Butterfly 🦋
Quick answer
A butterfly. Change, growth, beauty, and aesthetic bios.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Animals & nature
- Subgroup
- Bugs
- Unicode
- U+1F98B
- Emoji version
- Emoji 3.0
- Year added
- 2016
- Shortcode
:butterfly:
Butterfly 🦋: Meaning
A butterfly.
Change, growth, beauty, and aesthetic bios.
🦋 Butterfly is an emoji in the Animals & nature category, under “Bugs”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
People also find it by searching insect, pretty.
Combos
How to use 🦋 Butterfly
Bug emojis show insects and small creatures. Bees and butterflies are cute; spiders and cockroaches signal “yikes”.
Example messages
- First butterfly of the season 🦋
- There’s a spider in the bathroom 🦋
Codes for developers
| Copy emoji | 🦋 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F98B | |
| HTML (hex) | 🦋 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🦋 | |
| CSS | \1F98B | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F98B} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83E\uDD8B | |
| Python | \U0001F98B | |
| URL | %F0%9F%A6%8B | |
| GitHub | :butterfly: | |
| Slack / Discord | :butterfly: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character
- Code points
- 1
- UTF-16
- 2
- UTF-8
- 4 bytes
| 🦋 | U+1F98B | Butterfly |
History and device support
🦋 was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 3.0 (2016). Emoji 3.0 (2016) added favorites like 🤣 rolling on the floor laughing, 🤦 facepalm, 🤷 shrug, and 🥑 avocado.
It is supported on practically every phone, tablet, and computer in use today, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. Each platform draws it in its own style, so it can look slightly different on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp.
How to type it
- WindowsPress Windows + . (period) and search “butterfly”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “butterfly”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “butterfly”.
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Name in other languages
- EnglishButterfly
- EspañolMariposa
- PortuguêsBorboleta
- FrançaisPapillon
- DeutschSchmetterling
- ItalianoFarfalla
- NederlandsVlinder
- РусскийБабочка
- УкраїнськаМетелик
- PolskiMotyl
- TürkçeKelebek
- العربيةفراشة
- فارسیپروانه
- اردوتتلی
- עבריתפרפר
- हिन्दीतितली
- বাংলাপ্রজাপতি
- தமிழ்பட்டாம்பூச்சி
- తెలుగుసీతాకోకచిలుక
- मराठीफुलपाखरू
- Bahasa IndonesiaKupu-kupu
- Bahasa MelayuRama-rama
- Tiếng ViệtBướm
- ไทยผีเสื้อ
- FilipinoParu-paro
- 日本語チョウ
- 한국어나비
- 简体中文蝴蝶
- 繁體中文蝴蝶
- KiswahiliKipepeo
Questions and answers
What does the 🦋 Butterfly emoji mean?
A butterfly. Change, growth, beauty, and aesthetic bios.
How do I copy and paste the Butterfly emoji?
Tap or click the large 🦋 at the top of this page to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long press.
How do I type the Butterfly emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “butterfly”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “butterfly”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “butterfly”.
When was the Butterfly emoji added?
The Butterfly emoji was added with Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
What is the Unicode for 🦋?
The Butterfly emoji is U+1F98B in Unicode. In HTML, write 🦋.
Which category is the Butterfly emoji in?
🦋 Butterfly is in the Animals & nature category, in the “Bugs” subgroup, together with 16 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🦋?
Emojis similar to 🦋 Butterfly include 🐌 Snail, Monarch butterfly, 🐛 Bug, 🐜 Ant.
What is the Butterfly emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Mariposa (Español), Papillon (Français), Schmetterling (Deutsch), तितली (हिन्दी), فراشة (العربية), チョウ (日本語).
How many characters is the 🦋 emoji?
🦋 is made of 1 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 2 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 4 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🦋?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “butterfly”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🦋?
Its official keywords are insect, pretty. Typing any of them in an emoji keyboard search usually finds 🦋.
Can I use 🦋 on Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok?
Yes. 🦋 is a standard Unicode emoji, so it works in posts, comments, bios, and messages on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and Discord.
Does 🦋 look the same on every phone?
No. It is the same character with the same meaning, but Apple and Google draw it differently, so it may look a little different to the person you send it to.
What is the shortcode for Butterfly?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :butterfly: to insert 🦋.
Does 🦋 work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 3.0 (2016), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the Butterfly emoji as PNG or SVG?
Yes. Use the download box on this page to save 🦋 in Twemoji, Noto, or OpenMoji style as PNG, WebP, or SVG, from 32 to 1024 pixels.