Meaning
This emoji shows a woman in the same athletic dribbling pose as her male counterpart—leaning forward with arm raised, clearly mid-bounce with a basketball. She's depicted in sporty gear, captured mid-motion to convey active play and skill. The visual emphasizes movement and control on the court.
People use it to discuss women's basketball, personal workouts, or their own court time. It's a staple for fans of the WNBA, supporters of women's sports, or anyone wanting to represent female athleticism. The emoji works equally well for casual gym sessions or serious game talk with teammates.
It also carries connotations of strength, dedication, and pushing boundaries in sports spaces. Like its male version, it can metaphorically represent staying in control, maintaining momentum, or bringing competitive energy to whatever you're doing. It's especially meaningful in spaces celebrating women in athletics.
This emoji arrived as part of Unicode Emoji 4 in 2016, expanding representation in sports figures. The design mirrors the male bouncing ball emoji but with feminine styling and silhouette.
Common Uses
- • Celebrating women's basketball and WNBA
- • Sharing your own game highlights or workout
- • Expressing athletic strength and determination
- • Supporting female athletes
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The addition of gender-specific sports emojis in 2016 was a watershed moment for representation, making it possible to explicitly celebrate women's participation in athletics online.
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Platform Shortcodes
:basketball_woman: :woman-bouncing-ball: :basketball_woman: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ⛹️‍♀️ |
| HTML (hex) | ⛹️‍♀️ |
| CSS | \26F9\FE0F\200D\2640\FE0F |
| JavaScript | \u26F9\uFE0F\u200D\u2640\uFE0F |
| Python | \U000026F9\U0000FE0F\U0000200D\U00002640\U0000FE0F |
| Java | \u26F9\uFE0F\u200D\u2640\uFE0F |
| Perl | \x{26F9}\x{FE0F}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{26F9}\x{FE0F}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F} |
| Punycode | xn--7p5-1e6n-6bx-7k0-1e6n |
| URL Encoded | %E2%9B%B9%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8F |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x9B 0xB9 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F 0xE2 0x80 0x8D 0xE2 0x99 0x80 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
⛹️♀️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | মেয়েদের বল খেলা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 女生玩球 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 女生打球 |
| Danish | kvinde, der dribler med en bold |
| Dutch | basketbalster |
| English | woman bouncing ball |
| English (UK) | woman bouncing ball |
| Estonian | naine palliga |
| Finnish | pallotteleva nainen |
| French | femme avec ballon |
| German | Frau mit Ball |
| Hindi | गेंद से खेलती महिला |
| Hungarian | nő labdával |
| Italian | donna che fa rimbalzare una palla |
| Japanese | バスケットボールをする女 |
| Korean | 공 가진 여자 |
| Lithuanian | moteris su kamuoliu |
| Malay | wanita melantun bola |
| Norwegian | kvinne med ball |
| Polish | kobieta kozłująca piłkę |
| Portuguese | mulher jogando basquete |
| Russian | женщина с мячом |
| Spanish | mujer botando un balón |
| Spanish (Mexico) | mujer botando un balón |
| Swedish | kvinna med boll |
| Thai | ผู้หญิงเล่นบอล |
| Ukrainian | жінка, що веде мʼяч |
| Vietnamese | người phụ nữ chơi bóng |