Beginning its global rollout on 2023-10-31, the Windows11 23H2 update introduced support for <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0">Emoji 15.0</a>&nbsp;to the flat versions of the&nbsp;Fluent emoji design set used by the OS since its <a href="https://emojipedia.org/microsoft/windows-11-november-2021-update">November 2021</a> update.

This update also redesigned a selection of emojis within the flat Fluent set. These redesigns include many smiley emojis&nbsp;having the size and positioning of their dotted black pupils subtly modified, the&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/folded-hands">🙏 Folded Hands</a> being shown&nbsp;isometrically, the <a href="https://emojipedia.org/alien">👽 Alien</a> changed from grey to green once again, and the previously atypical width of the vendor&#39;s four-person family emoji designs&nbsp;being revised.

Additionally, a bug appears to have swapped the designs of the various&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/deaf-man">🧏&zwj;♂️ Deaf Man</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/deaf-woman">🧏&zwj;♀️ Deaf Woman</a> emojis.

<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/microsoft-windows-11-23h2-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Windows 11 23H2

Beginning its rollout on 2022-09-20, Window 11&#39;s 22H2 update introduced support for <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a> emojis such as <a href="/melting-face/">🫠 Melting Face</a>, <a href="/saluting-face/">🫡 Saluting Face</a>, and <a href="/heart-hands/">🫶 Heart Hands</a>.

This update also revised a number of previous-released emoji designs.&nbsp;Notably, the colored heart emojis such as&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/red-heart/">❤️ Red Heart</a> were given additional details.

Additionally, each of the hand gesutre and people emojis without a skin tone modifier were given a revised base skin tone color.

Windows 11 22H2

Beginning its rollout on 2021-11-22, Window 11&#39;s November 2021 update redesigned all of Microsoft&#39;s emojis, officially launching the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/11/22/express-yourself-with-new-emoji-now-available-in-windows-11/">2D incarnation</a> of the platform&#39;s Fluent&nbsp;emoji set. The&nbsp;Fluent&nbsp;redesign was <a href="https://medium.com/microsoft-design/emotionality-at-work-398182387adc">first&nbsp;previewed</a> ahead of <a href="https://worldemojiday.com/">World Emoji Day</a> 2021.

This update was the first to support <a href="/emoji-13.1/">Emoji 13.1</a>&nbsp;recommendations such as&nbsp;<a href="/heart-on-fire/">❤️&zwj;🔥 Heart on Fire</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/face-in-clouds/">😶&zwj;🌫️ Face in Clouds</a> on Windows.

Windows 11 November 2021 Update

Microsoft Windows 11&nbsp;launched&nbsp;on 2021-10-05, and was the first version of Windows update to support&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>. Emojis in this release are displayed in the thick outlined&nbsp;Segoe Color Emoji&nbsp;style from Windows 10, instead of the <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/new-fluent-emoji-designs-from-microsoft/">Fluent designs</a> previewed ahead of <a href="https://worldemojiday.com/">World Emoji Day 2021</a>.

Support for <a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>&nbsp;was initially made available via Windows 10 Insiders Builds <a href="https://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/1337183890063187971">in December 2020</a>.

Windows 11

Windows 10 May 2019 update began rolling out on 2019-05-21, and was the first Windows release to support <a href="/emoji-12.0/">Emoji 12.0</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/windows-10-may-2019-update-emoji-changelog/">More about this release</a>.

Windows 10 May 2019 Update

Windows 10 October 2018 Update (often referred to as&nbsp;Fall 2018 Update&nbsp;prior to release) was released on October 2, 2018 and is the first Windows release to support <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

This update also includes a number of&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/windows-10-october-2018-update/changed/">changes</a>&nbsp;to emoji appearance.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/windows-10-october-2018-update-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Windows 10 April 2018 Update (commonly referred to as&nbsp;Spring Creators Update&nbsp;prior to release) was released on April 30, 2018 and includes a number of <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-april-2018-update/changed/">changes</a> to emoji appearance mainly to bring emoji design in line with other platforms. No new emojis were added in this release. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/windows-10-april-2018-update-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is the major release that followed <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-creators-update/">Windows 10 Creators Update</a>. Released on October 17, 2017 this update added support for <a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a> and changed the appearance of a number of existing emojis.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Windows 10 Creators Update was the first major&nbsp;emoji update from Microsoft in 2017.

Released on April 11, 2017, this version added&nbsp;support for Emoji 4.0, and was the first update to support emojis for interracial couples. <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/windows-10-creators-update-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Windows 10 Creators Update

Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version&nbsp;1607), aka &quot;Emojiversary Update&quot;&nbsp;was <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/06/29/windows-10-anniversary-update-available-august-2/">released</a> on August 2, 2016 and&nbsp;included&nbsp;a complete redesign of every emoji in the Segoe UI Emoji font.

