The Microsoft Excel logo, for Microsoft’s spreadsheet program, looks like a green sheet with rounded corners and soft gradients: the sheet shows light and dark blocks that resemble spreadsheet cells. On top of the sheet, slightly to the left, there is a square with a dark-green gradient fill, featuring a white “X”. In Microsoft 365 branding, Office app icons are designed as a unified family: Excel keeps the “X” letter mark and its green color association, and in current versions the icon uses more pronounced color transitions.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program by Microsoft Corporation, included in Microsoft 365 (and Microsoft Office) and widely regarded as the most commonly used tool for working with spreadsheet data worldwide. Excel is used for calculations and data analysis, formulas, charts, pivot tables, and automation with VBA macros, including business analytics, finance, accounting, and reporting. The product launched on Apple Macintosh on September 30, 1985; today Excel is available on Windows and macOS, on iOS and Android mobile devices, and also in the browser, supports collaboration, and works with Excel file formats.
