diff --git a/conf.d/45-generic.conf b/conf.d/45-generic.conf
index c515d7a..f7497b9 100644
--- a/conf.d/45-generic.conf
+++ b/conf.d/45-generic.conf
@@ -72,4 +72,39 @@
 		<default><family>math</family></default>
 	</alias>
 
+
+	<!-- add a lang for emoji if requesting emoji family -->
+	<match>
+		<test name="family">
+			<string>emoji</string>
+		</test>
+		<edit name="lang" mode="prepend">
+			<string>und-zsye</string>
+		</edit>
+	</match>
+	<!-- add a lang for math if requesting math family -->
+	<match>
+		<test name="family">
+			<string>math</string>
+		</test>
+		<edit name="lang" mode="prepend">
+			<string>und-zmth</string>
+		</edit>
+	</match>
+	<!-- prefer to use the color emoji font if none is specified -->
+	<match>
+		<test name="lang">
+			<string>und-zsye</string>
+		</test>
+		<test qual="all" name="color" compare="not_eq">
+			<bool>true</bool>
+		</test>
+		<test qual="all" name="color" compare="not_eq">
+			<bool>false</bool>
+		</test>
+		<edit name="color" mode="append">
+			<bool>true</bool>
+		</edit>
+	</match>
+
 </fontconfig>
diff --git a/fc-lang/Makefile.am b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
index 6f76ee0..1c886c1 100644
--- a/fc-lang/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ ORTH = \
 	brx.orth \
 	sat.orth \
 	doi.orth \
-	mni.orth
+	mni.orth \
+	und_zsye.orth
 #	^-------------- Add new orth files here
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/fc-lang/und_zsye.orth b/fc-lang/und_zsye.orth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e24731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fc-lang/und_zsye.orth
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+#
+# fontconfig/fc-lang/emoji.orth
+#
+# Copyright © 2002 Keith Packard
+# Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
+# documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
+# the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
+# documentation, and that the name of the author(s) not be used in
+# advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
+# specific, written prior permission.  The authors make no
+# representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It
+# is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
+#
+# THE AUTHOR(S) DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
+# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
+# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+# Emoji
+#
+# http://unicode.org/Public/emoji/5.0/emoji-data.txt
+#
+0023	#  1.1  [1] (#️)       number sign
+002A	#  1.1  [1] (*️)       asterisk
+0030-0039	#  1.1 [10] (0️-9️)    digit zero-digit nine
+00A9	#  1.1  [1] (©️)       copyright
+00AE	#  1.1  [1] (®️)       registered
+203C	#  1.1  [1] (‼️)       double exclamation mark
+2049	#  3.0  [1] (⁉️)       exclamation question mark
+2122	#  1.1  [1] (™️)       trade mark
+2139	#  3.0  [1] (ℹ️)       information
+2194-2199	#  1.1  [6] (↔️-↙️)    left-right arrow-down-left arrow
