Google Android 7.1
Rainbow Flag on Google Android 7.1
Google shipped a new design for Rainbow Flag in Android 7.1, released October 4, 2016. The previous design is shown beside it.
The first Google release we hold for this emoji.

Android 7.1
How Google has drawn Rainbow Flag
Android 7.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 8.0Shipped in 7 releases before it changed
Android 12.0Shipped in 1 release 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 15.0
Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0 June 2025 UpdateShipped in 2 releases before it changed
Every Google release of Rainbow Flag
- Android 7.1 ✳
- 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.
Rainbow Flag on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Rainbow Flag 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 Rainbow Flag?
- Google first drew Rainbow Flag in Android 7.1, released October 4, 2016.
- How many times has Google redrawn Rainbow Flag?
- Google LLC has shipped 16 versions of Rainbow Flag. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.