U+1FACC
Monarch butterfly emoji
Orange wings, black veins and white-dotted edges mark this monarch butterfly. It stands for change and transformation, from caterpillar to butterfly, as well as hope, fragility and the long migration monarchs make each year.
- Unicode name
- monarch butterfly
- Category
- Animals & nature, Bugs
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FACC
- Keywords
- caterpillar, change, fragile, hope, insect, metamorphosis, migration, transformation
How it looks
How to type
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “monarch butterfly”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “monarch butterfly”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “monarch butterfly”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “monarch butterfly”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mariposa monarca | cambio, esperanza, frágil, insecto, metamorfosis, migración, oruga, transformación |
| Français | monarque | chenille, fragile, insecte, métamorphose, papillon |
| Deutsch | Monarchfalter | Hoffnung, Insekt, Metamorphose, Raupe, Veränderung, Verwandlung, Wechsel, zart |
| Italiano | farfalla monarca | bruco, cambiamento, fragile, insetto, metamorfosi, migrazione, speranza, trasformazione |
| Português | borboleta-monarca | esperança, frágil, inseto, lagarta, metamorfose, migração, mudança, transformação |
| Nederlands | monarchvlinder | fragiel, hoop, insect, metamorfose, migratie, rups, transformatie, verandering |
| Svenska | monarkfjäril | förändring, insekt, larv, metamorfos, skör |
| Polski | monarcha | delikatność, gąsienica, metamorfoza, migracja, motyl, nadzieja, owad, transformacja, zmiana |
| Türkçe | kral kelebeği | başkalaşım, böcek, değişim, dönüşüm, göç, kırılgan, tırtıl, umut |
| Русский | бабочка-монарх | гусеница, изменение, метаморфозы, миграция, надежда, насекомое, трансформация, хрупкость |
| Українська | метелик-монарх | гусениця, гусінь, зміна, комаха, крихкість, метаморфоза, міграція, надія, трансформація |
| Ελληνικά | βασιλική πεταλούδα | αλλαγή, ελπίδα, έντομο, εύθραυστο, κάμπια, μεταμόρφωση, μετανάστευση |
| العربية | فراشة ملكية | أمل, التبدل الشكلي, تحوّل, تحويل, تغيير, تغيير المظهر, حشرة, ضعيف, هجرة, يرقانة, يسروع |
| עברית | דנאית מלכותית | זחל, חרק, מטמורפוזה, נדידה, שבריריות, שינוי, תקווה |
| فارسی | پروانه شهریار | امید, تغییر, حشره, دگردیسی, دگرگونی, شکننده, لارو پروانه, مهاجرت |
| हिन्दी | रानी तितली | इल्ली, उम्मीद, कायापलट, कीट, नाजुक, प्रवास, बदलाव, रूपांतरण |
| বাংলা | মোনার্ক প্রজাপতি | অভিপ্রয়াণ, আশা, পতঙ্গ, পরিবর্তন, ভঙ্গুর, রূপবদল, রূপান্তর, শুঁয়োপোকা |
| Bahasa Indonesia | kupu-kupu raja | harapan, metamorfosis, migrasi, perubahan, rapuh, serangga, transformasi, ulat |
| Tiếng Việt | bướm chúa | biến đổi, côn trùng, di cư, hoá bướm, hy vọng, mỏng manh, sâu bướm, thay đổi |
| ไทย | ผีเสื้อจักรพรรดิ | ผีเสื้อ, แมลง, หนอนผีเสื้อ, อพยพ |
| 日本語 | オオカバマダラ | 変態, 変身, 希望, 成長, 芋虫, 虫, 蛹から蝶, 蝶 |
| 한국어 | 제왕나비 | 곤충, 깨지기 쉬운, 변신, 변화, 애벌레, 이동, 탈바꿈, 희망 |
| 中文（简体） | 帝王蝶 | 变化, 希望, 昆虫, 毛毛虫, 脆弱, 蜕变, 转变, 迁徙 |
| 中文（繁體） | 帝王斑蝶 | 希望, 昆蟲, 毛毛蟲, 脆弱, 變化, 變態, 轉變, 遷徙 |
Names in 76 more languages
| Afrikaans | koningvlinder |
|---|---|
| Akan | afafrantᴐhene |
| Albanian | flutur monarke |
| Amharic | ንጉሳዊ ቢራቢሮ |
| Anii | gʊyarɩpǝmpǝru |
| Armenian | մոնարխ թիթեռ |
| Assamese | মনাৰ্ক পখিলা |
