Here's a quick fix: sudo apt remove fonts-noto-color-emoji sudo apt install fonts-noto-color-emoji
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1794354 Title: [snap] emoji show as black and white if fonts-symbola is installed Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I'm using the Chromium Snap from the Beta channel. Test Case ========= 0. Be sure you don't have the Chromium deb running. 1. Visit https://launchpad.net/bugs/1779569 The rainbow emoji ๐ should show in color 2. sudo apt install fonts-symbola 3. Close Chromium. Wait a few moments to make sure it closes then open it and repeat step 1 4. The rainbow emoji ๐ shows in black and white Other Info ========== Firefox and GTK apps like gedit correctly show ๐ in color as long as fonts-noto-color-emoji is installed, regardless of whether fonts-symbola is also installed. I also was unable to duplicate this bug with the Firefox Snap [edge channel 63.0b9-1 (134)]. System Info =========== Ubuntu 18.10 fonts-noto-color-emoji 0~20180810-1 $ snap info chromium name: chromium summary: Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome publisher: Canonicalโ contact: https://forum.snapcraft.io/ license: unset description: | An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. commands: - chromium snap-id: XKEcBqPM06H1Z7zGOdG5fbICuf8NWK5R tracking: beta refresh-date: 8 days ago, at 13:41 EDT channels: stable: 69.0.3497.100 (494) 141MB - candidate: 69.0.3497.100 (494) 141MB - beta: 70.0.3538.16 (487) 142MB - edge: 70.0.3538.9 (472) 142MB - installed: 70.0.3538.16 (487) 142MB - To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1794354/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp