After introducing a requirement for rounded square icons in March, Google now allows developers to use the new icon specification. Google introduced the requirement to “bring consistency and a cleaner ...

On macOS, the shadow-free icon sits like a raised button on its square white background. On Windows, the icon lays flat, fitting with the rest of Windows 11’s streamlined design.

For Windows, the icon will have a gradated look, but it will feature brighter colors with no gradients on Chrome OS. Meanwhile, for the Mac folks, the icon will look 3D.

Google Chrome has been around for years, but when the first beta version was released for Windows back in 2008, the browser had a very different-looking icon than it does today.