Microsoft Excel Logo

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Microsoft Excel logo

About Microsoft Excel

A green, slightly tilted rounded rectangular panel sits on the left with a large, white capital letter "X" centered on it. Behind and to the right of the panel is a white page or sheet showing a 3x4 grid of cells; the top row cells are dark gray while the remaining cells are various shades of green.

The left panel has a subtle vertical gradient and a thin darker edge suggesting depth; the sheet casts a small shadow and the overall look is a modern app icon representing a spreadsheet application.

What's in it: spreadsheet/grid stylized page/panel letter 'X'

Shapes: tilted rounded rectangle (panel) rectangular sheet/page grid of rectangles (cells) letterform 'X'

Style: modern app icon minimalist gradient flat with subtle depth

Text in logo: X

Visually evokes a spreadsheet or table (data, cells, tables) and the letter X as a shorthand for the application.

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Medium green (panel)

#0A6A3A · primary

Dark green (edge/shadow)

#06532B · secondary

White (sheet & X)

#FFFFFF · secondary

Dark gray (header cells)

#333333 · accent

Microsoft Excel Logo History

This icon represents Microsoft Excel, Microsoft's spreadsheet application first released for Macintosh in 1985 and for Windows in 1987. The green 'X' over a grid embodies the spreadsheet function; the flat, app-icon style with a tilted panel and sheet has been used in Microsoft Office icon families since around Office 2013 and continued into later Office/365 releases.

Frequently asked

What application does this logo represent?

This is the icon for Microsoft Excel, the spreadsheet application.

What do the elements of the logo show?

A green panel with a white 'X' paired with a sheet containing a grid of cells visually represents a spreadsheet app and the letter X as its identifier.

When was this icon style introduced?

The modern flat app-icon style with a tilted panel and sheet appeared with Microsoft Office icon redesigns starting around Office 2013 and has been used in subsequent Office releases.