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Microsoft Windows 8.1

Grinning Face on Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft shipped a new design for Grinning Face in Windows 8.1, released October 17, 2013. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 8.0Windows 8.0
This release
Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1

How Microsoft has drawn Grinning Face

  1. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 8.0
    Windows 8.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 8.1
    Windows 8.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 10
    Windows 10

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
    Windows 10 Anniversary Update

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  5. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 10 May 2019 Update
    Windows 10 May 2019 Update

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 11 November 2021 Update
    Windows 11 November 2021 Update

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  7. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 11
    Windows 11

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  8. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 11 22H2
    Windows 11 22H2

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 11 23H2
    Windows 11 23H2

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  10. Grinning Face as drawn by Microsoft in Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update
    Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

Every Microsoft release of Grinning Face

  1. Windows 8.0 ✳
  2. Windows 8.1 ✳
  3. Windows 10 ✳
  4. Windows 10 Anniversary Update ✳
  5. Windows 10 Creators Update
  6. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
  7. Windows 10 April 2018 Update
  8. Windows 10 October 2018 Update
  9. Windows 10 May 2019 Update ✳
  10. Windows 11 November 2021 Update ✳
  11. Windows 11 ✳
  12. Windows 11 22H2 ✳
  13. Windows 11 23H2 ✳
  14. Windows 11 23h2 June 2024 Update
  15. Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update ✳

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

Grinning Face on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Grinning Face 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 Grinning Face?
Microsoft first drew Grinning Face in Windows 8.0, released October 26, 2012.
How many times has Microsoft redrawn Grinning Face?
Microsoft Corporation has shipped 15 versions of Grinning Face. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

Next release: Windows 10 →