diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 96000a7a..e487aaa8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     chown $USERNAME /var/log/neko/; \
     chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME; \
     #
+    # install fonts
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        # Emojis
+        fonts-noto-color-emoji \
+        # Chinese fonts
+        fonts-arphic-ukai fonts-arphic-uming \
+        # Japanese fonts
+        fonts-ipafont-mincho fonts-ipafont-gothic \
+        # Korean fonts
+        fonts-unfonts-core \
+        # Indian fonts
+        fonts-indic; \
+    #
     # clean up
     apt-get clean -y; \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/*
@@ -98,7 +111,9 @@ COPY runtime/xorg.conf /etc/neko/xorg.conf
 
 #
 # copy runtime folders
-COPY runtime/icon-theme /home/$USERNAME/.icons/default
+COPY --chown=$USERNAME runtime/icon-theme /home/$USERNAME/.icons/default
+COPY runtime/fontconfig/* /etc/fonts/conf.d/
+COPY runtime/fonts /usr/local/share/fonts
 
 #
 # set default envs
diff --git a/runtime/fontconfig/75-emoji.conf b/runtime/fontconfig/75-emoji.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f47023e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/fontconfig/75-emoji.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+
+
+    <!-- Add generic family -->
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+
+    <!-- Set as final fallback for default families -->
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test name="family"><string>sans</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="append"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test name="family"><string>serif</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="append"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test name="family"><string>sans-serif</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="append"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test name="family"><string>monospace</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="append"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+
+    <!-- Block Symbola from being a fallback -->
+
+    <selectfont>
+        <rejectfont>
+            <pattern>
+                <patelt name="family">
+                    <string>Symbola</string>
+                </patelt>
+            </pattern>
+        </rejectfont>
+    </selectfont>
+
+
+    <!-- Use this font when other popular ones are specifically requested -->
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Android Emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Apple Color Emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>EmojiSymbols</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Emoji Two</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>EmojiTwo</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Segoe UI Emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Segoe UI Symbol</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Symbola</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Twemoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Twemoji Mozilla</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>TwemojiMozilla</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+    <match target="pattern">
+        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Twitter Color Emoji</string></test>
+        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
+    </match>
+
+
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/runtime/fonts/.gitkeep b/runtime/fonts/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b