Baseball, U+26BE, and Softball, U+1F94E, are neighbours in Unicode's sport list and here: Baseball above Copy, Softball on the next tile with a chip of its own. Baseball emoji copy and paste carries on with 85 more tiles.
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Find a bat, a diamond or a strikeout
Search reads names and search words. Softball finds eleven tiles and so does diamond, strikeout finds four and scorebook five. Bat and glove find four each, stand-ins included. Pitcher, catcher and umpire are not emoji: CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files none of the three anywhere.
Type your own score over ours
The score lines and the ASCII Line score, Count board and Pennant are samples. Paste one, then type your numbers or your team over ours and keep each line the same length. The eight drawings are keyboard characters, 30 columns at most, and keep their columns only in monospaced text, such as a code block.
Tips
For softball emoji copy and paste, tap the Softball chip: the ball, two name lines and seven combos, from Fastpitch to Seven innings.
Baseball goes back to Emoji 0.6 and Softball needs Emoji 11.0. The Fly ball and Underhand combos need 13.0 and 14.0.
Questions and answers
Is there a softball emoji?
Yes. Softball is U+1F94E, printed straight after Baseball in Unicode's sport list. CLDR files it under ball, glove, softball, sports and underarm. Wikipedia gives the reason for the last word: in both forms of softball the pitcher throws underhand.
Is there a baseball bat or glove emoji?
No. CLDR files bat under the animal, Cricket game and Ping pong, and glove under Softball and Boxing glove. This page uses Cricket game for the bat and Gloves for the mitt, and the ASCII group has a Bat in two lines.
What does a backwards K mean in baseball?
A scorebook writes K for a strikeout. Wikipedia says a strikeout looking, strike three called with no swing, is often scored with a backwards K, and prints it as κ. That character is U+A4D8, a letter of the Lisu script that happens to fit.
Is there a baseball symbol in plain text?
Unicode 18.0 has one character named baseball, and it is the emoji. It does have a text form, βΎοΈ, which takes the colour of your words where an app honours it. The plain text group adds four diamonds and β for home plate.
How many stitches are on a baseball?
Wikipedia counts 108 on a regulation ball. The ASCII Ball with stitches settles for six, which is what fits in seven lines of keyboard characters.
βΎBaseballU+26BE. The one this page is named for, second in Unicode's sport list, after Soccer ball. CLDR gives it three search words: ball, baseball and sport. Its text form is in the plain text group. Emoji 0.6.
π§’Billed capU+1F9E2. The only other emoji CLDR files under baseball, along with cap, hat and dad. Emoji 5.0.
πCricket gameU+1F3CF. No emoji is a baseball bat. CLDR files bat under three: this one, Ping pong and the animal. Emoji 1.0.
π§€GlovesU+1F9E4. No emoji is a mitt. This pair is named gloves, and CLDR files the single word glove under Softball and Boxing glove. Emoji 5.0.
πPerson runningU+1F3C3. A runner for the bases, given in the default colour only. Emoji 0.6.
π½Running shirtU+1F3BD. The nearest thing to a team shirt. CLDR files it under athletics, running, sash and shirt. Emoji 0.6.
π₯SoftballU+1F94E. Printed straight after Baseball. CLDR gives it ball, glove, softball, sports and underarm. No text form. Emoji 11.0.
π Sports medalU+1F3C5. CLDR files it under award, gold, medal and winner. Emoji 1.0.
πTrophyU+1F3C6. CLDR files it under champion, prize, victory and win. Emoji 0.6.
Show all 87 baseball emoji (78 more)
The ballpark and the diamond 13
π₯€Cup with strawU+1F964. CLDR files it under soda, juice and straw. Emoji 5.0.
β¦οΈDiamond suitU+2666 U+FE0F. One of eight emoji CLDR files under diamond. This one is the card suit. Emoji 0.6.
π Diamond with a dotU+1F4A0. Named for the dot in its middle, which can be read as the mound. Emoji 0.6.
