# Emoji Censor

> Redacts all emoji characters on a page, replacing them with black boxes. Emoji can be bright and fun, but sometimes you just want them to GO AWAY! This add-on lets you embrace your grumpy side.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/emoji-censor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/emoji-censor)

## Overview

- **ID:** `emoji-censor`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gilmore Davidson
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-12
- **First published:** 2017-07-16
- **Size:** 81 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/emoji-censor/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/gilmoreorless/emoji-censor/issues](https://github.com/gilmoreorless/emoji-censor/issues)

## Description

Emoji Censor is a Firefox add-on that redacts emoji characters on a page, replacing them with black boxes. Embrace your grumpy side and enjoy browsing without pesky emoji.

## Rankings

- #28,403 — Overall
- #26 — emoji

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/emoji-censor)