Flat Design Emoji

Simplified, two-dimensional emoji designs without realistic textures or shadows, reflecting modern flat design principles.

Flat design emoji use simple shapes, solid colors, and minimal ornamentation. This style emerged as platforms moved away from skeuomorphism in the mid-2010s.

Twemoji and OpenMoji are prominent examples of flat emoji design. Google's emoji also moved toward flatter designs with the "blob" emoji era and subsequent redesigns.

Flat emoji have practical advantages: they render clearly at small sizes, scale well, use less data as vector graphics, and align with modern UI design conventions. However, some users prefer the expressiveness of 3D designs.