<s>
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	O
Neon	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Fluent	I-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
design	O
language	O
developed	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revamp	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Design	O
Language	O
(	O
popularly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Metro	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
includes	O
guidelines	O
for	O
the	O
designs	O
and	O
interactions	O
used	O
within	O
software	O
designed	O
for	O
all	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
devices	O
and	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
to	O
Fluent	O
is	O
a	O
long-term	O
project	O
;	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
started	O
appearing	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Fall	O
Creators	O
Update	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	O
One	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
released	O
alongside	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
which	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	O
's	O
key	O
principles	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
blocks	O
"	O
(	O
Light	O
,	O
Depth	O
,	O
Motion	O
,	O
Material	O
,	O
and	O
Scale	O
)	O
,	O
turn	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
flat	O
concept	O
Metro	O
had	O
defined	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
preserving	O
the	O
clean	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
Metro	O
introduced	O
,	O
Fluent	O
renews	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Aero	O
,	O
a	O
design	O
approach	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
including	O
blurred	O
translucency	O
,	O
parallax	O
animated	O
patterns	O
,	O
drop	O
shadows	O
,	O
highlight	O
effects	O
following	O
mouse	O
pointer	O
or	O
input	O
gesture	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
faux	O
materials	O
"	O
Metro	O
once	O
discarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
slowly	O
been	O
removing	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
light	O
effects	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
instead	O
providing	O
intractability	O
though	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
especially	O
apparent	O
in	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Office	B-Application
app	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
depth	O
is	O
expanded	O
by	O
overlapping	O
different	O
surfaces	O
with	O
different	O
opacities	O
of	O
the	O
Mica	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
press	O
feedback	O
include	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
live	O
tiles	O
,	O
Action	O
Center	O
quick	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
address	O
bar	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fluent	B-Application
design	I-Application
there	O
are	O
two	O
main	O
kinds	O
of	O
materials	O
:	O
occluding	O
and	O
transparent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Acrylic	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
large	O
surfaces	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
side	O
panels	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
primary	O
surfaces	O
have	O
abandoned	O
Acrylic	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Mica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mica	O
:	O
Mica	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
opaque	O
material	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
tint	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smoke	O
:	O
Smoke	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
Acrylic	O
is	O
disabled	O
when	O
a	O
window	O
is	O
deselected	O
or	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
HoloLens	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
tablet	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
scale	O
across	O
different	O
form	O
factors	O
,	O
display	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
0D	O
to	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
adapt	O
to	O
their	O
screen	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
available	O
across	O
multiple	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
icons	O
with	O
acrylic	O
materials	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
programs	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Office	B-Application
apps	O
and	O
the	O
Chromium-based	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
icons	O
were	O
spotted	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Meet	O
the	O
New	O
Icons	O
for	O
Office	B-Application
365	O
"	O
video	O
,	O
before	O
more	O
were	O
spotted	O
when	O
Windows	B-Application
10X	O
was	O
unveiled	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
being	O
officially	O
revealed	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
icons	O
started	O
appearing	O
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
updates	O
to	O
those	O
apps	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Mail	B-Protocol
and	O
Calendar	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
complete	O
redesign	O
of	O
its	O
emoji	B-Application
library	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
its	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
making	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
consistent	O
and	O
accessible	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
over	O
1,500	O
emoji	B-Application
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
emojis	B-Application
depart	O
from	O
the	O
flat	O
and	O
outlined	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
emoji	B-Application
library	I-Application
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
instead	O
embrace	O
a	O
3d	O
Play-Doh	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
3d	O
animated	O
ones	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
and	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
flat	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	B-Application
design	I-Application
guidelines	O
are	O
cross-platform	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
with	O
different	O
frameworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	O
UI	O
React	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
React	O
components	O
that	O
implement	O
Microsoft	O
’s	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
pre-built	O
components	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
WinUI	B-Language
is	O
a	O
native	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
framework	O
for	O
building	O
Windows	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
provides	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
pre-built	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
center|frameless|48x48pxWin	O
UIcenter|frameless|48x48pxFluent	O
UIWin	O
UI	O
2Win	O
UI	O
3Fluent	O
UI	O
React	O
v9Web	O
ComponentsUWPUWPWin32ReactBlazorWinUI	O
2	O
is	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
controls	O
and	O
styles	O
for	O
building	O
modern	O
Windows	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
any	O
UWP	O
app	O
and	O
offers	O
exciting	O
,	O
flexible	O
,	O
modern	O
controls	O
such	O
as	O
NavigationView	O
and	O
TeachingTip.WinUI	O
3	O
is	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
WinUI	B-Language
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ships	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
App	I-Application
SDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinUI	B-Language
3	I-Language
expands	O
WinUI	B-Language
into	O
a	O
full	O
UX	O
framework	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
unified	O
set	O
of	O
APIs	O
and	O
tools.Fluent	O
UI	O
React	O
v9	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
Fluent	O
UI	O
React	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
utilities	O
,	O
React	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
web	O
components	O
for	O
building	O
web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluent	O
UI	O
React	O
v9	O
tries	O
to	O
streamline	O
itself	O
to	O
its	O
WinUI	B-Language
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
