🧈 Butter

Code Points: U+1F9C8

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🧈 Emoji Meaning

The 🧈 butter emoji most commonly represents the following:

  • Literal butter: This is the most straightforward meaning, referring to the dairy product used in cooking and baking.
  • Smoothness or richness: Like how butter makes things smooth and rich, the emoji can describe something as high-quality, luxurious, or desirable. Think "smooth like butter."
  • Something flattering or complimentary: Related to the above, it can be used to express that something is appealing or attractive.
  • "Buttering someone up": This refers to the idiom of flattering someone excessively to gain favor, often insincerely.
  • In gaming contexts: Sometimes used to describe skilled gameplay, particularly in first-person shooters, implying seamless and effortless movement or aiming.
  • In combination with other food emojis: It can be used to represent dishes or meals that include butter, like toast with butter 🍞🧈.

Butter Emoji Images

Here is how Butter emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Food-Prepared Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Food & Drink category, Food-Prepared subcategory: