U+1F47E · emoji since 2010
The alien monster is a blocky little space invader, straight out of an old arcade game. It means gaming, retro fun, and friendly weirdo energy.
People use it for game nights, geeky chats, and signing off as a lovable oddball. A pixel sized mascot for anyone online.
In texting, 👾 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 👾 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Alien Monster emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the alien monster emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 👾 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.