No emoji is a hoop or a jersey, so this page labels the nearest ones. Basketball, U+1F3C0, sits above Copy and the three players come next: basketball emoji copy and paste, then five court diagrams and 36 combos.
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Find the hoop, the jersey or the dunk
Search reads names and search words. Hoop finds 14 tiles, the Goal net, four plain text rims and the ASCII hoop among them. Jersey finds the Running shirt and an ASCII jersey. Dunk finds two combos, and symbol finds the ten plain text stand-ins.
Read the half-court diagrams
The basket, (o), is at the top. Numbers are the offense, X is the defense. A zone is named from the row farthest from the basket, so a 2-3 has two up top and three near the baseline. The ten drawings are plain keyboard characters, 29 columns at most, and keep their shape only where text is monospaced, such as a code block.
Tips
The three players, the wheelchair and the pushing hand take skin tones. Pick a tone under More options.
The ball and the players date from Emoji 4.0 or earlier. Boomerang, Coin and Ninja need Emoji 13.0, and the pushing hand needs 15.0.
Questions and answers
Is there a basketball hoop emoji?
No. In Unicode's emoji list, version 18.0, the search word hoop leads to the ball and nothing else. Net leads to the three players, Goal net and Net with handle. Three emoji have basket in their names: Basketball, Basket and Wastebasket.
Is there a basketball player emoji?
Yes: Person bouncing ball, with a man and a woman form. The name never says basketball, but Unicode's search words for it include basketball, dribble and net. All three take skin tones, and the character U+26F9 has a plain text form.
Is there a basketball jersey emoji?
No. Unicode's search words file jersey under one emoji, the flag of the island of Jersey, and sneaker under the Running shoe alone. The Running shirt is the nearest to a jersey, and the ASCII jersey has a number you can change.
How many points is each shot worth?
A basket from inside the three-point arc is worth two, a dunk included. From behind the arc it is worth three. A free throw is worth one, taken from a line 15 feet from the backboard. One score line holds all three.
What do the numbers 1 to 5 mean in basketball?
The five positions: 1 point guard, 2 shooting guard, 3 small forward, 4 power forward, 5 center. The center is usually the tallest player and plays close to the basket. One line in the score lines group holds all five.
π§ΊBasketU+1F9FA. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Emoji 11.0.
πBasketballU+1F3C0. The ball this page opens on. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files it under ball, basketball, hoop and sport. Emoji 0.6.
πͺBoomerang, the reboundU+1FA83. CLDR files rebound under the boomerang alone. Emoji 13.0.
π₯ Goal net, the nearest to a hoopU+1F945. No emoji is a hoop. CLDR files net under the three players and under this goal. Emoji 3.0.
βΉοΈββοΈMan bouncing ballU+26F9 U+FE0F U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. The player as a man. It takes skin tones. Emoji 4.0.
π§βπ¦½Manual wheelchair, for wheelchair basketballU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BD. No emoji shows wheelchair basketball. This is the nearest: a player in a chair built to be pushed by hand. It takes skin tones. Emoji 12.1.
βΉοΈπβΉοΈOne on onePerson bouncing ball, then basketball, then person bouncing ball. Two players and one ball. Away from the full game, people play three-on-three, two-on-two and one-on-one.
π Orange circle, the ball as a dotU+1F7E0. The ball as a dot. An orange surface with black ribs is the traditional colour scheme of a basketball. Emoji 12.0.
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The ball, the players and the kit, continued
βΉοΈPerson bouncing ballU+26F9 U+FE0F. The player. The name says only ball, but CLDR files the emoji under basketball, dribble and net. It takes skin tones. Emoji 0.7.
π«·Pushing hand, the blockU+1FAF7. CLDR files block under the two pushing hands and nothing else. It takes skin tones. Emoji 15.0.
π½Running shirt, the nearest to a jerseyU+1F3BD. No emoji is a jersey. CLDR files that word under one emoji only, the flag of the island of Jersey. Emoji 0.6.
πRunning shoe, the sneakerU+1F45F. CLDR files sneaker under this shoe and nothing else. Emoji 0.6.
β±οΈStopwatch, the shot clockU+23F1 U+FE0F. A shot clock counts down the time a team may hold the ball before it has to shoot. Emoji 1.0.
πTrophyU+1F3C6. CLDR files it under champion, champs, victory and win. Emoji 0.6.
ποΈWastebasket, for the paper-ball shotU+1F5D1 U+FE0F. The office hoop. Three emoji have basket in their names: Basketball, Basket and this one. Emoji 0.7.
