Butterfly Emoji
Animals
A vibrant, open-winged butterfly, typically depicted with patterned wings in shades of blue, orange, and black. It captures the creature mid-flight or at rest with its wings fully spread.
Usage Context
Widely used to represent transformation, beauty, or a sense of fleeting change. It is frequently sent to signify nervousness—the 'butterflies in your stomach' feeling—or to celebrate spring and the outdoors. It is often paired with the caterpillar to represent personal growth or the flower to highlight its role in nature.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0, the butterfly was a highly requested addition to the animal category, reflecting its long-standing popularity in internet culture as a signifier of optimism and metamorphosis.
Details
Glyph
🦋
Unicode
U+1F98B
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f98b:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-bug
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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