πHot dogU+1F32D. CLDR files it under frankfurter, hotdog and sausage. Emoji 1.0.
π HouseU+1F3E0. Home. CLDR files home under it, and the combos use it for home plate. Emoji 0.6.
π·Large blue diamondU+1F537. The same shape in the other colour Unicode names. Emoji 0.6.
πΆLarge orange diamondU+1F536. A diamond with no card game attached. CLDR files it under diamond, geometric, large and orange. Emoji 0.6.
π₯PeanutsU+1F95C. In the shell. CLDR files it under nut and peanut. Emoji 3.0.
πΏPopcornU+1F37F. CLDR files it under corn, pop and movie. Emoji 1.0.
πΈSmall orange diamondU+1F538. Small enough for a base. Three of them make Bases loaded, in the combos. Emoji 0.6.
ποΈStadiumU+1F3DF U+FE0F. CLDR gives it the single word stadium, and gives that word to nothing else. Emoji 0.7.
βοΈSunU+2600 U+FE0F. A day game. Emoji 0.6.
π«TicketU+1F3AB. CLDR files it under admission, stub and ticket. Emoji 0.6.
Plain text: ball, diamonds and the backwards K 7
βΎοΈBaseball in text style: U+26BE plus the text selector U+FE0E, for a ball in the colour of your words
κBackwards KU+A4D8 Lisu letter kha. Wikipedia prints this character for the backwards K that scores a strikeout looking. It is a letter of the Lisu script that happens to fit.
βBlack diamondU+25C6 Black diamond. The infield filled in. Black is Unicode's word for filled, not a colour setting.
β’Diamond suit, outlineU+2662 White diamond suit. The card suit as a plain character, in outline.
βHome plateU+2302 House. Unicode calls it house. It has five sides, like home plate, which Wikipedia describes as a five-sided slab of white rubber. This one points up.
βLozengeU+25CA Lozenge. A taller, narrower diamond.
βWhite diamondU+25C7 White diamond. The infield in outline. White is Unicode's word for not filled in.
Score lines and name lines 10
β β‘ β’ βFirst, second, third and home, in running order
β βΎοΈ β βΎοΈ βA divider of diamonds and text-style balls
βΎ πππ π πππ¬ βΎGame day in bold sans capitals
βΎ ο½₯ ο½₯ ο½₯ π§€A pitch on its way to the glove
1B 2B 3B HRSingle, double, triple and home run: the cycle
6-4-3 DPShortstop to second baseman to first baseman: a double play as the scorebook writes it
B 3 | S 2 | O 2Balls, strikes and outs. 3 and 2 is a full count: change the numbers after you paste
Bot 9 | 2 out | 3-2Bottom of the ninth, two out, full count
βΎ Final 5-3A final score: change the numbers after you paste
K κ K K κA strikeout tally: K for swinging, the backwards K for looking
ASCII diamond, ball, bat and line score 8
Ball with stitchesSeven lines, 17 columns. Wikipedia counts 108 stitches on a regulation ball; this one settles for six.
BatKnob, handle and barrel in two lines, 29 columns wide.
CapA billed cap from the side, 24 columns wide.
Count boardBall 3, strike 2, out 2: a full count with two away. Type over the numbers.
DiamondThe infield from above: home plate at the bottom, the mound in the middle, 12 columns wide.
Line scoreNine innings with runs, hits and errors, exactly 30 columns. Visitors go on the top line. The X marks a last half the home side did not need. Type over the numbers.
PennantA flag on a stick. Type your team over GO TEAM and keep the line the same length.
Positions by numberThe nine fielders as a scorebook numbers them: 1 pitcher, 2 catcher, 3 first base, 4 second, 5 third, 6 shortstop, 7 left, 8 center, 9 right.
Softball 9
π₯ κ±α΄κ°α΄Κα΄ΚΚSoftball in small capitals
π₯β‘FastpitchSoftball, then high voltage. One of softball's two main forms.
