Apple Emoji in Fedora

Nov 11, 2025

This guide replicates the ttf-apple-emoji AUR package method for a clean and system-wide installation on Fedora.

Download and Install the Font

First, we'll download the font and place it in the system-wide font directory.

wget https://github.com/samuelngs/apple-emoji-linux/releases/latest/download/AppleColorEmoji.ttf
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/apple-color-emoji
sudo mv AppleColorEmoji.ttf /usr/share/fonts/apple-color-emoji/apple-color-emoji.ttf

Get the config file from AUR

Next, we'll download the fontconfig file that tells the system to prefer this font for emojis.

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/archlinux/aur/ttf-apple-emoji/75-apple-color-emoji.conf
sudo mv 75-apple-color-emoji.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/

Finishing up

Rebuild the font cache using:

sudo fc-cache -f -v

then log out and log back in. Enjoy your new Apple Emojis!