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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+  <!-- generic name aliasing -->
+  <alias>
+    <family>sans-serif</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>Segoe UI</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>serif</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>Liberation Serif</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>monospace</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>Fantasque Sans Mono</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>emoji</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>Twitter Color Emoji</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+
+
+  <!-- emoji support -->
+  <match>
+    <test name="family">
+      <string>serif</string>
+    </test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="weak">
+      <string>emoji</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="family">
+      <string>sans-serif</string>
+    </test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="weak">
+      <string>emoji</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="family">
+      <string>monospace</string>
+    </test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="weak">
+      <string>emoji</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+</fontconfig>
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