U+1F3AD "🎭" Performing Arts Unicode Character

U+1F3AD "🎭" Performing Arts is a versatile pictogram that combines the iconic masks of tragedy and comedy, representing theater, drama, and live performance in general. It is commonly used in digital communication to signify acting, stage shows, musicals, or the broader category of performing arts, often appearing in contexts related to entertainment, creative expression, and cultural events. This symbol belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, making it a globally recognized shorthand for theatrical and artistic pursuits.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F3AD
Version Added	6.0
Name	Performing Arts
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🎭
HTML Hex Encoding	🎭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x8E 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83C 0xDFAD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F3AD
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83c\udfad

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other
Emoji	Yes
Emoji Presentation	Yes
Extended Pictographic	Yes