| Azerbaijani | monarx kəpənəyi |
| Basque | monarka-tximeleta |
| Belarusian | матылёк манарх |
| Bosnian | leptir monarh |
| Bulgarian | пеперуда монарх |
| Burmese | ဓမ္မရာဇာ လိပ်ပြာ |
| Cantonese | 帝王斑蝶 |
| Catalan | papallona monarca |
| Cherokee | ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎧᎹᎹ |
| Chuvash | монарх лӗпӗш |
| Croatian | kraljevski leptir |
| Czech | motýl monarcha |
| Danish | monark (sommerfugl) |
| Estonian | monarhliblikas |
| Filipino | monarch butterfly |
| Finnish | monarkkiperhonen |
| Galician | bolboreta monarca |
| Georgian | პეპელა მონარქი |
| Gujarati | મોનાર્ક પતંગિયું |
| Hausa | malam-buɗa-mana-littafi |
| Hungarian | királylepke |
| Icelandic | kóngafiðrildi |
| Igbo | urukurubụba tụrụ àgwà |
| Irish | bleachtfhéileacán |
| Javanese | kupu raja |
| Kannada | ಮೋನಾರ್ಕ್ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ |
| Kazakh | Данаида монарх |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | مونارح كوبەلەگى |
| Khmer | មេអំបៅស្ដេច |
| Konkani | मोनार्क फुलपाखरू |
| Kyrgyz | Калдыркан (монарх көпөлөгү) |
| Lao | ແມງກະເບື້ອໂມນາກ |
| Latvian | monarha tauriņš |
| Lithuanian | drugelis monarchas |
| Lower Sorbian | monarchowy mjatel |
| Macedonian | пеперутка монарх |
| Malay | kupu-kupu monarch |
| Malayalam | രാജശലഭം |
| Marathi | मोनार्क फुलपाखरू |
| Mongolian | хаан эрвээхэй |
| Nepali | मोनार्क पुतली |
| Nigerian Pidgin | mọnák bọtaflái |
| Norwegian | monarksommerfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | monarksommarfugl |
| Odia | ମୋନାର୍କ୍ ପ୍ରଜାପତି |
| Pashto | مونارک پتنګ |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਨਾਰਕ ਤਿਤਲੀ |
| Quechua | monarca pillpintu |
| Romanian | fluture monarh |
| Romansh | monarchina |
| Scottish Gaelic | monarch butterfly |
| Serbian | лептир монарх |
| Serbian (Latin) | leptir monarh |
| Sindhi | بادشاهي پوپٽ |
| Sinhala | රාජකීය සමනලයා |
| Slovak | babôčka smradľavá |
| Slovenian | metulj monarh |
| Somali | balanbaalista monarch |
| Swahili | kipepeo mkubwa |
| Tamil | மோனார்க் பட்டாம்பூச்சி |
| Telugu | మోనార్క్ సీతాకోకచిలుక |
| Turkmen | monarh kebelegi |
| Upper Sorbian | monarchowa mjetelčka |
| Urdu | مونارک تتلی |
| Uzbek | monarx kapalagi |
| Welsh | glöyn y llaethlys |
| Yoruba | labalábá ọba |
| Yoruba (Benin) | labalábá ɔba |
| Zulu | monarch butterfly |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FACC- HTML
🫌- CSS
\1FACC- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FACC}- Python
\U0001FACC- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB 8C- UTF-16
D83E DECC- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%8C
Questions
What does the monarch butterfly emoji mean?
Orange wings, black veins and white-dotted edges mark this monarch butterfly. It stands for change and transformation, from caterpillar to butterfly, as well as hope, fragility and the long migration monarchs make each year.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “monarch butterfly”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1FACC. In HTML you can write 🫌, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FACC}.
Why can't I see the emoji?
is new in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Phones and computers get new emoji through system updates, so until yours updates it may show a box. The pictures on this page show how it's meant to look.