U+23FA · emoji since 2014
The record button is a solid red circle, the icon for recording. It means capturing audio or video and hitting record.
It marks podcasts, voice notes, and filming, the universal sign for now recording.
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 Record Button emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the record button 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.