Microsoft Windows 8.1
Closed Book on Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft shipped a new design for Closed Book in Windows 8.1, released October 17, 2013. The previous design is shown beside it.
Windows 8.0
Windows 8.1
How Microsoft has drawn Closed Book
- Windows 8.0
Shipped in 1 release before it changed
- Windows 8.1
Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 10Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 10 Anniversary UpdateShipped in 6 releases before it changed
Windows 11 November 2021 UpdateShipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 11Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 11 22H2Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 11 23H2Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Windows 11 23h2 June 2024 UpdateShipped in 2 releases before it changed
Every Microsoft release of Closed Book
- Windows 8.0 ✳
- Windows 8.1 ✳
- Windows 10 ✳
- Windows 10 Anniversary Update ✳
- Windows 10 Creators Update
- Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
- Windows 10 April 2018 Update
- Windows 10 October 2018 Update
- Windows 10 May 2019 Update
- Windows 11 November 2021 Update ✳
- Windows 11 ✳
- Windows 11 22H2 ✳
- Windows 11 23H2 ✳
- Windows 11 23h2 June 2024 Update ✳
- Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Closed Book on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Closed Book look like on Microsoft?
- On Microsoft it is the design shipped in Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
- When did Microsoft add Closed Book?
- Microsoft first drew Closed Book in Windows 8.0, released October 26, 2012.
- How many times has Microsoft redrawn Closed Book?
- Microsoft Corporation has shipped 15 versions of Closed Book. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.