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Remove Emoji CSS and JS

by Boopathi Rajan · WordPress.org page

v1.1 Tested up to WP 6.1.12 PHP 5.2.4+

Remove Emoji CSS and JS has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,360 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 2, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Remove Emoji CSS and JS at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
3,360
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Remove Emoji CSS and JS well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Remove Emoji CSS and JS reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Doesn't work

    Just tested this on my staging site. Emojis are all still there. Double-checked here to confirm nothing else was required after activation to remove emojis. Sad. This code works if you add it to the end of your Functions.php file: // Disable emojis in WordPress function disable_emoji_feature() { // Prevent Emoji from loading on the front-end remove_action('wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7); remove_action('wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles'); // Remove from admin area also remove_action('admin_print_scripts', 'print_emoji_detection_script'); remove_action('admin_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles'); // Remove from RSS feeds also remove_filter('the_content_feed', 'wp_staticize_emoji'); remove_filter('comment_text_rss', 'wp_staticize_emoji'); // Remove from Embeds remove_filter('embed_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script'); // Remove from emails remove_filter('wp_mail', 'wp_staticize_emoji_for_email'); // Disable from TinyMCE editor. Currently disabled in block editor by default add_filter('tiny_mce_plugins', 'disable_emojis_tinymce'); /** Finally, prevent character conversion too ** without this, emojis still work ** if it is available on the user's device */ add_filter('option_use_smilies', '__return_false'); } // Disables emojis in WYSIWYG editor function disable_emojis_tinymce($plugins) { if (is_array($plugins)) { $plugins = array_diff($plugins, array('wpemoji')); } return $plugins; } add_action('init', 'disable_emoji_feature'); }

    Beb

  • Very Nice!

    Very Nice!

    Vennila Elumalai

Details

This is the best plugin to remove Emoji CSS and JS from the website and improve the performance.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Disable emoji scripts
  • disable emojis
  • Emoji CSS and JS
  • Remove Emoji
  • Remove Emoji CSS and JS

More from Boopathi Rajan

Version
1.1
Last updated
Nov 2, 2022
First published
Dec 2, 2020
Requires WordPress
3.1
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Remove Emoji CSS and JS FAQ

How many active installs does Remove Emoji CSS and JS have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Remove Emoji CSS and JS as of September 7, 2026.

Is Remove Emoji CSS and JS still maintained?

The last release was on November 2, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Remove Emoji CSS and JS free?

Remove Emoji CSS and JS is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.