Google Android 10.0
Elf on Google Android 10.0
Google shipped a new design for Elf in Android 10.0, released September 3, 2019. The previous design is shown beside it.
Android 9.0
Android 10.0
How Google has drawn Elf
Android 8.0Shipped in 3 releases before it changed
- Android 10.0
Shipped in 2 releases before it changed
Android 11.0Shipped in 3 releases before it changed
Android 12lShipped in 1 release before it changed
15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
15.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0 June 2025 UpdateShipped in 2 releases before it changed
Every Google release of Elf
- Android 8.0 ✳
- Android 8.1
- Android 9.0
- Android 10.0 ✳
- Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 11.0 ✳
- Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 12.0
- Android 12l ✳
- 15.0 ✳
- 15.1 ✳
- 16.0 ✳
- Android 15.0 ✳
- 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
- 17.0
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Elf on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Elf 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 Elf?
- Google first drew Elf in Android 8.0, released August 21, 2017.
- How many times has Google redrawn Elf?
- Google LLC has shipped 15 versions of Elf. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.