This update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for 2024&#39;s <a href="/emoji-16.0">Emoji 16.0</a> recommendations.

First made available via Google&#39;s <a href="https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Color+Emoji">Noto Color Emoji</a> font page on 2024-09-10, this update is expected to be released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, YouTube, and various Android devices.

16.0

This update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for 2023&#39;s <a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a> recommendations.

Additionally, the family emojis have been changed to have a silhouette icon design, matching the new non-gender-specifying family emojis from&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a>.

First made available via Github on 2023-11-17, this update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, YouTube, and various Android devices.

15.1

First released as a&nbsp;color vector&nbsp;font file on 2022-09-14, this update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a> emoji such as <a href="https://emojipedia.org/shaking-face/">Shaking Face</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/pink-heart/">Pink Heart</a>.

This update also included minor revisions to select emoji designs,&nbsp;including all of the hand gestures.

The update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, and YouTube between September 2022 and their release within&nbsp;Android 13 in March 2023.&nbsp;

15.0

First made available via as a&nbsp;Developer Preview on&nbsp;2021-10-27, Android 12L was&nbsp;the first vendor update to&nbsp;include support for 2021&rsquo;s <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a> recommendations. Devices running Android 12&nbsp;also began to receive this emoji update via subsequent security updates.&nbsp;

A total of 107 new emojis were introduced in this update, including <a href="/melting-face/">Melting Face</a>, <a href="/heart-hands/">Heart Hands</a>, and mixed skin tone support for <a href="/handshake/">🤝 Handshake</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-14-0-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 12L

Released to eligible Pixel devices on&nbsp;2021-10-04, Android 12.0 updated the designs of almost one thousand previously available emojis.&nbsp;

The emoji design revised included in this update rolled out across a variety of Google platforms such as Gmail, Chrome OS, and YouTube Live Chat from July 2021. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-emoji-changelog-july-2021/">Read more about this update.</a>

Android 12.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-13.1/">Emoji 13.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-12-09. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-13-1-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop

Android 11.0&nbsp;was released on 2020-09-08.&nbsp;Updates in this release include full support for <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>&nbsp;as well as a significant number of design changes across the entire emoji set. These additions are included in <a href="https://itsfoss.com/fedora-33/">Fedora 33</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-11-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-03-02. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-march-2020-pixel-feature-drop-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop

Android 10.0&nbsp;was released on 2018-09-03. Updates in this release include full support for <a href="/emoji-12.0/">Emoji 12.0</a>&nbsp;and a number of design changes, including gender-neutral versions of many emojis. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-10-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 10.0

Android 9.0 &ldquo;Pie&rdquo; was released on 2018-08-06 and was the first Android release to support <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

Design changes include&nbsp;the <a href="/pistol/">pistol emoji</a>&nbsp;switching&nbsp;from&nbsp;a weapon to an orange water pistol / squirt gun, gender-inclusive designs being used for the <a href="/family/">family emoji</a> where no gender is specified, and the removal of egg from the <a href="/green-salad/">green salad</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-9-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 9.0

Google Android 8.1 was released on December 5, 2017 without a gradual rollout to supported devices. This release <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-fixes-burger-emoji/">fixes the burger emoji issue</a> from&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-8.0/">Android 8.0</a>, as well as the emojis for <a href="/cheese-wedge/">cheese</a>, <a href="/beer-mug/">beer</a>, and <a href="/clinking-beer-mugs/">beers</a>.

Android 8.1

Android 8.0 &quot;Oreo&quot; was released on August 21, 2017. This update included a complete redesign of every emoji, including a transformation of all &quot;blob&quot;&nbsp;smileys into a more common circle shape.

This release also added support for <a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a> including all new code points and&nbsp;subdivision flags for <a href="/flag-england/">England</a>, <a href="/flag-scotland/">Scotland</a>, and <a href="/flag-wales/">Wales</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-8-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 8.0

Released on October 20, 2016, Android 7.1 was the first Android release to include emoji professions, gendered emojis, single parent families, and the <a href="/rainbow-flag/" title="🏳️‍🌈 Rainbow Flag">rainbow flag</a>. View <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-7-1-emoji-changelog/">all changes</a>.

Android 7.1

Android 7.0 Nougat&nbsp;is the first release of Android to support <a href="/emoji-modifier-sequence/">modifiers</a> for skin tone. Design changes from <a href="/google/android-6.0.1/">Android 6.0.1</a>&nbsp;include front-facing smileys, and a replacement of gender-neutral &quot;blob&quot; characters with male/female versions.

These emoji images are from the final version of Android 7.0 Nougat which was released on August 22, 2016.&nbsp;More <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-7-0-emoji-changelog/">about this update</a>.