+21A9-21AA	#  1.1  [2] (↩️-↪️)    right arrow curving left-left arrow curving right
+231A-231B	#  1.1  [2] (⌚-⌛)    watch-hourglass
+2328	#  1.1  [1] (⌨️)       keyboard
+23CF	#  4.0  [1] (⏏️)       eject button
+23E9-23F3	#  6.0 [11] (⏩-⏳)    fast-forward button-hourglass with flowing sand
+# 23F8-23FA	#  7.0  [3] (⏸️-⏺️)    pause button-record button
+24C2	#  1.1  [1] (Ⓜ️)       circled M
+25AA-25AB	#  1.1  [2] (▪️-▫️)    black small square-white small square
+25B6	#  1.1  [1] (▶️)       play button
+25C0	#  1.1  [1] (◀️)       reverse button
+25FB-25FE	#  3.2  [4] (◻️-◾)    white medium square-black medium-small square
+2600-2604	#  1.1  [5] (☀️-☄️)    sun-comet
+260E	#  1.1  [1] (☎️)       telephone
+2611	#  1.1  [1] (☑️)       ballot box with check
+2614-2615	#  4.0  [2] (☔-☕)    umbrella with rain drops-hot beverage
+2618	#  4.1  [1] (☘️)       shamrock
+261D	#  1.1  [1] (☝️)       index pointing up
+2620	#  1.1  [1] (☠️)       skull and crossbones
+2622-2623	#  1.1  [2] (☢️-☣️)    radioactive-biohazard
+2626	#  1.1  [1] (☦️)       orthodox cross
+262A	#  1.1  [1] (☪️)       star and crescent
+262E-262F	#  1.1  [2] (☮️-☯️)    peace symbol-yin yang
+2638-263A	#  1.1  [3] (☸️-☺️)    wheel of dharma-smiling face
+2640	#  1.1  [1] (♀️)       female sign
+2642	#  1.1  [1] (♂️)       male sign
+2648-2653	#  1.1 [12] (♈-♓)    Aries-Pisces
+2660	#  1.1  [1] (♠️)       spade suit
+2663	#  1.1  [1] (♣️)       club suit
+2665-2666	#  1.1  [2] (♥️-♦️)    heart suit-diamond suit
+2668	#  1.1  [1] (♨️)       hot springs
+267B	#  3.2  [1] (♻️)       recycling symbol
+267F	#  4.1  [1] (♿)       wheelchair symbol
+2692-2697	#  4.1  [6] (⚒️-⚗️)    hammer and pick-alembic
+2699	#  4.1  [1] (⚙️)       gear
+269B-269C	#  4.1  [2] (⚛️-⚜️)    atom symbol-fleur-de-lis
+26A0-26A1	#  4.0  [2] (⚠️-⚡)    warning-high voltage
+26AA-26AB	#  4.1  [2] (⚪-⚫)    white circle-black circle
+26B0-26B1	#  4.1  [2] (⚰️-⚱️)    coffin-funeral urn
+26BD-26BE	#  5.2  [2] (⚽-⚾)    soccer ball-baseball
+26C4-26C5	#  5.2  [2] (⛄-⛅)    snowman without snow-sun behind cloud
+26C8	#  5.2  [1] (⛈️)       cloud with lightning and rain
+26CE	#  6.0  [1] (⛎)       Ophiuchus
+26CF	#  5.2  [1] (⛏️)       pick
+26D1	#  5.2  [1] (⛑️)       rescue worker’s helmet
+26D3-26D4	#  5.2  [2] (⛓️-⛔)    chains-no entry
+26E9-26EA	#  5.2  [2] (⛩️-⛪)    shinto shrine-church
+26F0-26F5	#  5.2  [6] (⛰️-⛵)    mountain-sailboat
+26F7-26FA	#  5.2  [4] (⛷️-⛺)    skier-tent
+26FD	#  5.2  [1] (⛽)       fuel pump
+2702	#  1.1  [1] (✂️)       scissors
+2705	#  6.0  [1] (✅)       white heavy check mark
+2708-2709	#  1.1  [2] (✈️-✉️)    airplane-envelope
+270A-270B	#  6.0  [2] (✊-✋)    raised fist-raised hand
+270C-270D	#  1.1  [2] (✌️-✍️)    victory hand-writing hand
+270F	#  1.1  [1] (✏️)       pencil
+2712	#  1.1  [1] (✒️)       black nib
+2714	#  1.1  [1] (✔️)       heavy check mark
+2716	#  1.1  [1] (✖️)       heavy multiplication x
