| Year | Name | Description | Material |
| 1988 | The Red Nose | Plain red nose with four holes | Plastic |
| 1989 | My Nose | Had an embossed smiling face with spiked hair logo, known as 'Harry'. | Scented plastic |
| 1991 | The Stonker | Had hands protruding from each side and the embossed face logo. | Plastic |
| 1993 | Tomato Nose | Red nose with embossed face and a green tomato stalk. | Plastic |
| 1995 | The Heat Sensitive Nose | The nose came in two versions, which turned either yellow or pink when heated. The words 'MY NOSE' were embossed on it. | Heat sensitive plastic |
| 1997 | Shaggy Nose | A clear plastic nose covered in shaggy red fur | Plastic, fur |
| 1999 | The Big Red Hooter | Faceless with gold glitter, and when squeezed it 'hooted'. The first nose to be sold in a small cardboard box. | Plastic with glitter |
| 2001 | Whoopee Nose | Red head with inflated cheeks, when squeezed the tongue inflated. | Plastic with rubber tongue |
| 2003 | Hairy Nose | Had gooey eyes that squeezed out and a tuft of red hairs. It came with gel for the hair. When worn upside down, the hair can resemble a moustache. | Plastic with synthetic hair |
| 2005 | Big Hair & Beyond | Had a smiley face and colourful elastic hair. It came with red and yellow face paint and stickers for the nose. The last nose to be plastic until 2022. | Plastic with elastic hair |
| 2007 | The Big One | Faceless and more comfortable, came with stickers to decorate the nose with, and a Chocpix chocolate. The last nose to be sold in a small cardboard box until 2019. £40,236,142 was raised. | Foam with stickers |
| 2009 | This One, That One, The Other One | Three noses were available. "This One" had a big smile with mouth open. "That One" had glasses and a smile with the teeth closed. "The Other One" had a shocked look. All three came with six stickers depicting each of the noses, the RND 2009 logo and tag-line "Do something funny for money". Also included were a "Hello, my nose is:" name tag sticker and a small booklet of nose-related jokes. £59,187,065 was raised. | Foam with stickers |
| 2011 | Monster Noses | There were three different 'monster noses' for RND 2011. "Honkus" had a furry face, a large mouth with sharp teeth and small eyes near the top of the head. "Chucklechomp" had small round spectacles and a large mouth. "Captain Conk" was roughly based on a pirate, with a Jolly Roger bandana and an eyepatch. Each nose came with a circular leaflet, which contained monster related jokes and pictures of the three monster noses. An augmented reality version of the nose was created as part of the Red Nose Day website. Via a webcam the user's head was converted into a giant red nose, which could then be recorded as a short movie and posted to Facebook or YouTube. | Foam |
| 2013 | The Nose With Toes | For the third year running, three noses were available and they were dinosaur-themed. "Dinomite" had a spiky hairdo and a large pointy-toothed growl with small eyes near the top of the head. "T-Spex" had a big nose and black thick-rimmed glasses. "Triceytops" was based upon a Triceratops with a large smile and a spiked 'mane'. Their slogan was 'Meet the diNOSEaurs!' These were also the first noses to include feet in their designs. | Foam |
| 2015 | Nose in a Bag | For the first time, nine nose designs had been created, each placed in a "mystery bag" packaging, meaning that people would get one of the nose designs at random rather than being able to choose. The Red Noses were: Supernose – A superhero nose. Nosebot – A nose as a robot, created by Snotty Professor. Snotty Professor – A professor-like nose and creator of Nosebot and the Golden Noses. Stripey – A criminal nose with a masked identity. Astrosnort – A nose resembling an astronaut. Snorbit – An alien-like nose. Snout Dracula – A parody of Count Dracula. Snortel – A nose with a snorkel. Karate Konk – A nose disguised in karate outfit. Comic Relief hid 12 golden versions of these noses in stores around the country, offering winners a "Golden Nose Experience". | Foam |
