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Google Android 8.1

Asterisk on Google Android 8.1

This is the design Google introduced in Android 8.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.

Previous release
Asterisk as drawn by Google in Android 8.0Android 8.0
This release
Asterisk as drawn by Google in Android 8.1

Android 8.1

How Google has drawn Asterisk

  1. Asterisk as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  2. Asterisk as drawn by Google in Android 9.0
    Android 9.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  3. Asterisk as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 9 releases before it changed

Every Google release of Asterisk

  1. Android 8.0 ✳
  2. Android 8.1
  3. Android 9.0 ✳
  4. Android 10.0
  5. Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
  6. Android 11.0 ✳
  7. Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
  8. Android 12.0
  9. Android 12l
  10. 15.0
  11. 15.1
  12. 16.0
  13. 16.0 June 2025 Update
  14. 17.0

✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.

Asterisk on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Asterisk look like on Google?
On Google it is the design shipped in 17.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Google add Asterisk?
Google first drew Asterisk in Android 8.0, released August 21, 2017.
How many times has Google redrawn Asterisk?
Google LLC has shipped 14 versions of Asterisk. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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