This release&nbsp;also added support for <a href="/unicode-9.0/">Unicode 9</a> emojis, as well as&nbsp;52,000 family combinations including single parent families and interracial families. <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/diverse-emoji-families-come-to-windows/">More about this update</a>.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update

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A stemmed glass with a cone-shaped bowl, used for serving cocktails. Depicted as a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(cocktail)">martini</a>&nbsp;garnished with an olive. Might be gin or vodka, shaken or stirred. See also&nbsp;<a href="/tropical-drink/">Tropical Drink</a>.

Cocktail Glass

A short, flat glass, as used for brown liquors like&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky">whiskey</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky">Scotch whisky</a>.

Apple, Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp serve&nbsp;theirs neat, while other platforms include <a href="/ice/">ice</a> (&quot;on the rocks&quot;).

Samsung&#39;s glass <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/tumbler-glass/">previously</a> featured&nbsp;the faint initials&nbsp;ONI,&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/samsungs-biggest-ever-emoji-update/">an apparent in-company easter egg</a>.

Tumbler Glass

Two flutes of champagne or sparkling&nbsp;<a href="/wine-glass/">wine&nbsp;</a>being clinked together, as done at a celebratory or convivial&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(honor)">toast</a>&nbsp;(&ldquo;Cheers!&rdquo;). Samsung&rsquo;s design suggests two glasses of white wine. Some platforms include stylized links to mark the clinking. See also&nbsp;<a href="/clinking-beer-mugs/">Clinking Beer Mugs</a>&mdash;and&nbsp;<a href="/bottle-with-popping-cork/">Bottle With Popping Cork&nbsp;</a>for a refill.

Clinking Glasses

The flag for&nbsp;<a href="/flag-mexico/" title="🇲🇽 Flag For Mexico">Mexico</a>, which may show as the letters&nbsp;MX&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: Mexico

A green bottle of champagne or sparkling&nbsp;<a href="/wine-glass/" title="🍷 Wine Glass">wine&nbsp;</a>with label, its cork popping to shoot out its bubbly contents. Used for a range of celebratory occasions, such as&nbsp;<a href="/new-years-eve/">New Year&#39;s Eve</a>, birthdays, weddings, or other life accomplishments.&nbsp;

Bottle with Popping Cork

Red wine served in a stemmed glass.&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-5.0/wine-glass/">Google previously displayed&nbsp;</a>an orange-colored drink that resembled cognac.

Wine Glass

A party popper, as explodes&nbsp;in a shower of confetti and streamers at a celebration. Generally depicted as a gold party hat, striped on some platforms, at a 45&deg; angle, with multicolored confetti and streamers coming from its opening at the upper right. Twitter&rsquo;s cone is red.

Like <a href="/confetti-ball/">🎊 Confetti Ball</a>, commonly used to convey congratulations and celebration, as on <a href="/new-years-eve/">New Year&rsquo;s Eve</a>, <a href="/birthday/">birthdays</a>, <a href="/wedding-marriage/">wedding days</a>, <a href="/graduation/">graduations</a>, and other special occasions or good times more generally.

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Party Popper

A sunset-orange-colored tropical beverage in a stemmed glass, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(drink)#Rum_punches">rum punch</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Tai">mai tai</a>. Served with a straw and fruit garnish. Many platforms include a cocktail umbrella, hence&nbsp;<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UmbrellaDrink">umbrella drink</a>.&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/tropical-drink/">Samsung previously featured&nbsp;</a>an electric-blue concoction. See also&nbsp;<a href="/cocktail-glass/">Cocktail Glass</a>.

Tropical Drink

A beer, as a golden-colored&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager">lager</a>, in a frosty mug. Depicted with a frothy head spilling over the brim.&nbsp;<a href="/clinking-beer-mugs/">🍻 Clinking Beer Mugs</a>&nbsp;is a variation&nbsp;that displays two such beer mugs.

Beer Mug

Two frosty mugs of&nbsp;<a href="/beer-mug/">beer&nbsp;</a>with frothy heads being clinked together, as done at a celebratory or convivial&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(honor)">toast</a>&nbsp;(&ldquo;Cheers!&rdquo;). Several platforms include stylized lines to mark the clinking. See also&nbsp;<a href="/clinking-glasses/">🥂 Clinking Glasses</a>.

Clinking Beer Mugs

A tall glass of white milk, as from a&nbsp;<a href="/cow/">cow</a>&nbsp;but also other mammals, nuts, or plants. Most platforms depict a glass filled near to the brim, but some show a glass half-full&mdash;or half-empty.

