[tbb-bugs] #18172 [Applications/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-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-fonts, tbb-       |  Actual Points:
  usability-website, tbb-5.5-regression,         |
  TorBrowserTeam201603                           |
Parent ID:  #18097                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by vegansalad):

 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=849042
 RFP: fonts-noto-emoji -- "No Tofu" emoji font

 Noto color emoji seems like it is being packages in Debian.

 Might be a good TBB whitelisted font when it is released.

 Noto emoji (black and white) seems to not have its source code online
 unfortunately.

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