Textinput does not render emojis correctly
Author: RobinPicardCreated Sep 3, 2022Updated Aug 31, 2026
LabelsType: Feature
Software Versions
- Python: 3.9
- OS: MacOS BigSur 11.4
- Kivy: v2.2.0.dev0
- Kivy installation method: development
Describe the bug The textinput widgets render the colored emojis as completely black contrarily to labels that render them corrected
Expected behavior The emojis should be colored
To Reproduce
from kivy.core.window import Window
from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.uix.textinput import TextInput
Window.clearcolor = (1, 1, 1, 1)
class CustomBoxLayout(BoxLayout):
def __init__(self, *args):
super().__init__(*args)
self.a_textinput = TextInput(background_normal='', font_name='NotoColorEmoji.ttf')
self.a_label = Label(font_name='NotoColorEmoji.ttf')
self.add_widget(self.a_textinput)
self.add_widget(self.a_label)
self.a_textinput.bind(text=self.update_label)
def update_label(self, instance, text, *args):
self.a_label.text = text
class MyApp(App):
def build(self):
return CustomBoxLayout()
if __name__ == '__main__':
MyApp().run()Code and Logs and screenshots
Additional context I think I found the origin of the problem, I will open a PR shortly
Source: kivy/kivy