Emoji dictionary
馃張 American Football emoji
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What does 馃張 American Football emoji mean?
The American Football聽emoji 馃張 depicts the inflated oval ball used in the sport of American football, which is simply known as football聽in the United States. It is commonly used in reference to American football at all levels (high school, collegiate, National Football League, etc.).
The American Football emoji 馃張 is used by fans to cheer on their teams and express their love of the sport. It is especially used by both fans and non-fans near the end of the season prior to the playing of the Super Bowl.听
Where does 馃張 American Football emoji come from?
The American Football聽emoji 馃張 was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. On most major platforms, the emoji resembles a football with white laces facing the viewer and the ball slanted toward the right. Depending on the platform, the color of the leather is a different shade of brown.听
American football is the U.S.鈥檚 most popular sport, and the American Football聽emoji 馃張 sees increased usage during the months that typically make up the football season, from around August until the first Sunday of February. Football fans will often use the American Football聽emoji 馃張 alongside other emoji that represent their favorite team鈥檚 mascot, such as the Dolphin emoji 馃惉 for the Miami Dolphins or the Elephant emoji 馃悩 for the Alabama Crimson Tide.听
Leading up to early February, the American Football聽emoji 馃張 rapidly increases in usage even among people who may not regularly follow sports. The Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League, is played on the first Sunday of February. The Super Bowl is a huge event that is consistently the highest rated television program of the year in America. For many, it is the only football game they will watch the entire year, and so the American Football聽emoji 馃張 sees a large increase in use by people discussing their plans to watch the game or go to a Super Bowl party.
Learn even more about the history and meaning of Super Bowl, as well as why the Big Game uses Roman numerals.
Examples of 馃張 American Football emoji
Who uses 馃張 American Football emoji?
While used by fans even during the off-season, the American Football聽emoji 馃張 is mostly used from around August until early February. People who otherwise may not care at all about football will also use the American 贵辞辞迟产补濒濒听emoji 馃張 in the weeks prior to the Super Bowl, expressing their interesting the game as a major cultural event.
A cold front and Cowboy football is back this Sunday, what a great week already 馃槏鉂勶笍馃張
— 褧arah (@sarahvillanue)
馃張 HAPPY SUPER BOWL WEEK! 馃張
— NFL UK (@NFLUK)
Where can I order my jersey for the Super Bowl?? 馃張
— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW)
The American Football聽emoji 馃張 can be confused for the similar Rugby Football emoji 馃弶 or the Soccer Ball emoji 鈿�, which are likely to be called the Football emoji outside the U.S.
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