+271D	#  1.1  [1] (✝️)       latin cross
+2721	#  1.1  [1] (✡️)       star of David
+2728	#  6.0  [1] (✨)       sparkles
+2733-2734	#  1.1  [2] (✳️-✴️)    eight-spoked asterisk-eight-pointed star
+2744	#  1.1  [1] (❄️)       snowflake
+2747	#  1.1  [1] (❇️)       sparkle
+274C	#  6.0  [1] (❌)       cross mark
+274E	#  6.0  [1] (❎)       cross mark button
+2753-2755	#  6.0  [3] (❓-❕)    question mark-white exclamation mark
+2757	#  5.2  [1] (❗)       exclamation mark
+2763-2764	#  1.1  [2] (❣️-❤️)    heavy heart exclamation-red heart
+2795-2797	#  6.0  [3] (➕-➗)    heavy plus sign-heavy division sign
+27A1	#  1.1  [1] (➡️)       right arrow
+27B0	#  6.0  [1] (➰)       curly loop
+27BF	#  6.0  [1] (➿)       double curly loop
+2934-2935	#  3.2  [2] (⤴️-⤵️)    right arrow curving up-right arrow curving down
+2B05-2B07	#  4.0  [3] (⬅️-⬇️)    left arrow-down arrow
+2B1B-2B1C	#  5.1  [2] (⬛-⬜)    black large square-white large square
+2B50	#  5.1  [1] (⭐)       white medium star
+2B55	#  5.2  [1] (⭕)       heavy large circle
+3030	#  1.1  [1] (〰️)       wavy dash
+303D	#  3.2  [1] (〽️)       part alternation mark
+3297	#  1.1  [1] (㊗️)       Japanese “congratulations” button
+3299	#  1.1  [1] (㊙️)       Japanese “secret” button
+1F004	#  5.1  [1] (🀄)       mahjong red dragon
+1F0CF	#  6.0  [1] (🃏)       joker
+1F170-1F171	#  6.0  [2] (🅰️-🅱️)    A button (blood type)-B button (blood type)
+1F17E	#  6.0  [1] (🅾️)       O button (blood type)
+1F17F	#  5.2  [1] (🅿️)       P button
+1F18E	#  6.0  [1] (🆎)       AB button (blood type)
+1F191-1F19A	#  6.0 [10] (🆑-🆚)    CL button-VS button
+1F1E6-1F1FF	#  6.0 [26] (🇦-🇿)    regional indicator symbol letter a-regional indicator symbol letter z
+1F201-1F202	#  6.0  [2] (🈁-🈂️)    Japanese “here” button-Japanese “service charge” button
+1F21A	#  5.2  [1] (🈚)       Japanese “free of charge” button
+1F22F	#  5.2  [1] (🈯)       Japanese “reserved” button
+1F232-1F23A	#  6.0  [9] (🈲-🈺)    Japanese “prohibited” button-Japanese “open for business” button
+1F250-1F251	#  6.0  [2] (🉐-🉑)    Japanese “bargain” button-Japanese “acceptable” button
+1F300-1F320	#  6.0 [33] (🌀-🌠)    cyclone-shooting star
+# 1F321	#  7.0  [1] (🌡️)       thermometer
+# 1F324-1F32C	#  7.0  [9] (🌤️-🌬️)    sun behind small cloud-wind face
+# 1F32D-1F32F	#  8.0  [3] (🌭-🌯)    hot dog-burrito
+1F330-1F335	#  6.0  [6] (🌰-🌵)    chestnut-cactus
+# 1F336	#  7.0  [1] (🌶️)       hot pepper
+1F337-1F37C	#  6.0 [70] (🌷-🍼)    tulip-baby bottle
+# 1F37D	#  7.0  [1] (🍽️)       fork and knife with plate
+# 1F37E-1F37F	#  8.0  [2] (🍾-🍿)    bottle with popping cork-popcorn
+1F380-1F393	#  6.0 [20] (🎀-🎓)    ribbon-graduation cap
+# 1F396-1F397	#  7.0  [2] (🎖️-🎗️)    military medal-reminder ribbon
+# 1F399-1F39B	#  7.0  [3] (🎙️-🎛️)    studio microphone-control knobs
+# 1F39E-1F39F	#  7.0  [2] (🎞️-🎟️)    film frames-admission tickets
+1F3A0-1F3C4	#  6.0 [37] (🎠-🏄)    carousel horse-person surfing
