Meaning
A butterfly โ transformation, beauty, freedom, or nervousness ('butterflies in stomach').
Butterfly โ Approved as part of Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
In conversation
For glow-ups, spring aesthetics, delicate beauty, and 'you give me butterflies'.
Tone
Delicate and hopeful.
Common uses
- transformation/glow-up
- spring aesthetics
- saying 'butterflies'
- delicate beauty
Watch out
In some regions it signals trans-positive or mental-health-change symbolism โ context matters.
Examples
- glow up season ๐ฆ
- you give me butterflies ๐ฆ
- new me ๐ฆ
- spring is here ๐ฆ
Also known as
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
- Code points
U+1F98B- Unicode name
- butterfly
- Category
- Animals & NatureBugs
- Unicode
- 9.0 ยท 2016Emoji 3.0Unicode history
- Keywords
- butterflyinsectprettyemojimeaningmean
Developer
Unicode data
U+1F98BbutterflyF0 9F A6 8BShortcodes
:butterfly:HTML & CSS
🦋🦋\1F98B Languages
\u{1F98B}\U0001F98B\x{1F98B}\u{1F98B}Encodings
xn--bt9h%F0%9F%A6%8BSee this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ฆ butterfly mean?
A butterfly โ transformation, beauty, freedom, or nervousness ('butterflies in stomach').
How is ๐ฆ butterfly used in conversation?
For glow-ups, spring aesthetics, delicate beauty, and 'you give me butterflies'.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ฆ butterfly?
In some regions it signals trans-positive or mental-health-change symbolism โ context matters.