βΉοΈββοΈWoman bouncing ballU+26F9 U+FE0F U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F. The player as a woman. It takes skin tones. Emoji 4.0.
Plain text stand-ins 10
β β β―A shot in plain text: ball, arrow, rim
βΉοΈThe player as a plain text character: U+26F9 and the text selector
β§Backboard with a rimU+29C7 Squared small circle. A square with a small circle in it: backboard and rim, seen head on.
β£Backboard with its inner boxU+25A3 White square containing black small square. The rectangle marked on a backboard is 24 inches wide by 18 tall. It is there to aim bank shots at.
βBall dropping through the rimU+25CE Bullseye. A ring inside a ring: the ball going through the rim, seen from above.
β¦ΆBall with one seamU+29B6 Circled vertical bar. The ball turned a quarter, with one seam showing.
βBall with two seamsU+2295 Circled plus. A circle crossed by one upright line and one level line, like the two straight seams of the ball. Mathematicians call it the direct sum.
β¨Ball with two seams, n-ary formU+2A01 N-ary circled plus operator. The same shape under another name. Unicode's chart points from each of the two signs to the other.
β―Rim from aboveU+25EF Large circle. Every rim is 18 inches across, and its top is 10 feet off the ground.
Score lines and game lines 13
βΉοΈ . Β· Λ Β· . π₯ Jump shot: the arc from the hand to the net
π β π β πDivider of balls and plain text balls
π πππ π πππ¬ πGame day in bold sans capitals
1 PG Β· 2 SG Β· 3 SF Β· 4 PF Β· 5 CThe five positions and their numbers
3 v 3 Β· first to 213x3, the half-court game: first to 21 wins, or whoever leads after ten minutes
FIELD GOAL 2 Β· FROM THE ARC 3 Β· FREE THROW 1What each basket is worth
π FINAL 88-84Final score: change the numbers after you paste
H Β· O Β· R Β· _ Β· _H-O-R-S-E, three letters down: a missed copy of a shot earns the next letter
HππPSHoops, with a ball for each letter O
π PICKUP Β· 6 PM Β· COURT 2Pickup game invite: change the time and the court
PTS 10 Β· REB 10 Β· AST 10Triple-double stat line: double figures in three columns
PTS 12 Β· REB 14Double-double stat line: change the numbers
Q1 22 Β· Q2 19 Β· Q3 25 Β· Q4 22 = 88Scoring by quarter: change the numbers
Half-court diagrams 5
2-3 zoneX is the defense. A zone is named from the front, the row farthest from the basket: two at the top of the key, three near the baseline.
Box-and-oneFour defenders in a two-by-two box, and the fifth following one chosen scorer wherever that player goes. Here it is the 2.
The five positionsHalf a court with the basket (o) at the top. 1 is the point guard, 2 the shooting guard, 3 the small forward, 4 the power forward and 5 the center, nearest the basket.
Man-to-manEvery defender takes one player and follows that player around: X1 on the 1, X5 on the 5.
Pick and roll diagramThe 5 stands still as a screen beside the 1. The 1 dribbles round it along the dotted line, and the 5 rolls up the lane to the basket for the pass.
ASCII hoop, ball, court and jersey 5
BallThe ball with its ribs: one upright, one level and a curved one on each side.
Full courtThe whole court from above: a basket (o) and a lane at each end, a three-point arc round each, and the center circle where the game starts.
HoopBackboard, inner box, rim and net. It keeps its shape only where text is monospaced, such as a code block.
JerseyA sleeveless jersey. Change 00 to your own number after you paste.
Scoreboard by quarterFour quarters and a total for each side. Change the names and the numbers after you paste.
Basketball talk in emoji 36
ππ¨Air ballBasketball, then dashing away. An unblocked shot that hits neither the rim nor the backboard.
β¬οΈππ₯Alley-oopUp arrow, then basketball, then collision. A pass thrown up near the basket to a teammate who catches it in mid-air and scores, often with a dunk.
πβ1οΈβ£And-oneBasketball, then plus, then keycap: 1. A free throw given to a shooter who was fouled while scoring.
ππBall hogPig, then basketball. A player who often chooses not to pass.
π¦πBank shotBank, then basketball. A shot that hits the backboard before it goes in. The bank is the pun.
π«·πBlocked shotLeftwards pushing hand, then basketball. To tip or deflect a shot so that it misses. The shooter has been rejected. The pushing hand needs Emoji 15.0.
