⚾ Emoji meaning

Team spirit, passion, sports, international encounters.

Meaning

I'd love to go to a baseball game! The baseball emoji ⚾ represents not only the familiar white ball with red stitching, but also the fascination and passion associated with the sport. A national sport in the United States and popular in many other countries in Latin America and East Asia, the emoji represents international encounters and friendships. In communication, it is used to share common interests and hobbies, or to refer to sporting events such as baseball games or tournaments. It can also be used to express team spirit and togetherness in a group. In addition, the ⚾ emoji symbolizes the competitive spirit, perseverance, and determination required in the game of baseball. It reminds us of the values of fairness, respect and cooperation that are important in this sport and in life in general.

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Commonly confused with

Color Variant

Baseball

Softball vs baseball; both nearly identical yellow/white balls with stitching, rule difference not visible.

Same Shape

Baseball

Baseball vs volleyball; both round balls with simple markings for team ball sports.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Baseball” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

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+ sport

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

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+ baseball

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

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+ ball

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

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- baseball

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