+# 1F3C5	#  7.0  [1] (🏅)       sports medal
+1F3C6-1F3CA	#  6.0  [5] (🏆-🏊)    trophy-person swimming
+# 1F3CB-1F3CE	#  7.0  [4] (🏋️-🏎️)    person lifting weights-racing car
+# 1F3CF-1F3D3	#  8.0  [5] (🏏-🏓)    cricket-ping pong
+# 1F3D4-1F3DF	#  7.0 [12] (🏔️-🏟️)    snow-capped mountain-stadium
+1F3E0-1F3F0	#  6.0 [17] (🏠-🏰)    house-castle
+# 1F3F3-1F3F5	#  7.0  [3] (🏳️-🏵️)    white flag-rosette
+# 1F3F7	#  7.0  [1] (🏷️)       label
+# 1F3F8-1F3FF	#  8.0  [8] (🏸-🏿)    badminton-dark skin tone
+1F400-1F43E	#  6.0 [63] (🐀-🐾)    rat-paw prints
+# 1F43F	#  7.0  [1] (🐿️)       chipmunk
+1F440	#  6.0  [1] (👀)       eyes
+# 1F441	#  7.0  [1] (👁️)       eye
+1F442-1F4F7	#  6.0[182] (👂-📷)    ear-camera
+# 1F4F8	#  7.0  [1] (📸)       camera with flash
+1F4F9-1F4FC	#  6.0  [4] (📹-📼)    video camera-videocassette
+# 1F4FD	#  7.0  [1] (📽️)       film projector
+# 1F4FF	#  8.0  [1] (📿)       prayer beads
+1F500-1F53D	#  6.0 [62] (🔀-🔽)    shuffle tracks button-down button
+# 1F549-1F54A	#  7.0  [2] (🕉️-🕊️)    om-dove
+# 1F54B-1F54E	#  8.0  [4] (🕋-🕎)    kaaba-menorah
+1F550-1F567	#  6.0 [24] (🕐-🕧)    one o’clock-twelve-thirty
+# 1F56F-1F570	#  7.0  [2] (🕯️-🕰️)    candle-mantelpiece clock
+# 1F573-1F579	#  7.0  [7] (🕳️-🕹️)    hole-joystick
+# 1F57A	#  9.0  [1] (🕺)       man dancing
+# 1F587	#  7.0  [1] (🖇️)       linked paperclips
+# 1F58A-1F58D	#  7.0  [4] (🖊️-🖍️)    pen-crayon
+# 1F590	#  7.0  [1] (🖐️)       raised hand with fingers splayed
+# 1F595-1F596	#  7.0  [2] (🖕-🖖)    middle finger-vulcan salute
+# 1F5A4	#  9.0  [1] (🖤)       black heart
+# 1F5A5	#  7.0  [1] (🖥️)       desktop computer
+# 1F5A8	#  7.0  [1] (🖨️)       printer
+# 1F5B1-1F5B2	#  7.0  [2] (🖱️-🖲️)    computer mouse-trackball
+# 1F5BC	#  7.0  [1] (🖼️)       framed picture
+# 1F5C2-1F5C4	#  7.0  [3] (🗂️-🗄️)    card index dividers-file cabinet
+# 1F5D1-1F5D3	#  7.0  [3] (🗑️-🗓️)    wastebasket-spiral calendar
+# 1F5DC-1F5DE	#  7.0  [3] (🗜️-🗞️)    clamp-rolled-up newspaper
+# 1F5E1	#  7.0  [1] (🗡️)       dagger
+# 1F5E3	#  7.0  [1] (🗣️)       speaking head
+# 1F5E8	#  7.0  [1] (🗨️)       left speech bubble
+# 1F5EF	#  7.0  [1] (🗯️)       right anger bubble
+# 1F5F3	#  7.0  [1] (🗳️)       ballot box with ballot
+# 1F5FA	#  7.0  [1] (🗺️)       world map
+1F5FB-1F5FF	#  6.0  [5] (🗻-🗿)    mount fuji-moai
+# 1F600	#  6.1  [1] (😀)       grinning face
+1F601-1F610	#  6.0 [16] (😁-😐)    grinning face with smiling eyes-neutral face
+# 1F611	#  6.1  [1] (😑)       expressionless face
+1F612-1F614	#  6.0  [3] (😒-😔)    unamused face-pensive face
+# 1F615	#  6.1  [1] (😕)       confused face
+1F616	#  6.0  [1] (😖)       confounded face
+# 1F617	#  6.1  [1] (😗)       kissing face
+1F618	#  6.0  [1] (😘)       face blowing a kiss
+# 1F619	#  6.1  [1] (😙)       kissing face with smiling eyes
+1F61A	#  6.0  [1] (😚)       kissing face with closed eyes
+# 1F61B	#  6.1  [1] (😛)       face with stuck-out tongue
+1F61C-1F61E	#  6.0  [3] (😜-😞)    face with stuck-out tongue & winking eye-disappointed face
