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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+  <match>
+    <test name="family"><string>sans-serif</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="strong">
+      <string>Noto Serif</string>
+      <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+
+  <!-- Add emoji generic family -->
+  <alias binding="strong">
+    <family>emoji</family>
+    <default><family>Noto Color Emoji</family></default>
+  </alias>
+
+  <!-- Aliases for the other emoji fonts -->
+  <alias binding="strong">
+    <family>Apple Color Emoji</family>
+    <prefer><family>Noto Color Emoji</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias binding="strong">
+    <family>Segoe UI Emoji</family>
+    <prefer><family>Noto Color Emoji</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias binding="strong">
+    <family>Emoji One</family>
+    <prefer><family>Noto Color Emoji</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+</fontconfig>