Clippy will return as an emoji in some Microsoft apps

Twenty years after being, Clippy is ready to make a triumphant comeback. As part of a larger 1,800 emoji update, the Single Assistant will replace paperclip emoji in various Microsoft 365 products, including Office, Teams, and Windows. Microsoft is updating its emoji library to make the characters 3D, as well as more colorful and fun. The company said The edge Around 900 of the redesigned emoji would feature some sort of animation, which you could see in action in apps like Teams.

The company said it plans to roll out the new characters to Windows and Teams during the upcoming holiday season. They’ll then head to other Office apps, including Yammer and Outlook, sometime after.

Microsoft teased Clippy’s return earlier this month when it said on twitter he would replace the emoji paperclip in Office if at least 20,000 people liked his tweet. At the time of writing, this post has 151,000 likes and counts. The tweet was an about-face for Microsoft. In 2019, a group of employees dedicated themselves to the Office Assistant on GitHub, only for the company to remove it a day later. This time around, it looks like Clippy is here to stay for good.