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Bowling emoji 🎳: bowling 🎳
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Bowling emoji 🎳

🎳 is the bowling: a ball hitting pins. It means ten-pin bowling β€” bowling nights, birthday parties, league play, β€œSTRIKE πŸŽ³β€ β€” and knocking things down in one go.

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What the bowling 🎳 emoji means

🎳 is the bowling: a ball hitting pins. It means ten-pin bowling β€” bowling nights, birthday parties, league play, β€œSTRIKE πŸŽ³β€ β€” and knocking things down in one go. Original 2010 emoji. Night-out set: 🎱 pool, 🎯 darts, πŸ• pizza, 🍺 beer; the win πŸ† trophy.

Unicode name: bowling Β· U+1F3B3 Β· Emoji 0.6 (original set) Β· group: Activities.

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How people use it

  • Bowling nights: friends, dates
  • Kids’ parties: birthdays
  • Strikes: nailing something
  • Leagues: regular players

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
bowlingU+1F3B3Bowling
pool 8 ballU+1F3B1Pool
bullseyeU+1F3AFDarts
pizzaU+1F355Alley food
trophyU+1F3C6Winner

Questions people ask

What does 🎳 mean?

Bowling β€” nights out, strikes, parties.

What does 🎳 mean from a guy?

A bowling invite, or a strike in anything.

Is there a bowling pin emoji?

No separate one; 🎳 shows ball and pins.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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