Microsoft Edge Logo Redesign: A Before-and-After Audit

What changed in the Microsoft Edge logo

The current Microsoft Edge logo is an abstract wave-like form built from layered, flowing shapes. It replaced the earlier circular emblem that used a blue ring around a stylized lowercase “e”. The redesign drops the explicit browser “e” reference and moves to a more organic, surf-inspired mark. The shape now reads as a descending, overlapping spiral with a cutaway section near the bottom right, giving it a sense of motion and depth.

Color and gradient structure

The mark uses a blue-to-green gradient as the primary finish. Blue dominates the upper portion and transitions through teal into green at the lower edge. This creates the impression of water or a wave, which ties to the Edge name. In most official artwork, the gradient is linear or slightly curved across the main shape rather than per-layer, so the whole emblem reads as one continuous surface.

A secondary tonal treatment exists where each overlapping layer carries its own shade. In that variant, the top layer is lighter blue, the middle layer is mid-blue, and the lower layer is teal green. This layered approach emphasizes the spiral construction and is easier to reproduce in flat vector form than a smooth global gradient.

Before and after: the key visual differences

• Old mark: circular badge, blue ring, white lowercase “e” with an angled cut
• New mark: open spiral or wave, no enclosing circle, no letterform
• Old palette: solid blue with white and green accents
• New palette: blue-to-green gradient across the full symbol
• Old shape language: geometric, browser-oriented
• New shape language: fluid, organic, orientation-neutral

The redesign also changed how the logo sits in product contexts. The old badge was designed to work inside a circle on app tiles and browser chrome. The new mark is often shown without a background container, which gives it more flexibility for watermarking, favicons and larger display placements.

What the redesign means for vector logo use

A vector version of the new Edge logo is typically delivered as an SVG or AI file containing closed paths for each visible segment. The spiral is built from overlapping shapes rather than a single outlined stroke, because the overlapping sections create the illusion of one ribbon passing behind itself. This means the artwork is not a simple one-path object; it is a group of filled and clipped shapes.

For practical editing, the layered flat-color variant is easier to work with. You can select individual segments, change their fill colors, or remove the gradient entirely without affecting the overall silhouette. The global gradient variant is less forgiving because recoloring may require editing gradient stops or replacing the fill across multiple combined shapes.

A file ending in SVG, EPS or AI does not by itself prove that the artwork is made of editable vector paths. Some downloads bundle a raster preview or embed a bitmap image inside an otherwise vector container. If you need to recolor or resize the logo without quality loss, confirm that the shapes are actual vector objects and not an embedded PNG or JPG.

Permission to download is not permission to modify

Access to an official Edge brand asset does not automatically grant rights to alter the logo, extract its gradients, or reuse its type and iconography in unrelated work. Trademark and brand guidelines usually require the mark to be reproduced from approved files without redrawing, recoloring or adding effects. The practical value of a vector file for cleanup or inspection is separate from the legal right to modify the artwork for publication.

If a supplied vector shows misaligned anchor points, broken joins or missing overlap areas, that is a production issue in the file. The current logo itself is constructed from smooth, continuously overlapping forms. Low-quality copies can introduce flat spots along the curves or visible seams between layers, especially around the cutaway at the lower right.