U+1F382 · emoji since 2010
The birthday cake with lit candles is the centerpiece of every happy birthday message. No party required, the cake brings it.
It headlines birthday wishes, counts down to celebrations, and stands in for the whole event. Make a wish before you send it.
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 Birthday Cake emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the birthday cake 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.