Keyboard Alt Codes & Unicode Details
Need to type these symbols directly using physical keyboard shortcuts on Windows? Use the following Alt Code chart:
| Symbol | Name | Windows Alt Code | Unicode Hex | HTML Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʚĭɞ | Classic Butterfly Symbol | Alt + 666 | U+029A U+012D U+029E |
ʚĭʞ |
| Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ | Detailed Large Butterfly | Alt + 440 | U+01B8 U+0335 U+04DD... |
Ƹ̵ӝ... |
| ʚɞ | Mini Flying Butterfly | Alt + 666 | U+029A U+029E |
ʚʞ |
| 🦋 | Butterfly Graphic Emoji | Alt + 129419 | U+1F98B |
🦋 |
How Text Butterflies Are Made
There is only one butterfly emoji, 🦋 (U+1F98B, added in 2016), so the internet invented its own butterflies out of letters. The most popular one, ʚĭɞ, is built from three Latin characters used in phonetics:
- ʚ – Latin small letter closed open e (U+029A), the left wing
- ĭ – Latin small letter i with breve (U+012D), the body
- ɞ – Latin small letter closed reversed open e (U+025E), the right wing
The more detailed Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ uses the reversed ezh (Ƹ), the Cyrillic letter Ӝ and the ezh (Ʒ), with combining marks stacked on top to draw antennae and wing patterns. Because these are letters, they take your font colour and size, unlike the emoji.
What Butterflies Mean in Bios
Butterflies are a symbol of change and growth: a caterpillar becomes something beautiful. In bios they often mean a fresh start, recovery, healing or personal transformation. They are also a key part of the fairycore and soft aesthetics, next to flowers, mushrooms and sparkles. Some people use a butterfly to show “butterflies in my stomach”, the nervous excitement of a crush.
Butterfly Combinations to Copy
ʚĭɞ your name ʚĭɞ– a soft name frame⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ ʚĭɞ– dreamy night caption🦋 new chapter 🦋– for a fresh-start postƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ✿ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ– butterflies with a flowerʚ♡ɞ– a heart with butterfly wings
Mix them with our flower symbols and sparkle symbols for a full fairycore bio.
Tips for Using Butterfly Symbols
ʚĭɞ works almost everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord, Roblox and Free Fire. The detailed Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ uses combining marks, which some games and older phones display slightly out of place, so preview it before you save a game name. Combining marks also count as extra characters, so the detailed butterfly uses up more of a short name limit than it seems.
To type the emoji 🦋, search “butterfly” in your phone’s emoji keyboard, or press Windows key + . on Windows and Control + Command + Space on a Mac.
How to Save Butterfly Symbols as a Shortcut
If you add butterflies to captions often, save them so you do not need to come back to this page every time:
- iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement › +. Paste ʚĭɞ as the phrase and choose a shortcut such as “bfly”.
- Android (Gboard): Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary › add ʚĭɞ with a shortcut.
- Microsoft Word: type 029A, press Alt + X, type 012D, press Alt + X, then type 025E and press Alt + X.
When you type the shortcut, your keyboard will suggest the butterfly in the word bar, ready to insert with one tap.
Frequently Asked Questions
Copy ʚĭɞ from this page. It is made of the Latin letters ʚ (U+029A), ĭ (U+012D) and ɞ (U+025E), which together look like wings and a body.
It usually stands for change, growth and new beginnings. In aesthetic bios it is also part of the fairycore and soft styles.
Yes, 🦋 (U+1F98B) was added in 2016 and works on all modern phones and computers.
ʚĭɞ works in most games. The detailed Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ may display oddly in some game fonts, so check the name preview first.
It uses combining marks stacked on letters. Some fonts place them differently, so the simpler ʚĭɞ is more reliable.
Put a heart between the wings: ʚ♡ɞ.