In a response to a tweet from a Windows 11 user lamenting the lack of 3D emoji, Nando Costa, who is the visual artist and design leader at Microsoft Design, said: “Thank you and agreed!

A Microsoft Design lead has confirmed that the company is looking into bringing 3D emoji to Windows 11 after all. A couple of months ago, the firm received backlash for apparently false advertising.

Microsoft may still have plans to ship 3D emoji to Windows 11. Passionate fans criticized Microsoft when the company shipped 2D emoji to its new operating system over new 3D designs.

You may recall that 3D emoji were promised by Microsoft in the past – the distant past, in fact, since this was something that was supposed to launch with Windows 11 – but they’re finally here.

It was back in July that Microsoft presented a redesign of emoji for Windows 11. At that time, Microsoft presented new emoji imagery as surprisingly 3D, shaded, lively, and bright.

Each open sourced emoji has three iterations: the fully 3D version, complete with texture and color gradients; a flat "color" version that retains the basic color but removes textures and ...