New comment by wael444 on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/36637#issuecomment-1095704498 Comment: LibXft cannot render emojis. so it crashes Your only choice is to patch in `font2` and use non color emojis (such as Symbola or bdf Unicode font) Or install libxft with BGRA patch. https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/st/issues/130 Is related. Please close your issue. This is a libXft bug. Nor is it related to void-packages in any way.