U+1F3AD · emoji since 2010
The comedy and tragedy masks stand for theater, drama, and the performing arts. They mean stage shows, acting, and putting on a face.
They also tag being dramatic and two-faced, the masks we wear and the scenes we make.
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 Performing Arts emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the performing arts 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.