π₯ Game 6 pm | Field 2A game notice: change the time and the field after you paste
7οΈβ£π₯Seven inningsKeycap: 7, then softball. Wikipedia: softball games typically last seven innings, where a baseball game is usually nine.
π₯π’Slow-pitchSoftball, then turtle. The other main form.
π₯πSoftball championsSoftball, then trophy. The last team standing.
π₯βοΈSoftball seasonSoftball, then sun. For the team chat in spring.
π«΄π₯UnderhandPalm up hand, then softball. In both forms the pitcher throws underhand. CLDR's word for it, underarm, is filed under Softball alone. Palm up hand needs Emoji 14.0.
ππ₯Windmill pitchCyclone, then softball. Fast-pitch pitchers usually deliver underarm with a full windmill swing of the arm (Wikipedia, Softball).
Baseball combos 31
ππ₯πΏBallpark snacksHot dog, then peanuts, then popcorn. Dinner in three courses.
βΎπ₯Baseball and softballBaseball, then softball. Both balls, for a family that plays both.
πΈπΈπΈBases loadedSmall orange diamond 3 times. A runner on every base.
πβ¬οΈBatter upCricket game, then up arrow. Cricket game stands in for the bat Unicode does not have.
πποΈBullpenOx, then pen. CLDR files bull under Ox, and the pen is a pen.
πβCaught lookingEyes, then cross mark. Strike three without a swing: the backwards K of the plain text group.
βΎπChampionsBaseball, then trophy. The last team standing.
βΎβͺοΈCurveballBaseball, then left arrow curving right. Also for the surprise nobody saw coming.
6οΈβ£4οΈβ£3οΈβ£Double playKeycap: 6, then keycap: 4, then keycap: 3. Shortstop to second baseman to first baseman, by their scorebook numbers.
πβΎExtra inningsKeycap: 10, then baseball. Tied after nine, so on to the tenth.
βΎπ¨FastballBaseball, then dashing away. The quick one.
πͺ°βΎFly ballFly, then baseball. A pun on the insect, which needs Emoji 13.0.
πβΎFoul ballChicken, then baseball. A fowl, for the pun.
3οΈβ£β2οΈβ£Full countKeycap: 3, then minus, then keycap: 2. Three balls and two strikes.
βΎπ₯4οΈβ£Grand slamBaseball, then collision, then keycap: 4. A home run with the bases loaded, so four runs.
1οΈβ£2οΈβ£3οΈβ£π Hit for the cycleKeycap: 1, then keycap: 2, then keycap: 3, then house. A single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game.
βΎπ πHome runBaseball, then house, then person running. Abbreviated HR. CLDR files home under House and run under Person running.
βΎπ§€In the gloveBaseball, then gloves. Caught.
π«π―No-hitterProhibited, then bullseye. CLDR files hit under Bullseye and nothing else, so this reads no hit.
π βΎOpening dayCalendar, then baseball. The first game of the season.
βΎπ―Perfect gameBaseball, then hundred points. Nobody reaches base. CLDR files perfect under Hundred points.
π€πPinch hitterPinching hand, then cricket game. Pinching hand needs Emoji 12.0.
βΆοΈβΎPlay ballPlay button, then baseball. What the umpire calls to start each half-inning.
ββΎRain delayUmbrella with rain drops, then baseball. Everybody wait.
π§’πRally capBilled cap, then counterclockwise arrows button. A cap worn inside-out and backwards to will a comeback.
7οΈβ£πSeventh-inning stretchKeycap: 7, then person gesturing OK. Between the halves of the seventh, everybody up.
β¬ οΈπΎSouthpawLeft arrow, then paw prints. A left-hander, in two pictures.
ππ¨Stolen basePerson running, then dashing away. Gone on the pitch.
βΎβββStrikeoutBaseball, then cross mark 3 times. Three strikes. The scorebook writes K.
4οΈβ£βΎπΆWalkKeycap: 4, then baseball, then person walking. Four balls and a free base. The scorebook writes BB, for base on balls.
πΆπ πWalk-offPerson walking, then house, then party popper. A home run that ends the game.