Google Android 8.1
Japanese “passing Grade” Button on Google Android 8.1
This is the design Google introduced in Android 8.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.
Android 8.0
Android 8.1
How Google has drawn Japanese “passing Grade” Button
Android 4.3Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 4.4Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 5.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 6.0.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 7.0Shipped in 2 releases before it changed
Android 8.0Shipped in 3 releases before it changed
Android 10.0Shipped in 4 releases before it changed
Android 12.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 12lShipped in 1 release before it changed
15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
15.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
- Android 15.0
Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0 June 2025 UpdateShipped in 1 release before it changed
17.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Every Google release of Japanese “passing Grade” Button
- Android 4.3 ✳
- Android 4.4 ✳
- Android 5.0 ✳
- Android 6.0.1 ✳
- Android 7.0 ✳
- Android 7.1
- Android 8.0 ✳
- Android 8.1
- Android 9.0
- Android 10.0 ✳
- Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 11.0
- Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 12.0 ✳
- Android 12l ✳
- 15.0 ✳
- 15.1 ✳
- 16.0 ✳
- Android 15.0 ✳
- 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
- 17.0 ✳
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Japanese “passing Grade” Button on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Japanese “passing Grade” Button 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 Japanese “passing Grade” Button?
- Google first drew Japanese “passing Grade” Button in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013.
- How many times has Google redrawn Japanese “passing Grade” Button?
- Google LLC has shipped 21 versions of Japanese “passing Grade” Button. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.