Emoji not working Elementary OS Fix

14 April 2020 - less than 1 min read time
Tags: Linux

This method will work on almost all linux distros.

1. First install fonts using sudo apt install fonts-noto-color-emoji
2. Go to .config folder and create a new folder and name it fontconfig.
3. Then create another folder inside that and name it conf.d.
4. Open the folder Right click > New> Empty file and name it 01-emoji.conf.
5. Open the file in Code and paste this.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
    <fontconfig>
    <alias>
        <family>serif</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>sans-serif</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>monospace</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    </fontconfig>
   

6. To clear font cache run fc-cache -f -v
7. Restart the programs