Emoji dictionary
馃彃 Ice Hockey emoji
or Hockey emoji or Ice Hockey Stick and Puck emoji [ ahys hok-ee ih-moh-jee ]
What does 馃彃 Ice Hockey emoji mean?
The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 portrays a stick and puck used in the sport of ice hockey. It is commonly used to represent the sport of ice hockey, the National Hockey League (NHL), other winter and stick-and-ball sports, and the country of Canada. Ice hockey is the national winter sport of Canada and is especially popular in the country. The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 sees increased usage during the NHL season, the NHL playoffs, and during the Winter Olympics.
Where does 馃彃 Ice Hockey emoji come from?
The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃, also commonly called Hockey emoji, was approved under Unicode 8.0 in 2015 as Ice Hockey Stick and Puck. On most major platforms, the emoji depicts an ice hockey stick with a red handle and white stick tape next to an ice hockey puck. Depending on the platform, the emoji may appear realistic or be more stylized. On WhatsApp, the stick is facing towards the right while all other major platforms depict the stick facing towards the left. On Twitter, the stick鈥檚 handle is not shown. The WhatsApp, Twitter, and Google versions of the emoji have a stick with black stick tape.
The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 can be confused with the Field Hockey emoji 馃彂. Ice hockey is played with a puck on ice, and field hockey is played with a ball on a field. However, due to their similar appearances, uses of the two emoji may sometimes overlap or the two emoji may sometimes used to together. Both ice hockey and field hockey can be referred to as just hockey.
In the United States, professional major league hockey is organized by the National Hockey League. The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 sees a significant increase in usage during the NHL season, especially during the playoffs. During this time, the Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 is often used alongside other emoji used to represent NHL teams, such as the Maple Leaf emoji 馃崄 for the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Penguin emoji 馃惂 for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
More generally, the Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 is used alongside other wintery emoji such as the Snowflake emoji 鉂勶笍 or the Snowman聽emoji 鈽冿笍 to discuss winter, snow, and ice.
Examples of 馃彃 Ice Hockey emoji
Who uses 馃彃 Ice Hockey emoji?
The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 is used to refer to the sport of ice hockey and sometimes other stick-and-ball sports.
The best season starts tomorrow: HOCKEY SEASON BABYYYYY 馃彃
— Paige Alexis (@xopaigelip)
I never want to force my kid to do anything… but like… they better play hockey 馃彃
— Deras Lukowich (@_Blondie1212)
When your car acts like it's a hockey puck on ice… 馃殫馃彃
— Elise Cloutier (@elisecloutier_)
The Ice Hockey emoji 馃彃 is also used more generally to refer to the winter.
It's pitch dark outside at 5:30pm now
Winter is coming 馃槍馃彃鈽冿笍馃尐馃巺
— (LOVE) FaZe Pamaj (@Pamaj)
Snow Day! Who wants to go ice skating on these icy roads? 鉂勶笍鉀葛煆�
— Anthony Lupi (@SnoopyLoopy37)
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