| 2017 | The Red Noses | The nature of the red noses was exactly the same as for 2015, but with different characters. Noses were once again sold in the bags. Ten noses were available, including one rare nose. £82,154,943 was raised. Nose-it-all: A nose in the shape of an all-knowing owl. Norse Nose: A nose that resembles a Viking. Snootankhamun: Nose based on a mummy, wrapped in bandages. Alongside Snuffles and Dr. Nose (see below), one of the first female nose characters. Snuffles: A nose based on a dragon. Sneezecake: a nose based on a chef, wearing chef's clothing. DJ Boogie: A nose with star shaped glasses and headphones. Sniffer: a nose based on a dog, with dog ears. Dr. Nose: a nose doctor with a stethoscope. The Snorcerer: Nose with magician hat. Frankinose: rare silver nose based on Frankenstein's monster. Only 1 in every 900 bags has this character. | Foam |
| 2019 | The Red Noses | This year's noses were once again made from the same material, but introduced different characters. There were 9 regular, 1 rare (1 in 840) and 1 ultra-rare (1 in 8400). Inside the package of each nose was a part of a castle building, and the red noses had their own app, titled "Red Nose", which involved augmented reality. The noses were unveiled on 19 December 2018. The regular noses were: Wolfnose: A werewolf. Schnoz III: A knight. Abominable Snoseman: A yeti. Honkus Ponkus: A magician. The Gnose: A gnome. Hairy Nostroll: A troll. Snufflekins: A cat. Nosediva: A mermaid. Along with Conk Jester, it has a plush toy./ Conk Jester: A jester. Along with Nosediva, it has a plush toy./ Hoppy Hooter: A green frog. (1/840 chance) Transforminos: A senior citizen. (1/8400 chance) | Foam |
| 2021 | The Plant-Based Nose | On October 5, 2020, Comic Relief unveiled its first ever plant-based, plastic-free red nose for Red Nose Day 2021, created in response to concerns over the environmental damage of plastic waste. There were 10 noses, all with environmental themes. They were made of bagasse, a natural product of sugarcane, chosen for its "widely celebrated sustainable qualities". The 10 noses all had different names and designs based on nature. All came with their own box: Chief: A nose with a green leaf. Along with Fox and Tommy, it has a plush toy. Robin. Snail: It has a purple shell. Fox: Along with Chief and Tommy, it has a plush toy. Badger. Caterpillar. Lady B: A ladybird. Daisy. Tommy: A tomato: Along with Chief and Fox, it has a plush toy. "Ultra rare" Gold Tommy: A reddening tomato. | Bagasse |
| 2022 | The Safari Nose | For the second time Comic Relief used bagasse for its red noses. The 8 noses all had different names and designs based on African animals: Dot: A cheetah. Dash: A sloth. Chip: A hippo. Flo: A flamingo Rocco: A crocodile. Sky: A giraffe. Lucky: A lion. Cam: A rare rainbow-coloured chameleon. This character was also sold as a plush toy. | Bagasse |
| 2023 | Magically transforming Red Nose | Designed by ex-Apple product designer Sir Jony Ive, the magically transforming Red Nose starts as a tiny, flat crescent and springs into a beautiful honeycomb-paper sphere. | Paper, bagasse, polylactic acid (PLA) and rubber |
| 2024 | The Red Noses | 2024's noses were made from 70% bagasse and 30% wood pulp. For 2024, there were three characters to collect, as well as the Rare Blue and Golden Noses, and were named: McChortles: A super-smiley nose. Gigglesworth: A nose with uncontrollable laughter. Smirklethorpe: A smiling, bespectacled nose. The Golden Hooter: A faceless, golden-coloured "rare" nose. Surprise Blue Nose: A female blue nose with controllable laughter, like the opposite of Gigglesworth. | Bagasse, wood pulp |
| 2025 | Best of the Best | To mark 40 years of Comic Relief, the charity recreated four noses from past Red Nose Days of each decade - the original nose from 1988, the "Stonker" nose with hands from 1991, the "That One" smiley nose from 2009 and the Triceytops dinosaur nose from 2013. There was also a rare (1-in-125 chance) ruby nose and a birthday nose resembling a cupcake with a candle (only available as part of a £12 multipack). All noses were made from a new material - biofoam (derived from soy). | Biofoam |
