Football emoji
Which football? ๐ or โฝ depends on your audience. Copy both here with the match-day emoji.
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What the football emoji means
โFootball emojiโ depends on where you are. ๐ (american football) is the oval ball, for the NFL, college ball and the Super Bowl. โฝ (soccer ball) is the round one, for the sport most of the world calls football. Using the wrong one in a caption is a classic small mistake. ๐๏ธ the stadium, ๐ the trophy and ๐ฅ the goal net complete the match-day set. The round ball has its own soccer ball guide, and every sport is listed on the sports emoji page.
Unicode name: american football ยท U+1F3C8 ยท Emoji 0.6 (original set) ยท group: Activities.
How people use it
- NFL: ๐
- Football / soccer: โฝ
- Match day: โฝ๐๏ธ
- Wins: ๐ โ see the trophy emoji guide
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| american footballU+1F3C8 | US and Canada | ||
| soccer ballU+26BD | Soccer / football | Rest of the world | |
| rugby footballU+1F3C9 | Rugby ball | Often mistaken for ๐ | |
| stadiumU+1F3DF U+FE0F | Scene |
Smiley faces and field goals: what to type when you need more than a ball
There is no emoji that combines a football with a smiley face, such as a grinning face wearing a helmet or a ball with a smile. The nearest approach is to pair a smiley like ๐ or ๐ with the American football ๐ or the soccer ball โฝ. That combination reads as excitement about a match rather than a literal smiley football.
A field goal also has no dedicated emoji. For American football, the football emoji ๐ can stand in for the kick or the sport. A caption such as โGreat field goal ๐โ gets the point across without a specialised symbol.
Chat examples
Real messages with ๐, and a reply that fits.
game tonight ๐
on it
โฝ 2-0!
letโs go
๐๏ธ tickets sorted
๐
Questions people ask
Which emoji is football?
โฝ for the round-ball game, ๐ for the American game. Choose by your audience.
Is there a rugby emoji?
๐ rugby football, which looks similar to ๐.
Is there a football smiley face emoji?
No single emoji is a smiley face with a football. Combine a smiley like ๐ with ๐ or โฝ to show excitement about the game.
Is there a field goal emoji?
There is no specific field goal emoji. Use the American football emoji ๐ to represent the kick or the sport.
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.
