butter Emoji
๐ง ยท U+1F9C8 ยท Emoji 12.0
What does the butter emoji mean?
When cooking up a storm in the kitchen or craving a rich and creamy treat, the ๐ง emoji represents butter, a dairy product made from the fat of milk, often used in cooking and baking, and its figurative uses can extend to something being smooth or slick, while in slang, it can also refer to something or someone being excellent or of high quality, such as a skillful move or a talented person. In a broader sense, the ๐ง emoji can symbolize nourishment and care. It is often used to express enthusiasm for food or cooking.
butter emoji examples
- just made pancakes with fresh ๐ง from the farmer's market
- your gaming skills are so smooth ๐ง
How to copy the butter emoji
To use the butter emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9C8), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
butter emoji on different platforms
How the butter emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



butter Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ง |
| Name | butter |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Codepoints | U+1F9C8 |
| Shortcode | :butter: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 12.0 (2019) |
butter Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9C8, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :butter:.
People also search for the butter emoji as dairy.