butterfly
butterfly meaning
The butterfly emoji 🦋 shows a blue butterfly, a symbol of transformation, beauty, and delicate grace. People use it to represent personal growth and change ('glow-up'), to add a soft, aesthetic touch to captions, and around nature and springtime. It also evokes 'butterflies' — the fluttery feeling of a crush or excitement.
Meaning
The butterfly emoji 🦋 shows a blue butterfly, a symbol of transformation, beauty, and delicate grace. People use it to represent personal growth and change ('glow-up'), to add a soft, aesthetic touch to captions, and around nature and springtime. It also evokes 'butterflies' — the fluttery feeling of a crush or excitement. Elegant and hopeful, 🦋 is a favorite for themes of renewal, beauty, and gentle new beginnings.
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How to use it
- New chapter, new me 🦋
- He gives me butterflies 🦋
- Soft spring aesthetic 🦋
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | skoenlapper |
| አማርኛ | ቢራቢሮ |
| العربية | فراشة |
| অসমীয়া | পখিলা |
| azərbaycan | kəpənək |
| башҡорт | күбәләк |
| беларуская | матылёк |
| български | пеперуда |
| বাংলা | প্রজাপতি |
| bosanski | leptir |
| català | papallona |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏍᏗ ᎧᎹᎹ |
| čeština | motýl |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лӗпӗш |
| Cymraeg | pili-pala |
| Deutsch | Schmetterling |
| dolnoserbšćina | mjatel |
| Ελληνικά | πεταλούδα |
| English | butterfly |
| español | mariposa |
| eesti | liblikas |
| euskara | pinpilinpauxa |
| فارسی | پروانه |
| suomi | perhonen |
| Filipino | paru-paro |
| føroyskt | firvaldur |
| français | papillon |
| Gaeilge | féileacán |
| Gàidhlig | dealan-dè |
| galego | bolboreta |
| ગુજરાતી | બટરફ્લાઇ |
| Hausa | malam-buɗe-mana-littafi |
| עברית | פרפר |
| हिन्दी | तितली |
| hrvatski | leptir |
| hornjoserbšćina | mjetelčka |
| magyar | pillangó |
| հայերեն | թիթեռ |
| Indonesia | kupu-kupu |
| íslenska | fiðrildi |
| italiano | farfalla |
| 日本語 | チョウ |
| Jawa | kupu |
| ქართული | პეპელა |
| қазақ тілі | көбелек |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كوبەلەك |
| ខ្មែរ | មេអំបៅ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ |
| 한국어 | 나비 |
| कोंकणी | फुलपाखरुं |
| кыргызча | көпөлөк |
| ລາວ | ແມງກະເບື້ອ |
| lietuvių | drugelis |
| latviešu | taurenis |
| македонски | пеперутка |
| മലയാളം | ചിത്രശലഭം |
| монгол | эрвээхэй |
| मराठी | फुलपाखरू |
| Melayu | rama-rama |
| မြန်မာ | လိပ်ပြာ |
| नेपाली | पुतली |
| Nederlands | vlinder |
| norsk | sommerfugl |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପ୍ରଜାପତି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤਿਤਲੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bọtaflai |
| polski | motyl |
| پښتو | کمبلۍ |
| português | borboleta |
| rumantsch | tgiralla |
| română | fluture |
| русский | бабочка |
| سنڌي | پوپٽ |
| တႆး | ၵၢပ်ႇမိူဝ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | සමනළයා |
| slovenčina | motýľ |
| slovenščina | metulj |
| Soomaali | balanbaalis |
| shqip | flutur |
| српски | лептир |
| srpski | leptir |
| svenska | fjäril |
| Kiswahili | kipepeo |
| தமிழ் | பட்டாம்பூச்சி |
| తెలుగు | సీతాకోకచిలుక |
| ไทย | ผีเสื้อ |
| ትግርኛ | ጽምብላሊዕ |
| türkmen dili | kebelek |
| lea fakatonga | pepe |
| Türkçe | kelebek |
| українська | метелик |
| اردو | تتلی |
| o‘zbek | kapalak |
| Tiếng Việt | bướm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Labalaba |
| 粵語 | 蝴蝶 |
| 粤语 | 蝴蝶 |
| 中文 | 蝴蝶 |
| 繁體中文 | 蝴蝶 |
| isiZulu | uvemvane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F98B
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :butterfly:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the butterfly emoji (🦋) mean?
- The butterfly emoji 🦋 shows a blue butterfly, a symbol of transformation, beauty, and delicate grace. People use it to represent personal growth and change ('glow-up'), to add a soft, aesthetic touch to captions, and around nature and springtime. It also evokes 'butterflies' — the fluttery feeling of a crush or excitement.
- How do you type the butterfly emoji?
- Copy the butterfly emoji 🦋 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the butterfly emoji in?
- The butterfly emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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