butterfly
About this emoji
The butterfly emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category (animal-bug) since Unicode 3.0. It is associated with: butterfly, insect, pretty, animal.
The butterfly emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, specifically the animal-bug subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 3.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦋 butterfly emoji for talking about animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. It is often associated with butterfly, insect, pretty, animal.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦋 |
| Name | butterfly |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Subgroup | animal-bug |
| Unicode version | 3.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F98B |
| Shortcode alias | :butterfly: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :butterfly: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “butterfly” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.