WhatsApp 2.17
Pencil on WhatsApp 2.17
WhatsApp shipped a new design for Pencil in 2.17, released October 22, 2017. The previous design is shown beside it.
The first WhatsApp release we hold for this emoji.
2.17
How WhatsApp has drawn Pencil
Every WhatsApp release of Pencil
- 2.17 ✳
- 2.18.379 ✳
- 2.19.7
- 2.19.62
- 2.19.175
- 2.19.244 ✳
- 2.19.352
- 2.20.198.15
- 2.20.206.24
- 2.21.11.17
- 2.21.16.20
- 2.21.23.23
- 2.22.8.79
- 2.23.2.72
- 2.24.2.76
- 2.24.8.85
- 2.25.1.75
- 2.25.9.78
- 2.26.8.72
- 2.26.22.71
- 2.26.27.85
✳ 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 WhatsApp?
- On WhatsApp it is the design shipped in 2.26.27.85, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
- When did WhatsApp add Pencil?
- WhatsApp first drew Pencil in 2.17, released October 22, 2017.
- How many times has WhatsApp redrawn Pencil?
- WhatsApp LLC (Meta) has shipped 21 versions of Pencil. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.