+# 1F61F	#  6.1  [1] (😟)       worried face
+1F620-1F625	#  6.0  [6] (😠-😥)    angry face-disappointed but relieved face
+# 1F626-1F627	#  6.1  [2] (😦-😧)    frowning face with open mouth-anguished face
+1F628-1F62B	#  6.0  [4] (😨-😫)    fearful face-tired face
+# 1F62C	#  6.1  [1] (😬)       grimacing face
+1F62D	#  6.0  [1] (😭)       loudly crying face
+# 1F62E-1F62F	#  6.1  [2] (😮-😯)    face with open mouth-hushed face
+1F630-1F633	#  6.0  [4] (😰-😳)    face with open mouth & cold sweat-flushed face
+# 1F634	#  6.1  [1] (😴)       sleeping face
+1F635-1F640	#  6.0 [12] (😵-🙀)    dizzy face-weary cat face
+# 1F641-1F642	#  7.0  [2] (🙁-🙂)    slightly frowning face-slightly smiling face
+# 1F643-1F644	#  8.0  [2] (🙃-🙄)    upside-down face-face with rolling eyes
+1F645-1F64F	#  6.0 [11] (🙅-🙏)    person gesturing NO-folded hands
+1F680-1F6C5	#  6.0 [70] (🚀-🛅)    rocket-left luggage
+# 1F6CB-1F6CF	#  7.0  [5] (🛋️-🛏️)    couch and lamp-bed
+# 1F6D0	#  8.0  [1] (🛐)       place of worship
+# 1F6D1-1F6D2	#  9.0  [2] (🛑-🛒)    stop sign-shopping cart
+# 1F6E0-1F6E5	#  7.0  [6] (🛠️-🛥️)    hammer and wrench-motor boat
+# 1F6E9	#  7.0  [1] (🛩️)       small airplane
+# 1F6EB-1F6EC	#  7.0  [2] (🛫-🛬)    airplane departure-airplane arrival
+# 1F6F0	#  7.0  [1] (🛰️)       satellite
+# 1F6F3	#  7.0  [1] (🛳️)       passenger ship
+# 1F6F4-1F6F6	#  9.0  [3] (🛴-🛶)    kick scooter-canoe
+# 1F6F7-1F6F8	# 10.0  [2] (🛷-🛸)    sled-flying saucer
+# 1F910-1F918	#  8.0  [9] (🤐-🤘)    zipper-mouth face-sign of the horns
+# 1F919-1F91E	#  9.0  [6] (🤙-🤞)    call me hand-crossed fingers
+# 1F91F	# 10.0  [1] (🤟)       love-you gesture
+# 1F920-1F927	#  9.0  [8] (🤠-🤧)    cowboy hat face-sneezing face
+# 1F928-1F92F	# 10.0  [8] (🤨-🤯)    face with raised eyebrow-exploding head
+# 1F930	#  9.0  [1] (🤰)       pregnant woman
+# 1F931-1F932	# 10.0  [2] (🤱-🤲)    breast-feeding-palms up together
+# 1F933-1F93A	#  9.0  [8] (🤳-🤺)    selfie-person fencing
+# 1F93C-1F93E	#  9.0  [3] (🤼-🤾)    people wrestling-person playing handball
+# 1F940-1F945	#  9.0  [6] (🥀-🥅)    wilted flower-goal net
+# 1F947-1F94B	#  9.0  [5] (🥇-🥋)    1st place medal-martial arts uniform
+# 1F94C	# 10.0  [1] (🥌)       curling stone
+# 1F950-1F95E	#  9.0 [15] (🥐-🥞)    croissant-pancakes
+# 1F95F-1F96B	# 10.0 [13] (🥟-🥫)    dumpling-canned food
+# 1F980-1F984	#  8.0  [5] (🦀-🦄)    crab-unicorn face
+# 1F985-1F991	#  9.0 [13] (🦅-🦑)    eagle-squid
+# # 1F992-1F997	# 10.0  [6] (🦒-🦗)    giraffe-cricket
+# 1F9C0	#  8.0  [1] (🧀)       cheese wedge
+# 1F9D0-1F9E6	# 10.0 [23] (🧐-🧦)    face with monocle-socks
diff --git a/src/fclang.c b/src/fclang.c
index 6da82dd..8418b46 100644
--- a/src/fclang.c
+++ b/src/fclang.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /* Objects MT-safe for readonly access. */
 
 typedef struct {
-    const FcChar8    	lang[8];
+    const FcChar8    	lang[16];
     const FcCharSet	charset;
 } FcLangCharSet;