Release notes
Redrawn in Google Android 12.0
Google redrew 1,505 emoji in this release, compared with Android 11.0. Each is shown beside the design it replaced.
Also in this release: 217 emoji added →
Thinking Face
Grimacing Face
Face with Medical Mask
Face with Monocle
Alien Monster
Love Letter
Heart Decoration
Blue Heart
Speech Balloon
Eye in Speech Bubble
Left Speech Bubble
Right Anger Bubble
Thought Balloon
ZZZ
Raised Back of Hand
Raised Back of Hand: Light Skin Tone
Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Raised Back of Hand: Medium Skin Tone
Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Raised Back of Hand: Dark Skin Tone
Hand with Fingers Splayed
Hand with Fingers Splayed: Light Skin Tone
Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone
Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Hand with Fingers Splayed: Dark Skin Tone
Raised Hand
Raised Hand: Light Skin Tone
Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone
Raised Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Raised Hand: Dark Skin Tone
Vulcan Salute
Vulcan Salute: Light Skin Tone
Vulcan Salute: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Vulcan Salute: Medium Skin Tone
Vulcan Salute: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Vulcan Salute: Dark Skin Tone
OK Hand
OK Hand: Light Skin Tone
OK Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
OK Hand: Medium Skin Tone
OK Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
OK Hand: Dark Skin Tone
Victory Hand
Victory Hand: Light Skin Tone
Victory Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Victory Hand: Medium Skin Tone
Victory Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Victory Hand: Dark Skin Tone
Crossed Fingers
Crossed Fingers: Light Skin Tone
Crossed Fingers: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Crossed Fingers: Medium Skin Tone
Crossed Fingers: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Crossed Fingers: Dark Skin Tone
Love-You Gesture
Love-You Gesture: Light Skin Tone
Love-You Gesture: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Love-You Gesture: Medium Skin Tone
Love-You Gesture: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Love-You Gesture: Dark Skin Tone
Sign of the Horns
Sign of the Horns: Light Skin Tone
Sign of the Horns: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone
Sign of the Horns: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Sign of the Horns: Dark Skin Tone
Call Me Hand
Call Me Hand: Light Skin Tone
Call Me Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Call Me Hand: Medium Skin Tone
Call Me Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Call Me Hand: Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Left
Backhand Index Pointing Left: Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Left: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Left: Medium Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Left: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Left: Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Right
Backhand Index Pointing Right: Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Right: Medium Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Right: Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing up
Backhand Index Pointing up: Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing up: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing up: Medium Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing up: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing up: Dark Skin Tone
Middle Finger
Middle Finger: Light Skin Tone
Middle Finger: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Middle Finger: Medium Skin Tone
Middle Finger: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Middle Finger: Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Down
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Dark Skin Tone
Index Pointing up
Index Pointing up: Light Skin Tone
Index Pointing up: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Index Pointing up: Medium Skin Tone
Index Pointing up: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Index Pointing up: Dark Skin Tone
Thumbs up
Thumbs up: Light Skin Tone
Thumbs up: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Thumbs up: Medium Skin Tone
Thumbs up: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
Thumbs up: Dark Skin Tone
Thumbs Down
Thumbs Down: Light Skin Tone
Thumbs Down: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Thumbs Down: Medium Skin Tone
Frequently asked questions
- What changed in Google Android 12.0?
- Compared with Android 11.0, Google Android 12.0 added 217 new emoji and redrew 1,505 existing designs.
- How is a redesign told apart from a re-release?
- By the artwork itself. Every image is stored with a checksum of its bytes, so a design counts as redrawn only when those bytes differ from Android 11.0. A version number cannot tell you this — most releases ship the same drawings unchanged.