Nonograms: today's puzzle
Today's puzzle
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(a small spoiler)
Checked: exactly one solution, reachable by logic. The level is the hardest technique our solver needed, not the grid size.
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Rule breaks (a clue the line can no longer fit) always show in red. "Show mistakes" also marks cells that disagree with the solution.
The numbers beside each row and above each column give the lengths of the filled blocks in that line, in order, with at least one empty cell between blocks. Fill the right cells and a picture appears. Every daily nonogram can be finished one line at a time, without guessing.
The rules in three lines
- A clue like 3 1 means a block of 3 filled cells, then at least one empty cell, then a block of 1, in that order.
- Every row and every column must match its clue exactly; all other cells are empty.
- Use X to mark cells you know are empty; the picture is revealed when every clue is met.
Nonograms are also called hanjie or Japanese crosswords: a nonogram puzzle is a Japanese crossword drawn in cells instead of letters. The name is often typed nanogram or nonagram; it is the same puzzle. Full rules and a worked example.
Today's levels and our bank
Each day has 4 Nonogram puzzles, one per level below. The bank covers 512 days, from 16 October 2026 to 10 March 2028, and every one of its 2,548 puzzles was checked for a single solution by a separate program before it shipped.
| Daily puzzle | Size | Days in the bank | Median steps | Hardest technique, most often (share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | 10x10, 15x15 | 512 | 32 | Simple boxes (100%) |
| Medium | 10x10, 15x15 | 512 | 33 | Spaces split the line (100%) |
| Hard | 10x10, 15x15 | 512 | 64 | Forcing from known cells (72%) |
| Expert | 15x15, 20x20 | 512 | 104 | Forcing from known cells (92%) |
Source: the Gridaday bank, 2,048 puzzles of Nonogram graded by our solver; data as of 2026-10-17.
A picture at the end
Our daily pictures come from the Noto Emoji set: animals, food, objects, weather. The grid does not tell you what it is; you find out as the shape appears, and the name shows when you finish.
Nonograms: online puzzle game, a new picture every day
The nonogram game needs no pencil here: tap to fill, tap again to cross out, and the clues grey out as their lines are met. Play a nonogram online, free, on a phone or a computer; online nonograms in the bigger sizes have a loupe to zoom in. Japanese nonograms began as newspaper picture puzzles, and the daily set keeps that idea: you do not know what you are drawing until it appears.
Line by line, never a guess
We ship only line-solvable nonograms: there is always some row or column where the clue and the cells you already know decide at least one more cell. Harder levels ask you to see further along a line, not to guess.
Questions
Why can I not see the whole 15x15 on my phone?
You can, but the cells are small. Use the loupe button to zoom, and the move button to drag the grid around; the clues stay readable.
What does a greyed clue mean?
The line matches it. A clue turns red when the line can no longer fit it. You can also tap a clue to strike it out by hand.
Is the picture always an emoji?
Every daily picture is drawn from an emoji. Some unlimited puzzles are abstract shapes: we keep the emoji for the daily set.