Custom emoji sets are not properly displayed #12378

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opened 2026-01-31 03:14:00 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @shny-scott on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.19042.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.5.10271.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Replace the emoji in the system fonts with another set (in this case, done with https://github.com/eosrei/twemoji-color-font/)
  2. Attempt to display an emoji in the terminal.

Expected behavior

The emoji should be properly rendered like in other applications.
Example screenshot from the built-in Windows emoji picker:

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Actual behavior

The emoji just shows as a "missing character" box.
Screenshot with Terminal-Icons (places appropriate emojis to the left of file names) and (edit: turns out those aren't actually emojis) an administrator Powershell (places ⚡ to the left of the command line):

image

Originally created by @shny-scott on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021). # Environment ```none Windows build number: 10.0.19042.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.5.10271.0 ``` # Steps to reproduce 1. Replace the emoji in the system fonts with another set (in this case, done with https://github.com/eosrei/twemoji-color-font/) 2. Attempt to display an emoji in the terminal. # Expected behavior The emoji should be properly rendered like in other applications. Example screenshot from the built-in Windows emoji picker: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33875157/106690260-56ba3900-6586-11eb-8d8b-34b6ce7aa94f.png) # Actual behavior The emoji just shows as a "missing character" box. Screenshot with ~~Terminal-Icons (places appropriate emojis to the left of file names) and~~ (edit: turns out those aren't actually emojis) an administrator Powershell (places ⚡ to the left of the command line): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33875157/106690191-38543d80-6586-11eb-8251-b0868094387e.png)
claunia added the Resolution-By-DesignNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixNeeds-Attention labels 2026-01-31 03:14:01 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#12378