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🦋 Butterfly Emoji
A blue butterfly — transformation, beauty, freedom, “butterflies in my stomach”.
| Official name | Butterfly |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F98B |
| Shortcode | :butterfly: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 🦋 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 3 (2016) |
| Category | Random Animal Emoji › Bugs |
| Keywords | insect, pretty |
| Also known as | Blue Butterfly |
What does 🦋 mean?
🦋 symbolises change and growth, nervous excitement before a date, and delicate beauty. It is among the most popular emojis in bios and is central to many aesthetic emoji combos.
Added in 2016 (Emoji 3.0).
“New chapter 🦋”“Butterflies before the first date 🦋”
How to type 🦋 Butterfly
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “butterfly”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “butterfly” in the search bar, or go to the Random Animal Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “butterfly”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 🦋 show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 3 (2016), the release that added Butterfly. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.