--- title: Ubuntu emoticons description: “Say hello to my little friends…” I’ve just completed a set of emoticons that more closely follow our visual identity to replace the defaults on the Canonical Design Blog. The old ones grated rather badly in my opinion and stuck out as something that needed attention. We are still determining exactly what colours we intend […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-emoticons?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") on 1 October 2010 # Ubuntu emoticons [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-emoticons "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Ubuntu%20emoticons&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-emoticons&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-emoticons&title=Ubuntu%20emoticons "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## “Say hello to my little friends…” I’ve just completed a set of emoticons that more closely follow our visual identity to replace the defaults on the Canonical Design Blog. The old ones grated rather badly in my opinion and stuck out as something that needed attention. We are still determining exactly what colours we intend to use them in and where but I thought they would be a nice thing to share with everyone. Enjoy 😀 You can get a scaleable svg version here: [http://design.canonical.com/brand/Examples/Emoticons/emoticons.svg](http://design.canonical.com/brand/Examples/Emoticons/emoticons.svg "Ubuntu emoticons") The actual pngs are here: [http://design.canonical.com/brand/Examples/Emoticons/Emoticons.tar.gz](http://design.canonical.com/brand/Examples/Emoticons/Emoticons.tar.gz "Ubuntu emoticons") #### Related posts --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 ### [Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 ### [Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Company Ubuntu tech blog Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core challenges UI/UX designers face when contributing, and how maintainers can solve them. ... --- [Nina Rojc](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 ### [Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical.com/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) Design Article As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source  benefits everyone, from the project maintainers to the end users themselves.   In the 2025 edition of FOSSBackstage conference, we presented our research findings on  why designers don’t get ...