# Emojis displayed in black and white (I would prefer color)

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/emojis-displayed-in-black-and-white-i-would-prefer-color/10375>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2 August 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/emojis-displayed-in-black-and-white-i-would-prefer-color/10375 "2020-08-02T14:17:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Del](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Del](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Del)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/emojis-displayed-in-black-and-white-i-would-prefer-color/10375/1 "2020-08-02T14:17:07Z")

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Hello,

since I have updated the scale of my screen (from 125% to 100%) under Windows, the emojis in the titles of my Joplin notes are sometimes shown in black & white, sometimes in color. Previously (when 125%), the emojis were always nice looking (in color).

Here is the Joplin version that I am currently using:

> ```
> Joplin 1.0.233 (prod, win32)
> ID client : f1e379318d8b41c3a2575784fe35b2aa
> Version de Synchro : 1
> Version du profil : 32
> Trousseau supporté : Non
> Révision : e63eee89 (master)
> 
> ```

Screenshot when it looks good:  
 ![2020-08-02_16h01_10](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/c/ce5540b11a44883155e79ebe4ba625c7ab20f888.jpeg)

Screenshot when it is black & white:  
 ![2020-08-02_15h59_10](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/f/f3358b2949a69afaf9d3b339466d6725427708d5.jpeg)

The Windows configuration that I recently changed (to 100%) in the display options :

 ![2020-08-02_16h08_01](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/b/bef2c0f4f70ddddc703cd66765522938c01a7fc9.jpeg)

I am using:

> Windows 10 Family version 1903 installed on 29/11/2019 and operating system 18362.959.

Up to know I didn't find any relationship between a specific event / action in Joplin which would cause the display of emojis to become in black and white. It seems sporadic...  
However, in the body of the notes, the emojis always look nice (in color)

Have you already observed such a behavior?

Many thanks for your help.

Del.

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**Author:** ![jolufe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jolufe/32/20581_2.png) [@jolufe](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jolufe)\
**Post date:** [24 November 2020 01:30 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/emojis-displayed-in-black-and-white-i-would-prefer-color/10375/2 "2020-11-24T01:30:28Z")

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Hello,  
I have the same problem.I recently started using Joplin and I never saw the color emojis in Windows. In Android I see them in color. I tried in two computers with Windows 7 (32 and 64 bits) and in both I see the emojis in black and white.  
I tried the suggestion to modify the css file, but nothing changed.  
I will appreciate any help to solve this issue.  
Greetings.

OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)

Joplin 1.3.18 (prod, win32)  
ID del cliente: eaaa043018a3491ca7b2d7edcdc776b8  
Versión de sincronización: 2  
Versión del perfil: 34  
Llavero soportado: No  
Revisión: 6b75485a1 (master)

## Windows screenshot

 ![662ce8d10ca44956b1d072d673fca22a](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/9/9f0c4d4567bc6092d363f11e12f73c62677011a3.png)

## Android screenshot

 ![88d5ce2d9f734f14b07d68b79eda7034](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/7/7c741d81d1df1a854d108c5a85cdfcba2042c867.png)

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**Author:** ![slmeyer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/slmeyer/32/27127_2.png) [@slmeyer](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/slmeyer)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2025 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/emojis-displayed-in-black-and-white-i-would-prefer-color/10375/3 "2025-11-01T20:03:47Z")

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I had same issue on Linux.  
This article:

[https://victor.kropp.name/blog/emoji-on-linux/](https://victor.kropp.name/blog/emoji-on-linux/)

led med to install noto-fonts-emoji, which is a Google Noto Color Emoji font, and that immediately solved the issue.