Linux Emoji Support

fonts.conf

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">

<fontconfig>
  <match>
    <test name="family"><string>serif</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong">
      <string>Bitstream Vera Serif</string>
      <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
    </edit>
  </match>
  <match>
    <test name="family"><string>sans-serif</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong">
      <string>Bitstream Vera Sans</string>
      <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
    </edit>
  </match>
  <match>
    <test name="family"><string>Apple Color Emoji</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong">
      <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
    </edit>
  </match>
  <match>
    <test name="family"><string>Segoe UI Emoji</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong">
      <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
    </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

Guide.md

Install fonts:

• Bitstream Vera
• Noto Color Emoji

We set these fonts as the fallbacks, bitstream has the normal characters, Noto has the emoji

We don't want DejaVu to be used as a fallback, as this has overriding emoji