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. Download fonts .
2. Extract it.
3. Create a folder named .fonts in home directory and create a folder named noto inside it and paste all fonts.
4. Go to .config folder and create a new folder and name it fontconfig.
5. Then create another folder inside that and name it conf.d.
6. Open the folder Right click > New> Empty file and name it 01-emoji.conf.
7. 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>
   

8. Save file and Reboot.