butter
About this emoji
The butter emoji is part of the Food & Drink category (food-prepared) since Unicode 12.0. It is associated with: butter, dairy, food, prepared.
The butter emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category, specifically the food-prepared subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 12.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🧈 butter emoji for sharing food experiences, recipes, restaurant visits, and culinary moments. It is often associated with butter, dairy, food, prepared.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🧈 |
| Name | butter |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Subgroup | food-prepared |
| Unicode version | 12.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9C8 |
| Shortcode alias | :butter: |
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 :butter: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “butter” 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.