What does 🎭 Performing Arts mean?
The comedy and tragedy masks, a long-standing symbol of theatre. It is used for plays, musicals, drama class, auditions and the arts in general. In everyday chat it also describes drama – someone being theatrical, two-faced or putting on an act – and moods that swing between happy and sad. Theatre kids wear it as a badge of honour.
🎭 Performing Arts is an emoji from the Activities category (arts & crafts), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about actor, actress, art, entertainment, mask and theater.
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🎭 Performing Arts on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Performing Arts looks on each platform.
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Performing Arts emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Performing Arts emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🎭 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :performing_arts:.
When was the Performing Arts emoji added?
🎭 Performing Arts was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🎭 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Performing Arts. The underlying code (U+1F3AD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.