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Light Bulb on Google Gmail

Google shipped a new design for Light Bulb in Gmail, released October 22, 2008. The previous design is shown beside it.

The first Google release we hold for this emoji.
This release
Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Gmail

Gmail

How Google has drawn Light Bulb

  1. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Gmail
    Gmail

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  7. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 7.1
    Android 7.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  8. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 7 releases before it changed

  9. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 12.0
    Android 12.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  14. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  15. Light Bulb as drawn by Google in 16.0 June 2025 Update
    16.0 June 2025 Update

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

Every Google release of Light Bulb

  1. Gmail ✳
  2. Android 4.3 ✳
  3. Android 4.4 ✳
  4. Android 5.0 ✳
  5. Android 6.0.1 ✳
  6. Android 7.0 ✳
  7. Android 7.1 ✳
  8. Android 8.0 ✳
  9. Android 8.1
  10. Android 9.0
  11. Android 10.0
  12. Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
  13. Android 11.0
  14. Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
  15. Android 12.0 ✳
  16. Android 12l ✳
  17. 15.0 ✳
  18. 15.1 ✳
  19. 16.0 ✳
  20. Android 15.0 ✳
  21. 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
  22. 17.0

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

Light Bulb on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Light Bulb 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 Light Bulb?
Google first drew Light Bulb in Gmail, released October 22, 2008.
How many times has Google redrawn Light Bulb?
Google LLC has shipped 22 versions of Light Bulb. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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