The butterfly emoji 🦋 means transformation, hope and new beginnings. It is a positive emoji, and in usernames and bios the blue butterfly in particular is a popular choice.
What does the butterfly emoji mean?
- Transformation. Dictionary.com says it stands for positive transformations and hope during a dark time. A butterfly goes through metamorphosis, which is why.
- Growth and new beginnings. wikiHow lists personal growth, change, freedom and resilience for the blue butterfly.
- Beauty and nature. EmojiTerra ties it to delicate wings, colour and spring.
- Someone special. One answer on our butterfly page is saying that someone is special.
- Fandom. Another answer says it is a symbol for Travis Scott fans. Treat it as one fan community's use, not the general meaning.
Why do people put a blue butterfly 🦋 in their name?
Search results show this puzzled many people on Twitter. Answers on Reddit and Quora link one wave of blue butterflies in display names to support for a Texas butterfly sanctuary. Today it is more often just personal: a symbol of change, hope or an interest in butterflies. Look at the rest of the profile for clues.
What does it mean from a girl?
A Facebook answer says it usually means transformation, beauty, freedom and new beginnings, and can be flirty or personal depending on the chat. Nothing changes simply because of who sends it.
When to use the butterfly emoji
- Marking a change, fresh start or milestone
- Spring, flower and nature posts
- Complimenting someone's beauty, softly
- Bios and usernames
It goes well with the cherry blossom 🌸.
Butterfly emoji facts
- Name: butterfly
- Added: Unicode 9.0 (2016); Apple added it in iOS 10.2
- Looks like: a butterfly with open wings. It appears blue on many platforms, and the design differs between Apple, Google, Samsung and others.
Have your own take on 🦋? Add it on the butterfly emoji page.