Android 7.0

Android 6.0.1 was the first emoji release from Google to support <a href="/unicode-7.0/">Unicode 7.0</a>, <a href="/unicode-8.0/">Unicode 8.0</a>, and <a href="/zero-width-joiner/">ZWJ Sequences</a> for families and couples.

This update was&nbsp;released on&nbsp;December 7, 2015. Find out more about this update in the <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-6-0-1-emoji-changelog/">Android 6.0.1 Emoji Changelog</a>.

Android 6.0.1

Android 5.0 emojis were the first major revision to Google&#39;s emoji font after the introduction of color in <a href="/google/android-4.4/">Android 4.4</a>.

The primary changes in this update are to the appearance of human emojis (changed from white to yellow), and the addition of <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/209-new-emoji-flags-available-today/">209 emoji flags</a>.

Find out more about this update in the <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-50-emoji-changelog/">Android 5.0 Emoji Changelog</a>.

Android 5.0

Android 4.4 was the first release from Google to include support for color emoji designs&nbsp;and introduced a new bloblike gumdrop character which is used for various gestures and smileys.

This set of emojis was created by Google and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ic4design.com/top/google_emoji.html">IC4 Design</a>&nbsp;and first shown <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/15/google-hangouts-messaging-app/">at Google I/O</a> on May 15, 2013.

Android 4.4

The first version of Android with native emoji support was Android 4.1. Many emojis at this timed&nbsp;feature the Android alien, which made emotions difficult to discern at small sizes. The last release to feature this black and white emoji set was Android 4.3.

Color emoji support was added in&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-4.4/">Android 4.4</a>.

Android 4.3

A petri dish, as used to culture <a href="/microbe/">microbes</a>. Depicted as a clear, shallow cylinder with a red, blue, or green growth medium, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar">agar</a>, with splotches of variously colored cells, like bacteria.

May be used for various content concerning biology and science more generally. May also be used to represent germs and other microorganisms.

Samsung&rsquo;s design features&nbsp;a lid, while&nbsp;Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-11.0/petri-dish/">previously</a> featured a dropper.

Petri Dish

11.0

A man who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. Generally depicted wearing safety goggles and a white lab coat while holding a test tube filled with colorful liquid.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Man Scientist

A woman who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. Generally depicted wearing safety goggles and a white lab coat while holding a test tube filled with colorful liquid.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Woman Scientist

A bug, or insect, generally depicted as a caterpillar, which becomes a <a href="/butterfly/">🦋 Butterfly</a>. Shown in full profile facing left, inching&nbsp;up on the back&nbsp;of its green, segmented, and&nbsp;textured body. Often featuring&nbsp;black stripes or yellow dots and tentacles on its head.

May be used to represent various insects, worms, and related animals. May also be used for&nbsp;metaphorical senses of bug.

Twitter&rsquo;s bug is purple. Apple&rsquo;s bug is hairy with a red head and legs and black stripes on its body. Facebook&rsquo;s&nbsp;bug also has a yellowish-orange head. <a href="/google/android-7.0/bug/">Google</a> and <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/bug/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> bugs previously resembled an orange centipede or millipede, and <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/bug/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> had a cartoon-styled face with a purple nose.

A mosquito, a type of bloodsucking fly. Depicted as a brown or black mosquito on its six, long legs, with wings, long abdomen, and needle-like mouth. Variously shown from above or facing left.

May be used to represent various insects, other <a href="/bug/">bugs</a> and bug bites, and insect-borne diseases (e.g., <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/malaria/index.html">malaria</a>). May also be used for metaphorical pests.

Facebook&rsquo;s mosquito&nbsp;has a red abdomen, as if filled with <a href="/drop-of-blood/">blood</a>.

Mosquito

A microbe, as a bacterium grown in a <a href="/petri-dish/">🧫 Petri Dish</a> or observed under a <a href="/microscope/">🔬 Microscope</a>. Generally depicted as a squiggly, single-celled microorganism with prominent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilium">cilia</a>. Color, shape, and position vary across platforms.&nbsp;Commonly used to represent bacteria, viruses, and germs and disease more generally.

In 2020, this emoji became <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/spread-of-the-coronavirus-emoji/">primarily used</a> in reference to <a href="/coronavirus/">Coronavirus / COVID-19</a>.

Apple&#39;s version of this emoji most closely represents a virus, while others from&nbsp;Samsung, Microsoft and&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;appear as bright green bacteria. Other versions of this emoji also appear mainly as bacteria:&nbsp;Facebook&#39;s is&nbsp;indigo, and WhatsApp&rsquo;s purple. Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-9.0/microbe/">previously displayed</a> five microbes in&nbsp;different, bright colors.

Microbe

Clear safety goggles. When this emoji was approved in 2018 it was&nbsp;implied to be safety goggles rather than swimming goggles. A year later&nbsp;<a href="/diving-mask/">🤿&nbsp;Diving Mask</a>, which is&nbsp;similar in design&nbsp;but used&nbsp;to represent swimming goggles rather than safety goggles,&nbsp;was approved.

Goggles

A white coat worn in a science laboratory.

Lab Coat

An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus">abacus</a>, an ancient tool used to count and calculate by moving beads. Depicted as a wooden frame with four or more rows or columns of variously positioned and colored beads.

Used for various content concerning mathematics and science (education) as well as calculations,&nbsp;counting, and numbers more generally.

Designs from Apple&nbsp;and Facebook resemble a Chinese abacus (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suanpan">suanpan</a>), as did a <a href="/microsoft/windows-11/abacus/">previous</a> Microsoft design. By one reckoning, Apple&rsquo;s red-beaded&nbsp;design displays the number 108 and Emojipedia&#39;s, 12,031,981.

Abacus

An apparatus for distilling, as used in medieval <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy">alchemy</a>. Generally depicted as a round flask with a neck angled down to the right. Positioned on a short stand and containing a mysterious green, purple, or blue liquid.

Commonly used for various content concerning chemistry and science more generally. May represent various liquids, such as potions or&nbsp;medicines, as well as metaphorical laboratories and experiments.

Thanks to the alembic&rsquo;s association with alchemy, this emoji may also convey a sense of magic. And, thanks to its resemblance to a glass pipe, some use the emoji&nbsp;to represent&nbsp;a bong or other drug paraphernalia.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/alembic/">previously featured</a>&nbsp;a copper still, as used for making <a href="/tumbler-glass/">whiskey</a>.

Alembic

A test tube, as used to conduct chemical experiments in a laboratory. Depicted as a clear cylinder, open at one end and containing a green liquid. Positioned at a 45&deg; angle.

May be used for various content concerning chemistry and science more generally. May also represent other liquids, such as potions or medicines, as well metaphorical laboratories and experiments.

Some platforms include volume markings or display the liquid as bubbling.&nbsp;WhatsApp&rsquo;s design features a blue liquid.

Test Tube

The double helix of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA">DNA</a>, the genetic blueprint for life. Color and orientation vary across platforms, but positioned at a 45&deg; angle and in multiple, bright colors to represent the molecule&rsquo;s spiraling, ladder-like structure.

May be used for various content concerning biology, genetics, and science more generally. May also be used for various content concerning literal or figurative life and evolution.

DNA Double Helix

A&nbsp;microscope, as used in science laboratories to magnify small objects, such as <a href="/microbe/">cells</a> or <a href="/bug/">insects</a>. Depicted as a compound opitical microscope with an adjustable eyepiece, lens, arm, and slide&nbsp;stage mounted on a base. Generally shown as metal with the viewing apparatus facing left.

Commonly used for various content concerning science and research. May also be used for various senses of inspection (e.g., taking a closer took).

Google&rsquo;s design was <a href="/google/android-11.0/microscope/">previously</a> shown in red.

Microscope

A silver shower head, streaming water to the left. Pressure level varies across platforms. <a href="/soap/">🧼&nbsp;Soap</a> not provided.

Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, cleaning, and water. Shower heads are also featured in <a href="/bathtub/">🛁&nbsp;Bathtub</a> and <a href="/person-taking-bath/">🛀&nbsp;Person Taking a Bath</a>.

Shower

A bar of soap, as used in the <a href="/shower/">shower</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/bathtub/">bath</a>&nbsp;or for hand washing.&nbsp;Generally shown with lathered bubbles. Depicted in various colors, often pink, and at different angles.

Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, and cleaning.&nbsp;May be used to represent the opposite of dirt or being dirty.&nbsp;Recommended for use to <a href="/coronavirus/">prevent the spread of COVID-19</a>.

Bar of Soap

A fire extinguisher, as used to put out small <a href="/fire/">fires</a>. Depicted as a red tank with a black hose and pressure gauge. Most platforms include an image of a flame on a white label.

Commonly used for various content concerning fire safety, emergencies, and literal and figurative fires.

Fire Extinguisher

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

Apple

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

Google Noto Color Emoji

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Samsung

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.

Microsoft 3D Fluent

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Microsoft Teams (3D Animated)

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

Microsoft

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

WhatsApp

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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Twitter / X

Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Facebook

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

Huawei

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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JoyPixels

Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Skype

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

Twitter Emoji Stickers

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Toss Face (토스페이스)

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

Sony Playstation

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

Noto Emoji Font

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

OpenMoji

A licensable emoji design set.

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Icons8

Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.

