Microsoft Fluent Emoji

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Microsoft's 3D-style emoji designs introduced with Windows 11, featuring animated versions and released as open source.

Microsoft's Fluent Emoji redesign launched with Windows 11 in 2021, replacing the flat 2D designs used since Windows 10. The new designs feature a colorful, 3D clay-like aesthetic with subtle gradients and depth.

In a significant move, Microsoft open-sourced their Fluent Emoji set on GitHub under the MIT license, making them available for anyone to use. The set includes both static and animated versions.

Notably, Windows historically had less comprehensive emoji support than mobile platforms. Microsoft has worked to close this gap with Fluent Emoji, though flag emoji still display as two-letter codes on Windows.

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