# Disable the Emoji Script and Styles

> Removes the emoji detection script, inline styles and DNS prefetch that WordPress adds to every page. Browsers still display emoji natively.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Performance](https://wpide.com/library/category/performance/)
- Tags: performance, emoji, scripts
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/disable-emojis/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'init', function () {
    remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
    remove_action( 'admin_print_scripts', 'print_emoji_detection_script' );
    remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
    remove_action( 'admin_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
    remove_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_enqueue_emoji_styles' );
    remove_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_enqueue_emoji_styles' );
    remove_filter( 'the_content_feed', 'wp_staticize_emoji' );
    remove_filter( 'comment_text_rss', 'wp_staticize_emoji' );
    remove_filter( 'wp_mail', 'wp_staticize_emoji_for_email' );
} );

add_filter( 'tiny_mce_plugins', function ( $plugins ) {
    return is_array( $plugins ) ? array_diff( $plugins, array( 'wpemoji' ) ) : $plugins;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_resource_hints', function ( $urls, $relation_type ) {
    if ( 'dns-prefetch' !== $relation_type ) {
        return $urls;
    }

    return array_filter( $urls, function ( $url ) {
        return ! is_string( $url ) || false === strpos( $url, 's.w.org/images/core/emoji' );
    } );
}, 10, 2 );
```

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Disable the Emoji Script and Styles" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/