emoji 🖲 trackball svg

🖲” meaning: trackball Emoji

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  • 9.1+

    iOS 🖲Minimum display requirements

  • 6.0.1+

    Android 🖲Minimum display requirements

  • 10+

    Windows 🖲Minimum display requirements

🖲Meaning and Description

The 🖲 emoji, commonly known as the "trackball" emoji, depicts a trackball device, a type of pointing input device used for computers.

This emoji features a prominent blue🔵 or red ball🔴 in the center, set in a black base with a curved design for ergonomic support. The trackball is used by rotating the ball with fingers for cursor movement.

The trackball has an interesting history in the world of computing🖥. It's an alternative to the traditional mouse and offers a different ergonomic approach for interacting with computers. Trackballs have been particularly favored in specialized environments, like computer-aided design (CAD) or where desk space is limited, as they require less surface area than a mouse.

In digital communication, the 🖲 emoji is used to represent computer peripherals and user interfaces. It's often employed in discussions about ergonomics in computing, graphic design, gaming, accessibility, unique or specialized computer equipment, or in conversations🗨 about personal preferences in computer hardware. Trackballs are particularly noted for their ergonomic benefits and are favored by some users for reducing strain on the wrist and arm👐.

In addition, the trackball emoji can symbolize older or specialized computing equipment. Trackballs were more common in earlier computer setups and in certain specialized applications, so the emoji can carry a bit of a retro or niche technology connotation.
💡Extended reading and popular science

The meaning of emoji symbol 🖲 is trackball, it is related to computer, it can be found in emoji category: " Objects" - "🖱️ Computer".

🔸 🖲 (1F5B2) There is no Emoji version of this Unicode character, which means that on most mobile phones or computer systems, the character can only be displayed in black and white character style, but in a few good compatibility platforms, it can still display color picture style. The Unicode organization does not yet recommend its use as a universal emoji symbol.

🖲 (1F5B2) - unqualified Emoji, See also: 🖲️ (1F5B2 FE0F) - fully-qualified Emoji.

The current 🖲 is a basic Emoji without variant symbols, and there are two Emoji variation sequences corresponding to it: 🖲️ (emoji style, displaying colorful symbols on most new platforms) and 🖲︎ (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms).

🖲Examples and Usage

🔸 The trackball 🖲 has many advantages over the general mouse. Apple's mouse uses the trackball to work.
🔸 The front-mounted button is not a trackball 🖲, as has been speculated by some. It is a simple click-action multifunction "home" button analogous to the iPhone's central button.
🔸 🖲 (1F5B2) + emoji style (FE0F) = 🖲️ (1F5B2 FE0F)
🔸 🖲 (1F5B2) + text style (FE0E) = 🖲︎ (1F5B2 FE0E)

🖲Basic Information

Emoji: 🖲
Shortname: trackball
Codepoint: U+1F5B2 Copy
Decimal: ALT+128434
Unicode Version: 7.0 (2014-06-16)
Emoji Version: None
Categories: ⌚ Objects
Sub Categories: 🖱️ Computer
Keywords: computer | trackball
Proposal: L2/11‑052

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🖲More Languages

Language Short Name & Link
Arabic🖲 كرة مسار
Bulgarian🖲 трекбол
Chinese, Simplified🖲 轨迹球
Chinese, Traditional🖲 軌跡球
Croatian🖲 upravljačka kuglica
Czech🖲 trackball
Danish🖲 trackball
Dutch🖲 trackball
Filipino🖲 trackball
Finnish🖲 ohjauspallo
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