🏀 is called "Basketball". Its official Unicode name is basketball.

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Basketball

Basketball is one of the sports equipment and covers ball, hoop and sport.

⚽ Activities & Sports since 2010 · Unicode 6.0

💡 Meaning

Unicode lists 🏀 Basketball among the sports equipment in the Activities group. Typical contexts are ball, hoop and sport.

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📱 Typical Usage

🏀 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Activities and Sports. The character has been part of the standard since 2010 (Emoji 0.6). Its code point is U+1F3C0.

✍️ Usage Examples

A single 🏀 is often enough to set the tone.
Fits messages about ball, hoop and sport.
Often seen near 🥎 Softball, ⚾ Baseball and 🏐 Volleyball.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

🏀 usually turns up in the same context as 🏒 Ice Hockey, 🥎 Softball and ⚾ Baseball – in the wiki it sits in the Activities & Sports category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🏀🏒 – Basketball and Ice Hockey
🏀🥎 – Basketball with Softball
🏀⚾ – Basketball plus Baseball
🏀🎳 – Basketball and Bowling
🏀🎾 – Basketball with Tennis
🏀🏑 – Basketball plus Field Hockey
🏀⚽ – Basketball and Soccer Ball
🏀🏐 – Basketball with Volleyball

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🥎 Softball, ⚾ Baseball or 🏐 Volleyball. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.