Public bug reported: The GNOME Characters snap doesn't have color emoji. This is a regression compared to the .deb. This week, the snap replaced the .deb in the default install.
Maybe you need to build this snap using bionic's cairo? $ snap info gnome-characters name: gnome-characters summary: A character map application publisher: canonical license: unknown description: | Characters is a simple utility application to find and insert unusual characters. snap-id: qJcS3UjpF9AMJKWAiKwA5EWbm0y6Uduw commands: - gnome-characters tracking: stable installed: 3.26.2 (50) 12MB - refreshed: 2018-01-30 17:02:22 -0500 EST channels: stable: 3.26.2 (50) 12MB - candidate: 3.26.2 (50) 12MB - beta: ↑ edge: v3.26.2+git15.c29237e (58) 13MB - ** Affects: gnome-characters (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: snap -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1753146 Title: Characters Snap doesn't have color emoji To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-characters/+bug/1753146/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs