PLATFORM EXHIBIT
Microsoft
Microsoft emoji artwork appears across Windows and Microsoft products. Characters follow Unicode; visual design is Microsoft's own.
Dataset incomplete — verified facts only · Artwork not hosted
Design notes
Microsoft has published Fluent Emoji as a modern, open design system for emoji artwork, emphasizing expressive 3D and flat variants. Earlier Windows emoji used different Segoe UI Emoji artwork.
Windows emoji availability depends on OS build and font updates. Full historical version mapping is incomplete here.
Timeline
Only dates backed by verified notes are shown.
2021
Fluent Emoji announced
Microsoft introduced Fluent Emoji, an open emoji design set intended to modernize Windows emoji artwork and make assets available for broader use under Microsoft's published terms.
Timeline incomplete — only verified events are shown.
Featured examples
Native Unicode previews — not licensed Microsoft artwork.
Notable redesigns
EVOLUTION
😂 Face With Tears Of Joy
Fluent Emoji refreshed many classic smileys with a more dimensional look compared with earlier Windows glyphs. (Noted: 2021)
- Artwork unavailable
Early designs
Historical vendor artwork unavailable in Emojidex.
- Artwork unavailable
Redesign era
Multiple vendors refreshed smileys over successive OS releases. Exact per-vendor redesign dates are incomplete in this dataset.
Current designs
Today each major platform still draws its own 😂. Browser-native rendering reflects your device font — not a licensed multi-platform archive.
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EXHIBIT NOTE
Why Do Emojis Look Different?
Emoji characters are standardized by Unicode, but the visual artwork is created independently by platform and operating-system vendors.
That is why 😂, ❤️, or 🙏 can look familiar on your phone and slightly different on a friend's — same character identity, different drawings.