diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/RectangleContainer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/RectangleContainer.cs
index 5e38fcf4b..d95f33f47 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/RectangleContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/RectangleContainer.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Drawing;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Drawing.Fields;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
     [Serializable]
     public class RectangleContainer : DrawableContainer
     {
+        private static string _defaultFontName = null;
+
         public RectangleContainer(Surface parent) : base(parent)
         {
             Init();
@@ -163,5 +166,17 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        protected string GetDefaultFontName()
+        {
+            if (_defaultFontName != null)
+            {
+                // On system supporting it, we default to "Segoe UI Emoji" that supports rendering emojis with GDI+
+                var emojiFont = "Segoe UI Emoji";
+                return FontFamily.Families.Any(f => string.Equals(f.Name, emojiFont, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) ? emojiFont : FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name;
+            }
+
+            return _defaultFontName;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/SpeechbubbleContainer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/SpeechbubbleContainer.cs
index 2b189945d..7132170d0 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/SpeechbubbleContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/SpeechbubbleContainer.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_ITALIC, false);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_BOLD, true);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FILL_COLOR, Color.White);
-            AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_FAMILY, FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name);
+            AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_FAMILY, GetDefaultFontName());
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_SIZE, 20f);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.TEXT_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT, StringAlignment.Center);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.TEXT_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT, StringAlignment.Center);
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/TextContainer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/TextContainer.cs
index 4d670b4e0..71c4006fd 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/TextContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/TextContainer.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_ITALIC, false);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_BOLD, false);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FILL_COLOR, Color.Transparent);
-            AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_FAMILY, FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name);
+            AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_FAMILY, GetDefaultFontName());
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FONT_SIZE, 11f);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.TEXT_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT, StringAlignment.Center);
             AddField(GetType(), FieldType.TEXT_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT, StringAlignment.Center);