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Facebook 3.0

Pencil on Facebook 3.0

Facebook shipped a new design for Pencil in 3.0, released December 2, 2018. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Pencil as drawn by Facebook in 2.2.12.2.1
This release
Pencil as drawn by Facebook in 3.0

3.0

How Facebook has drawn Pencil

  1. Pencil as drawn by Facebook in 2.0
    2.0

    Shipped in 4 releases before it changed

  2. Pencil as drawn by Facebook in 3.0
    3.0

    Shipped in 8 releases before it changed

Every Facebook release of Pencil

  1. 2.0 ✳
  2. 2.1
  3. 2.2
  4. 2.2.1
  5. 3.0 ✳
  6. 3.1
  7. 4.0
  8. 13.0
  9. 13.1
  10. 14.0
  11. 15.0
  12. 16.0

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

Pencil on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Pencil look like on Facebook?
On Facebook it is the design shipped in 16.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Facebook add Pencil?
Facebook first drew Pencil in 2.0, released February 20, 2017.
How many times has Facebook redrawn Pencil?
Meta Platforms, Inc. has shipped 12 versions of Pencil. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

Next release: 3.1 →

Pencil on Facebook 3.0 · EmojiDex