ππ§±BrickBasketball, then brick. A shot that hits the rim and bounces off without going in. Brick needs Emoji 11.0.
πβ±οΈπ¨Buzzer beaterBasketball, then stopwatch, then police car light. A basket scored with zero seconds on the clock: the ball left the hand just before the buzzer.
πβοΈCherry pickingCherries, then pick. One player skips defense and waits near the other basket for an easy score.
πβοΈCrossoverBasketball, then left-right arrow. A dribble from one hand to the other with a change of direction.
π‘οΈπDaggerDagger, then basketball. A made shot at a pivotal moment, the kind that silences a rowdy crowd.
πͺπDimeCoin, then basketball. To drop a dime is to make an assist: the pass to a teammate who scores at once. Coin needs Emoji 13.0.
βοΈπβDouble dribbleVictory hand, then basketball, then cross mark. Dribbling with two hands at once, or stopping and starting again. It costs possession.
5οΈβ£5οΈβ£Double nickelKeycap: 5 2 times. To score 55 points.
πͺπΊπ£Euro stepFlag: European Union, then footprints. After picking up the dribble: one step one way, then quickly a second step the other way.
ππ¨πFast breakPerson running, then dashing away, then basketball. Getting the ball up the court and scoring before the other team has time to defend.
ππFree throwFREE button, then basketball. An unopposed shot worth one point, taken from a line 15 feet from the backboard.
ποΈπ3οΈβ£From downtownCityscape, then basketball, then keycap: 3. Downtown is well beyond the three-point line.
π΅πGranny shotOld woman, then basketball. An underhand shot.
ππ₯Heating upBasketball, then fire. Said of a player who starts to make most of their shots and takes over the game.
πͺπHook shotHook, then basketball. A one-handed shot swung in an arc over the head. Hook needs Emoji 13.0.
π¨πIn the paintArtist palette, then basketball. The paint is another name for the key, the marked area under the basket.
π¦πJump ballKangaroo, then basketball. An official tosses the ball up between two opposing players. The one that starts a game is the tip-off. CLDR files jump under the kangaroo alone.
βοΈπ§»Pick and rollPick, then roll of paper. A pick is another word for a screen. The player who sets it then rolls to the basket for a pass. Both emoji are puns.
ππPrayerFolded hands, then basketball. A shot with very little chance of going in, usually from far behind the arc.
ππRainbow shotRainbow, then basketball. A high, perfect arc on a shot that goes in.
πͺπReboundBoomerang, then basketball. Getting the ball after a missed shot. Also called a board. CLDR files rebound under the boomerang.
πͺ¨πThe rockRock, then basketball. Rock is another name for the ball. Rock needs Emoji 13.0.
6οΈβ£πͺSixth manKeycap: 6, then chair. A player who does not start but is generally the first one off the bench. Chair needs Emoji 12.0.
πβ¬οΈπ₯ π₯Slam dunkBasketball, then down arrow, then goal net, then collision. The ball put straight down through the basket by hand, not shot through the air. It counts two points, like any basket inside the arc.
π₯·πStealNinja, then basketball. Taking the ball from the other team: off a pass, off a dribble, or out of the hands. Ninja needs Emoji 13.0.
ππ₯ β¨SwishBasketball, then goal net, then sparkles. A shot that goes through the net without touching the rim. Also called nothing but net.
ππThree-pointerOK hand, then basketball. A basket from behind the arc, worth three. Also called a trey. CLDR files three under the OK hand.
π½πToilet bowlToilet, then basketball. The ball hits the rim at an angle and circles it before dropping in or out.
π§³πTravelingLuggage, then basketball. Three or more steps without dribbling is a travel. The luggage is the pun.
πππTriple-doubleKeycap: 10 3 times. Double figures in three columns in one game: say 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
How this list was compiled: The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. The search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml, main branch). Every character that is not an emoji was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and a note that names a character uses its name from that file. Notes about what a character is used for come from the annotations in NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt). The text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). Rules, measurements and terms were checked against the English Wikipedia articles Basketball, Basketball (ball), Backboard (basketball), Basketball court, Basketball positions, Zone defense, Man-to-man defense, Pick and roll, Jump ball, Shot clock, Slam dunk, Wheelchair basketball, 3x3 basketball, Variations of basketball, Streetball and Glossary of basketball terms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball and the articles it links to), read on 2026-09-20. The court diagrams, the ASCII drawings, the one-line drawings and the combos, with their names, are our own work. In the diagrams the numbers 1 to 5 are the offense and X is the defense. The combos stand for no team, league, player or competition. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work