Previously, this guide manually downloaded the font file and mirrored Arch's AUR fontconfig rules. samuelngs/apple-emoji-ttf now provides official .rpm releases, which configure system-wide fonts and fontconfig automatically.
Install via RPM
Install the latest prebuilt package directly using dnf:
sudo dnf install https://github.com/samuelngs/apple-emoji-ttf/releases/latest/download/fonts-apple-color-emoji.rpmRebuild Font Cache
Refresh the system font cache:
sudo fc-cache -f -vRestart your open applications (or log out and back in) to apply the new emojis.