Water Polo 🤽

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.

History & usage: The character depicts WATER POLO as an emoji representation of the sport. In the name itself there are no orthographic sign tokens such as HARD SIGN, SOFT SIGN, or MARK; the two words simply name a sport and its setting. In general terms, token kinds signal functional roles in writing, such as marks that modify sound or meaning, or signs that name categories; here the lack of such tokens highlights that the unit is a pictographic label for a concept rather than a modified letter. The two-word form also gives a straightforward cultural cue: water-based athletic competition and team play. Practical usage contexts include: as a visual label in educational primers about aquatic sports, where it marks the sport WATER POLO in glossaries or infographics; in scholarly editions or archival transcriptions where the emoji is cited as a presentational symbol for a sport in period captions; and in typographic specimens or dictionaries that enumerate pictographs for modern leisure activities. Cross‑platform appearance and accessibility notes: ensure alternative text describes it as a water polo emoji for screen readers and consistent rendering across devices.

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