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Google Android 4.3

Spiral Shell on Google Android 4.3

Google shipped a new design for Spiral Shell in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013. The previous design is shown beside it.

The first Google release we hold for this emoji.
This release
Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 4.3

Android 4.3

How Google has drawn Spiral Shell

  1. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  6. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  7. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  8. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Spiral Shell as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Spiral Shell 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 Spiral Shell

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

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

Spiral Shell on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Spiral Shell 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 Spiral Shell?
Google first drew Spiral Shell in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013.
How many times has Google redrawn Spiral Shell?
Google LLC has shipped 21 versions of Spiral Shell. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

Next release: Android 4.4 →