Emoji 12
butter
Also known as dairy
A pale yellow block or pat of butter, often shown on a small dish or with a melting top.
Meaning
The butter emoji represents dairy butter used in cooking, baking, or as a spread. People use it to talk about food, recipes, comfort meals, or rich and creamy textures. It can also appear in discussions about cooking shows or grocery shopping.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning of this emoji is butter, a dairy product made from churned cream.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple shows a bright yellow rectangular block of butter on a small white plate with a slightly glossy finish.
Google
Google Noto shows a pale yellow butter block with rounded edges on a small white dish.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a golden yellow block of butter on a small white plate with simple shading.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🧈 butter belong to?
🧈 butter belongs to the food & drink category, which contains 132 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🧈 butter?
🧈 butter was added in Emoji 12. Its codepoint is U+1F9C8, made up of 1 code points.
