Emojis do not render correctly with Fedora 43 #709

sturgeon-inc commented 2025年11月22日 08:41:42 +01:00

Fuzzel Version

fuzzel version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions

Compositor Version

niri 25.08

Distribution

Fedora Linux 43 (Sway)

Fuzzel config

[main]
 width=40
	font=Inter:size=13
	match-mode=fzf
	use-bold=true
	dpi-aware=true
	fields=filename,name,generic,exec,categories,keywords,comment
	prompt = ''
 
	launch-prefix = 'app2unit --fuzzel-compat -- '
[border]
	width = 2
[colors]
	background=1e1e2eff
	text=DEDEDEff
	prompt=bac2deff
	placeholder=7f849cff
	input=cdd6f4ff
	match=f38b8aff
	selection=313244ff
	selection-text=ffffffff
	selection-match=f38b8aff
	counter=7f849cff
	border=f38b8aff

Description of Bug and Steps to Reproduce

Trying echo 🥺 | fuzzel --dmenu, for example, yields

yields:

image

Relevant logs, stacktraces, etc.

No response

### Fuzzel Version fuzzel version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions ### Compositor Version niri 25.08 ### Distribution Fedora Linux 43 (Sway) ### Fuzzel config ```ini [main] width=40 font=Inter:size=13 match-mode=fzf use-bold=true dpi-aware=true fields=filename,name,generic,exec,categories,keywords,comment prompt = '' launch-prefix = 'app2unit --fuzzel-compat -- ' [border] width = 2 [colors] background=1e1e2eff text=DEDEDEff prompt=bac2deff placeholder=7f849cff input=cdd6f4ff match=f38b8aff selection=313244ff selection-text=ffffffff selection-match=f38b8aff counter=7f849cff border=f38b8aff ``` ### Description of Bug and Steps to Reproduce Trying `echo 🥺 | fuzzel --dmenu`, for example, yields yields:  ### Relevant logs, stacktraces, etc. _No response_

dnkl commented 2025年11月22日 09:10:07 +01:00

Try installing an emoji font

Try installing an emoji font

sturgeon-inc commented 2025年11月22日 21:53:59 +01:00

Two additional notes:

1. I do have an emoji font installed: Noto Color Emoji
2. Rendering emoji with the above config worked fine until Fedora 43 update

Two additional notes: 1) I do have an emoji font installed: Noto Color Emoji 2) Rendering emoji with the above config worked fine until Fedora 43 update

sturgeon-inc commented 2025年11月22日 21:56:32 +01:00

Also, switching the fuzzel font explicitly to Noto Color Emoji does not seem to change anything except make the text spacing weird

echo 'Test emoji: 😄' | fuzzel --dmenu

image

Also, switching the fuzzel font explicitly to Noto Color Emoji does not seem to change anything except make the text spacing weird `echo 'Test emoji: 😄' | fuzzel --dmenu` 

markstos commented 2025年12月01日 02:48:44 +01:00

You said you had Noto Color Emoji installed, but your config file says you are using a different font, Inter.

Check that you have a Emoji-containing font in your Fuzzel and config and launch it with --log-level=info to see what font Fuzzel actually detected and loaded.

You said you had Noto Color Emoji installed, but your config file says you are using a different font, `Inter`. Check that you have a Emoji-containing font in your Fuzzel and config and launch it with `--log-level=info` to see what font Fuzzel actually detected and loaded.

gBonvenuto commented 2025年12月11日 03:24:15 +01:00

I can confirm it doesn't work on Fedora 43. I am also using niri 25.08.

fuzzel version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions

Using this line I've found in another issue: echo -e "✅first\n💣second" | fuzzel --dmenu --font="Arial:size=12,NotoColorEmoji:size=12" --log-level=info

image

And here are the logs:

info: main.c:1899: version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions
info: config.c:1743: loading configuration from /etc/xdg/fuzzel/fuzzel.ini
info: render.c:1673: using 8 render worker threads
info: match.c:426: using 8 match worker threads
info: wayland.c:2782: eDP-1: 1920x1080+0x0@60Hz 0x05F2 15.33" scale=1 PPI=143x144 (physical) PPI=143x144 (logical), DPI=143.66
info: wayland.c:2878: gamma-correct blending: disabled
info: fcft.c:356: fcft: 3.3.2 +graphemes +runs +svg(nanosvg) -assertions
info: fcft.c:395: fontconfig: 2.17.0, freetype: 2.13.3, harfbuzz: 11.5.1, utf8proc: 2.10.0 (Unicode 16.0.0)
info: fcft.c:889: /usr/share/fonts/liberation-sans-fonts/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf: size=12.00pt/23.94px, dpi=143.66
info: main.c:616: theme: default
info: fcft.c:889: /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-color-emoji-fonts/Noto-COLRv1.ttf: size=12.00pt/23.94px, dpi=143.66

I can confirm it doesn't work on Fedora 43. I am also using niri 25.08. fuzzel version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions Using this line I've found in another issue: `echo -e "✅first\n💣second" | fuzzel --dmenu --font="Arial:size=12,NotoColorEmoji:size=12" --log-level=info`  And here are the logs: ``` info: main.c:1899: version: 1.13.1 +cairo +png +svg(nanosvg) -assertions info: config.c:1743: loading configuration from /etc/xdg/fuzzel/fuzzel.ini info: render.c:1673: using 8 render worker threads info: match.c:426: using 8 match worker threads info: wayland.c:2782: eDP-1: 1920x1080+0x0@60Hz 0x05F2 15.33" scale=1 PPI=143x144 (physical) PPI=143x144 (logical), DPI=143.66 info: wayland.c:2878: gamma-correct blending: disabled info: fcft.c:356: fcft: 3.3.2 +graphemes +runs +svg(nanosvg) -assertions info: fcft.c:395: fontconfig: 2.17.0, freetype: 2.13.3, harfbuzz: 11.5.1, utf8proc: 2.10.0 (Unicode 16.0.0) info: fcft.c:889: /usr/share/fonts/liberation-sans-fonts/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf: size=12.00pt/23.94px, dpi=143.66 info: main.c:616: theme: default info: fcft.c:889: /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-color-emoji-fonts/Noto-COLRv1.ttf: size=12.00pt/23.94px, dpi=143.66 ```

dnkl commented 2025年12月11日 10:14:16 +01:00

You are using a COLRv1 emoji font. Fcft (and thus fuzzel) does but support that. You'll have to switch to either a regular bitmap, or SVG-based emoji font.

See dnkl/fcft#114

You are using a COLRv1 emoji font. Fcft (and thus fuzzel) does but support that. You'll have to switch to either a regular bitmap, or SVG-based emoji font. See https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft/issues/114

gBonvenuto commented 2025年12月11日 14:36:45 +01:00

Thank you!! I've changed the command to

echo -e "✅first\n💣second" | fuzzel --dmenu --font="Arial:size=12,EmojiOne:size=12"

and now it works great!

Thank you!! I've changed the command to `echo -e "✅first\n💣second" | fuzzel --dmenu --font="Arial:size=12,EmojiOne:size=12"` and now it works great!

dnkl commented 2025年12月12日 06:01:09 +01:00

Closing, as there's nothing more fuzzel can do. Until fcft gets COLRv1 support, I'm afraid you'll have to use a different emoji font.

Closing, as there's nothing more fuzzel can do. Until fcft gets COLRv1 support, I'm afraid you'll have to use a different emoji font.