Badminton Emoji
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🏸🏸:badminton:%F0%9F%8F%B8\1F3F8What does the Badminton emoji mean?
The Badminton emoji (🏸) depicts a badminton and belongs to the Activities category of the Unicode emoji standard. It is a widely recognised symbol that works across modern devices and platforms. Under the hood it lives at U+1F3F8 and debuted in Emoji 1.0 (2015). That code point is what lets you copy and paste it between apps without losing meaning. Activities emojis signal hobbies, sports, games, and celebrations. This one is commonly used on game days, event announcements, hobby posts, and congratulatory messages where a quick visual stands in for an entire activity. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of badminton stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🏸), as an HTML entity (🏸), or as a shortcode (:badminton:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for badminton — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Badminton emoji
- In chat: Drop 🏸 into a sentence where you would normally write “badminton” to add tone and visual interest.
- On social media: Pair 🏸 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
- In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🏸 or shortcode :badminton: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | Activities |
| Unicode code point | U+1F3F8 |
| Introduced in | Emoji 1.0 (2015) |
| Shortcode | :badminton: |
| HTML entity | 🏸 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays badminton everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Badminton mean?
The Badminton emoji (🏸) depicts a badminton and belongs to the Activities category of the Unicode emoji standard. It is a widely recognised symbol that works across modern devices and platforms. Unde...
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1F3F8, introduced in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Official name: "Badminton".
How do I copy the Badminton emoji?
Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.
Is the Badminton emoji free to use?
Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.
How is Badminton used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for badminton in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.
Does it look the same on every device?
Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🏸 with their own style, colour, and shading.