diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 607a011f..557cd542 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "format-message-interpret": "^6.2.3",
     "format-message-parse": "^6.2.3",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
+    "is-emoji-supported": "^0.0.5",
     "li": "^1.3.0",
     "localstorage-memory": "^1.0.3",
     "lodash-es": "4.17.15",
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/testColorEmojiSupported.js b/src/routes/_utils/testColorEmojiSupported.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ef66fef..00000000
--- a/src/routes/_utils/testColorEmojiSupported.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copied from
-// https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/blob/04f490a/src/picker/utils/testColorEmojiSupported.js
-
-import { FONT_FAMILY } from '../_static/fonts'
-
-const getTextFeature = (text, color) => {
-  try {
-    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
-    canvas.width = canvas.height = 1
-
-    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
-    ctx.textBaseline = 'top'
-    ctx.font = `100px ${FONT_FAMILY}`
-    ctx.fillStyle = color
-    ctx.scale(0.01, 0.01)
-    ctx.fillText(text, 0, 0)
-
-    return ctx.getImageData(0, 0, 1, 1).data
-  } catch (e) { /* ignore, return undefined */ }
-}
-
-const compareFeatures = (feature1, feature2) => {
-  const feature1Str = [...feature1].join(',')
-  const feature2Str = [...feature2].join(',')
-  return feature1Str === feature2Str && feature1Str !== '0,0,0,0'
-}
-
-export function testColorEmojiSupported (text) {
-  // Render white and black and then compare them to each other and ensure they're the same
-  // color, and neither one is black. This shows that the emoji was rendered in color.
-  const feature1 = getTextFeature(text, '#000')
-  const feature2 = getTextFeature(text, '#fff')
-
-  const supported = feature1 && feature2 && compareFeatures(feature1, feature2)
-  if (!supported) {
-    console.log('Filtered unsupported emoji via color test', text)
-  }
-  return supported
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize.js b/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e04e51e1..00000000
--- a/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Return true if the unicode is rendered as a double character, e.g.
-// "black cat" or "polar bar" or "person with red hair" or other emoji
-// that look like double or triple emoji if the unicode is not rendered properly
-
-const BASELINE_EMOJI = '😀'
-
-let baselineWidth
-
-export function testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize (unicode) {
-  if (!unicode.includes('\u200d')) { // ZWJ
-    return true // benefit of the doubt
-  }
-
-  let emojiTestDiv = document.getElementById('emoji-test')
-  if (!emojiTestDiv) {
-    emojiTestDiv = document.createElement('div')
-    emojiTestDiv.id = 'emoji-test'
-    emojiTestDiv.ariaHidden = true
-    Object.assign(emojiTestDiv.style, {
-      position: 'absolute',
-      opacity: '0',
-      'pointer-events': 'none',
-      'font-family': 'PinaforeEmoji',
-      'font-size': '14px',
-      contain: 'content'
-    })
-    document.body.appendChild(emojiTestDiv)
-  }
-  emojiTestDiv.textContent = unicode
-  const { width } = emojiTestDiv.getBoundingClientRect()
-  if (typeof baselineWidth === 'undefined') {
-    emojiTestDiv.textContent = BASELINE_EMOJI
-    baselineWidth = emojiTestDiv.getBoundingClientRect().width
-  }
-
-  // WebKit has some imprecision here, so round it
-  const emojiSupported = width.toFixed(2) === baselineWidth.toFixed(2)
-  if (!emojiSupported) {
-    console.log('Filtered unsupported emoji via size test', unicode, 'width', width, 'baselineWidth', baselineWidth)
-  }
-
-  return emojiSupported
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiSupported.js b/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiSupported.js
index dc3ed35f..3873191f 100644
--- a/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiSupported.js
+++ b/src/routes/_utils/testEmojiSupported.js
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-import { testColorEmojiSupported } from './testColorEmojiSupported'
-import { testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize } from './testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize'
+import { isEmojiSupported, setCacheHandler } from 'is-emoji-supported'
 import { QuickLRU } from '../_thirdparty/quick-lru/quick-lru'
 
 // avoid recomputing emoji support over and over again
-const emojiSupportCache = new QuickLRU({
-  maxSize: 500
-})
+// use our own LRU since the built-in one grows forever, which is a small memory leak, but still
+setCacheHandler(new QuickLRU({ maxSize: 500 }))
 
-export function testEmojiSupported (unicode) {
-  let supported = emojiSupportCache.get(unicode)
-  if (typeof supported !== 'boolean') {
-    supported = !!(testColorEmojiSupported(unicode) && testEmojiRenderedAtCorrectSize(unicode))
-    emojiSupportCache.set(unicode, supported)
-  }
-  return supported
-}
+export const testEmojiSupported = isEmojiSupported
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e131b994..eac8a325 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4325,6 +4325,11 @@ is-electron@^2.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-electron/-/is-electron-2.2.0.tgz#8943084f09e8b731b3a7a0298a7b5d56f6b7eef0"
   integrity sha512-SpMppC2XR3YdxSzczXReBjqs2zGscWQpBIKqwXYBFic0ERaxNVgwLCHwOLZeESfdJQjX0RDvrJ1lBXX2ij+G1Q==
 
+is-emoji-supported@^0.0.5:
+  version "0.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-emoji-supported/-/is-emoji-supported-0.0.5.tgz#f22301b22c63d6322935e829f39dfa59d03a7fe2"
+  integrity sha512-WOlXUhDDHxYqcSmFZis+xWhhqXiK2SU0iYiqmth5Ip0FHLZQAt9rKL5ahnilE8/86WH8tZ3bmNNNC+bTzamqlw==
+
 is-es2016-keyword@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-es2016-keyword/-/is-es2016-keyword-1.0.0.tgz#f6e54e110c5e4f8d265e69d2ed0eaf8cf5f47718"