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Butterfly Symbol (🦋)

🦋 is the butterfly emoji — transformation, spring and gentle beauty; 'butterflies in my stomach' made it a crush symbol too.

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Butterfly · U+1F98B · Emoji Faces & Gestures

Click the symbol or the button to copy it, then paste it anywhere — documents, messages, bios and code.

Butterfly codes

Code	Value
Unicode code point	`U+1F98B`
Unicode name	`Butterfly`
HTML named entity	None — use the decimal or hex code below
HTML decimal	`🦋`
HTML hex	`🦋`
CSS content code	`\1F98B`
JavaScript / JSON	`\u{1F98B}`
Windows Alt code	No standard Alt code — copy it from the card above

Butterfly variants (3)

3 related glyphs — click any tile to copy it. Tiles with a page open that symbol's own page.

🐝Honeybee🐞Lady Beetle🌺Hibiscus

Meaning & usage

🦋 is the butterfly emoji — transformation, spring and gentle beauty; 'butterflies in my stomach' made it a crush symbol too. Text fans also build butterflies from characters (Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ), but the single emoji is the reliable copy.

Examples in use

Copy 🦋 into a post, document or message

How to type the butterfly

Windows

There is no Alt code or direct key for 🦋. In Microsoft Word, type 1F98B and press Alt+X to convert it. Everywhere else, click the Copy button at the top of this page and paste it (Ctrl+V) — that always works.

Mac

There is no Option-key shortcut for 🦋 on a Mac. Open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space, search for "Butterfly", and double-click to insert — or copy it from this page.

iPhone & Android

Most phone keyboards have no built-in key for 🦋. Open this page on your phone, tap Copy, then paste it into your message or bio. (On Android, Gboard's emoji search finds some symbols by name.)

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1f98b and press Enter (works in most GTK apps and terminals with IBus). Or copy it from this page.

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the 🦋 symbol?

Click the big 🦋 in the card at the top of this page — it copies as a standard Unicode character (U+1F98B) and pastes anywhere.

How do I type 🦋 on a keyboard?

There is no standard keyboard shortcut or Alt code for 🦋. Copy it from this page, or in Microsoft Word type 1F98B and press Alt+X.

Why does 🦋 sometimes show as a box or question mark?

The box (called tofu) means the device or font viewing it has no drawing for U+1F98B (Butterfly). The character itself is fine — try a different font or a newer device, or use one of the variants on this page.

Is the Butterfly free to use?

Yes. 🦋 is a standard Unicode text character published in the Unicode Character Database. You may use it in personal and commercial documents, designs and products without permission or payment.

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Data: Unicode Character Database · Page updated 2026-11-13