What does 🧈 Butter mean?
A stick or block of butter, added in Emoji 12.0. It is used for cooking, baking, toast and anything rich and indulgent. “Smooth like butter” describes a flawless performance, move or transition, and K-pop fans associate it with the BTS hit “Butter”. People also use it for buttery popcorn, pastries and serious holiday baking sessions.
🧈 Butter is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (prepared foods), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.
Example messages
🧈 Butter on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Butter looks on each platform.
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Butter emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Butter emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🧈 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :butter:.
When was the Butter emoji added?
🧈 Butter was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🧈 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Butter. The underlying code (U+1F9C8) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.