Glass of Milk

A drinking cup with a straw. Depicted on many platforms as a disposable cup with a lid and bendy straw, as used to serve soft drinks at fast-food restaurants.&nbsp;May be used for a range of non-alcoholic beverages, including milkshakes, smoothies, juice, and to-go beverages.

Color and design vary&nbsp;by platform. Twitter&#39;s design suggests a glass of&nbsp;<a href="/potable-water/">water</a>, while Samsung&#39;s <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/cup-with-straw/">previously</a> displayed a&nbsp;<a href="/slightly-smiling-face/">Slightly Smiling Face&nbsp;</a>on a red label.

Cup with Straw

Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake">sake</a>, an alcoholic beverage made from rice. Shown as a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake_set">sake set</a>&nbsp;with a carafe (tokkuri) and drinking cup (choko). Most platforms show a&nbsp;cream colored sake set&nbsp;with a blue or red stripe motif. Samsung&#39;s design used to show&nbsp;the Japanese script for &#39;sake&#39;&nbsp;in red along the side of the carafe.

Sake Bottle and Cup

A yellow face with a party hat blowing a party horn as confetti floats around its head. Used for celebrating joyous occasions (such as <a href="/new-years-eve/">New Year&#39;s Eve</a> or <a href="/world-emoji-day/">World Emoji Day</a>) and enjoying good times more generally.

Apple&rsquo;s design features the same expression as its <a href="/kissing-face-with-closed-eyes/">😚&nbsp;Kissing Face With Closed Eyes</a>.

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Face with Party Horn and Party Hat

A yellow face with a crumpled mouth and a cockeyed expression, as if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired_and_emotional">tired and emotional</a> from inebriation or smitten with love. Depicted with raised or furrowed eyebrows and at least one eye half-open. WhatsApp&#39;s design features a tongue hanging out.&nbsp;

Meaning widely varies, but commonly conveys intoxication or&nbsp;infatuation. Its dazed expression may also represent such feelings or states as bewilderment,&nbsp;irritation, disgust, exhaustion, wackiness, or complete satisfaction.

Face with Uneven Eyes and Wavy Mouth

A person dancing, most&nbsp;commonly displayed as&nbsp;woman with one arm raised&nbsp;wearing a red dress,&nbsp;while dancing the salsa or flamenco. Often used to represent a sense of fun or as a positive affirmation, e.g. &quot;great! 💃&quot;

This emoji did not originally specify a gender, but was canonically deemed&nbsp;a woman&nbsp;when the&nbsp;<a href="/man-dancing/">🕺 Man Dancing</a>&nbsp;emoji was <a href="/emoji-3.0/">approved</a>. Google previously displayed this emoji <a href="/google/android-4.4/woman-dancing/">as a man</a>, then <a href="/google/android-5.0/woman-dancing/">a gender-neutral blob</a>&nbsp;character (in keeping with guidelines at the time).

Microsoft previously displayed this emoji&nbsp;as&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/windows-10/woman-dancing/">stick figure</a>, and Samsung has displayed this over various releases as a&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/touchwiz-2.0/woman-dancing/">white boy</a>, <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-5.1/woman-dancing/">black boy</a>, and <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/woman-dancing/">white girl</a>.

Dancer

The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty">Statue of Liberty</a>, often used as a depiction&nbsp;of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York City</a>.

Statue of Liberty

A man dancing, added as a gender pair for the <a href="/woman-dancing/">💃 Woman Dancing</a>. Shown on most platforms in a 70s-era suit, and one hand in the air in a disco-dancing style.

Man Dancing

An undercover investigator,&nbsp;wearing a hat, and sometimes using a <a href="/magnifying-glass-tilted-right/" title=" 🔎 Right-Pointing Magnifying Glass">magnifying glass</a> to closely inspect evidence. This emoji did not originally recommend emoji modifiers, but a <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/diverse-spy-proposal/">proposal</a> was created&nbsp;to address this.

Sleuth or Spy

A person dressed for a formal occassion, wearing a tuxedo. No gender is specified for this emoji. See also <a href="/woman-in-tuxedo/">Woman in Tuxedo</a> and <a href="/man-in-tuxedo/">Man in Tuxedo</a>.

Man in Tuxedo

A silver spoon, as used to eat soup, cereal, or&nbsp;<a href="/ice-cream/">ice cream</a>&nbsp;as well as serve food&nbsp;or stir drinks. Positioned at various angles across platforms. May be paired with&nbsp;<a href="/fork-and-knife/">Fork and Knife</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/fork-and-knife-with-plate/">Fork and&nbsp;Knife With Plate</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/bowl-with-spoon/">Bowl With Spoon</a>.

Spoon

A glass pouring liquid.

May be used to represent the literal act of pouring. May also be used to represent ritual libations or to honor the dead by pouring out a drink in a person&#39;s memory.

Pouring Liquid

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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