Emojipedia Sample Images

Unicode 11.0 was released on June 5,&nbsp;2018.&nbsp;Emojis that require new code points for release are listed on this page&nbsp;but for the full 2018 emoji list&nbsp;see&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

Emoji 11.0 includes every new emoji, including variations for skin tone, gender and new emojis that don&#39;t require additional code points, such as the <a href="/chess-pawn/">chess pawn</a> or <a href="/pirate-flag/">pirate flag</a> which are not shown on this page.

Facebook&nbsp;emojis appear for users of the Facebook&nbsp;website, Facebook Android app, Messenger for web, Messenger for Android, and Instagram direct messages on web. Facebook apps for&nbsp;iOS&nbsp;use native emojis for their respective platform&nbsp;instead of Facebook&#39;s own emoji images.

Support for <a href="/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a> is available for global Facebook users.

<h2>Reactions</h2>

Facebook provides animated &ldquo;emoji&rdquo;&nbsp;reactions to posts.&nbsp;Reactions&nbsp;do&nbsp;not correspond to specific emojis in the Unicode standard, but approximate these characters:

<ul>
	<li>👍 Like &mdash; Thumbs Up</li>
	<li>❤️ Love &mdash; Beating Heart</li>
	<li>😂 Haha &mdash; Laughing Face</li>
	<li>☺️ Yay &mdash; Smiling Face (discontinued)</li>
	<li>😯 Wow &mdash; Surprised Face</li>
	<li>😢 Sad &mdash; Crying Face, showing an animated tear</li>
	<li>😡 Angry &mdash; Red / Angry / Pouting Face</li>
</ul>

<img alt="" src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2015/10/11/facebook-emoji-reactions.gif" />

<h2>New Reactions for COVID-19&nbsp;</h2>

In March 2020, Facebook <a href="https://twitter.com/alexvoica/status/1251090864878821377">added</a> a&nbsp;Care&nbsp;emoji reaction as an additional option in response to <a href="/coronavirus/">COVID-19</a>. This is displayed similarly to&nbsp;a <a href="/hugging-face/">hugging face</a> holding a <a href="/red-heart/">red love heart</a>.

<img alt="" src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2020/05/03/facebook-care-new-emoji-react-2020.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

This Care emoji&nbsp;is not available as a standardized Unicode emoji, and can only be used in reactions to Facebook posts.

<img src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2020/05/01/facebook-new-reactions-2020-emojipedia.gif" style="width: 100%;" />

<h2>Emoticons and Stickers</h2>

Facebook has an emoticon implementation which uses <a href="http://emojicodes.com">Facebook-specific codes</a> to show a color emoticon, as well as an extensible sticker collection.

<h2>Facebook Emojis</h2>

Names, descriptions and images of all new emojis on Facebook. Copy and paste emojis to use on Facebook, Messenger, or other platforms.

👍 Facebook Emoji List — Emojis and Reacts for Facebook [Updated: 2023]

Beginning its&nbsp;staged global rollout from 2023-02-27 onwards, this update to the Facebook emoji set included support for all emojis from <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a>, including the plain&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/pink-heart/">🩷 Pink Heart</a> emoji.

Beginning rollout on 2022-04-20,&nbsp;this update to Facebook emoji set included support for all&nbsp;emojis from <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a>.

This update also introduced support for various&nbsp;<a href="/people-holding-hands/">🧑&zwj;🤝&zwj;🧑 People Holding Hands</a> emojis from 2019&#39;s <a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a> recommendations.

14.0

Beginning rollout in July 2021, this update to Facebook emoji set included support for all&nbsp;emojis from <a href="/emoji-13.1/">Emoji 13.1</a>.

13.1

Beginning rollout across global Facebook users in July, Facebook&#39;s 2020 emoji update&nbsp;included brand new emojis from <a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoij 12.1</a> and <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a> as well as new gender neutral designs for a large number of previously-released people emojis.

The update did&nbsp;not, however, include the&nbsp;<a href="/people-holding-hands/">🧑&zwj;🤝&zwj;🧑 People Holding Hands</a>&nbsp;or <a href="/person-bald/">🧑&zwj;🦲&nbsp;Person: Bald</a> variations recommended in <a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>.

13.0

Facebook&#39;s&nbsp;4.0 emoji set was released in August 2019 with support added for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.0/">Emoji 12.0</a>. A number of designs were changed in this release.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/facebook-4-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

A minor update which added support for the proposed <a href="/transgender-flag/">Transgender&nbsp;Flag</a>.

Facebook 3.0 was released gradually over the second half of 2018 and was the first release to from Facebook to support <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>. This was the first Facebook emoji release to feature highly detailed, glossy emoji designs, as well as the first major release after the <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/facebook-discontinues-messenger-emojis/">discontinuation</a> of the&nbsp;<a href="/messenger/">Messenger</a> emoji set. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/facebook-3-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

🧫 Petri Dish on Facebook 13.1

🧫 Petri Dish on Facebook 13.1

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