[tbb-bugs] #18172 [Tor Browser]: Emoji support is broken in Tor Browser 5.5

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#18172: Emoji support is broken in Tor Browser 5.5
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
     Type:  defect                               |  team
 Priority:  Medium                               |         Status:
Component:  Tor Browser                          |  needs_review
 Severity:  Normal                               |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-fonts, tbb-       |        Version:
  usability-website, TorBrowserTeam201602R,      |     Resolution:
  tbb-5.5-regression                             |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #18097                               |         Points:
  Sponsor:                                       |
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Comment (by gk):

 What about https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-
 browser-551-released#comment-155650
 {{{
 The emoji in Linux works again after this update, but they're terrible.
 Most of the faces at http://apps.timwhitlock.info/emoji/tables/unicode
 #emoji-modal look like PacMan ghosts and their facial expressions aren't
 identifiable at typical font sizes on the web.
 }}}

 and

 https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-551-released#comment-155569
 {{{
 Is it possible to just bundle Symbola, to support emojis?
 }}}

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