With the new release of WordPress 4.2, all users got a new Emoji feature. This makes it possible to use many new WordPress Emojis and it's a pretty cool features. 

However, many business owners don't need these Emojis or the support loads that come with them. They do slightly slow down your site, but you can disable this feature. 

<h2>Understanding Emojis</h2>

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Emojis are icons we use on our phones, in our blogs posts and all over social media. They are basically smileys and tiny icons, which started from Japan. They have made their way to every platform and even WordPress. 

Originally, WordPress supported 4-bit Unicode characters, but now they support even more. They have provided new support with plenty of new Emojis with the release of WordPress 4.2.

<h2>Why Disable Emojis?</h2>

Disabling Emojis is done specifically because you don't need them. If you don't have any good reason to use them, they will slow your site down a very small bit. 

<h2>Disabling the Emojis found in WordPress 4.2</h2>

What you will be disabling is the many extra scripts and checks that come along with the Emojis. You will still be able to use the Emoji on your website, and they will be displayed with the browsers that support them. You will just be getting rid of the advanced characters coming with the new version of WordPress.

Disabling the Emojis is very easily done with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-smilies/">Classic Smilies plugin</a>. This plugin works right out of the box and only takes installing and activating to work. 

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If you were one of the users that had their old smiles broken by the WordPress 4.2 update, you may need this plugin to fix the old smiles. It will disable the new scripts and styles which will restore the old smiles and get you back to where you want to be with your WordPress Emojis.

This plugin won't disable all of the WordPress Emojis, however. If you want to get rid of them all, use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-emojis/">Disable Emojis plugin</a>, which will disable all support for Emojis on your WordPress site. 

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These two plugins will help you handle the slow down Emojis can cause on your WordPress site. Use one or the other to disable the new Emojis or all Emojis within WordPress.


