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Sleepy Face on Google Gmail

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

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

Gmail

How Google has drawn Sleepy Face

  1. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Gmail
    Gmail

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  7. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  8. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 9.0
    Android 9.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  9. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  10. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  14. Sleepy Face as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  15. Sleepy Face 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 Sleepy Face

  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.

Sleepy Face on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

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

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