The man bouncing ball: medium skin tone emoji brings pure hoop energy—think pick‑up runs at the park, weekend rec league flexes, and “we ball” mentality in a tiny square. People use it to announce a game, clown a friend who just got crossed, or signal they’re dribbling through life’s chaos like a point guard in crunch time. It can also mean “I’m passing this to you” in group chats (aka delegating like a savvy floor general), or a playful “shoot your shot” nudge on socials. NBA Twitter, March Madness brackets, and gym selfies all love this one.
On Apple/iOS, the character is in a mid‑dribble pose with a bright orange basketball, one knee bent like he’s about to hit a quick crossover. He’s shown in a sleeveless athletic kit and shorts, three‑quarter view, with a calm, game‑face expression and short hair—clean, simple, instantly recognizable. The outfit colors can vary by platform or update, but that pop of orange and the side‑leaning motion sell the action. The medium skin tone adds a personal touch and representation for players and fans alike. It shows up flirtatiously (“pull up, let’s hoop”), sarcastically (“dribbling out the clock on this project”), or dramatically (“Game 7 vibes, no timeouts”). Expect captions like “ball don’t lie,” “ankle breaker incoming,” or nostalgic shout‑outs to Space Jam and The Last Dance during highlight debates.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3233 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| 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 |
| ASCII Conversion | |
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| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 11 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ⛹🏽♂️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 5 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ⛹🏽♂️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ⛹ 🏽 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ⛹ 🏽 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 26f9, 1f3fd, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+26F9, U+1F3FD, U+200D, U+2642, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9977, 127997, 8205, 9794, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x9B 0xB9, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBD, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xE2 0x99 0x82, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9B B9, F0 9F 8F BD, E2 80 8D, E2 99 82, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 233 271, 360 237 217 275, 342 200 215, 342 231 202, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x26F9, 0xD83C 0xDFFD, 0x200D, 0x2642, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | 26f9, d83cdffd, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9977, 55356 57341, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x000026F9 0x0001F3FD 0x0000200D 0x00002642 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 26F9, 01F3FD, 200D, 2642, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9977, 127997, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\u26F9\U0001F3FD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x9b\xb9\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbd\xe2\x80\x8d\xe2\x99\x82\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u26F9\uD83C\uDFFD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
