recaps (P2 podium vibes), Olympic talk, and “close but no cigar” memes.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 10 update.
