public static function removeEmoji($text) {
$clean_text = "";
// Match Emoticons
$regexEmoticons = \'/[\x{1F600}-\x{1F64F}]/u\';
$clean_text = preg_replace($regexEmoticons, \'\', $text);
// Match Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
$regexSymbols = \'/[\x{1F300}-\x{1F5FF}]/u\';
$clean_text = preg_replace($regexSymbols, \'\', $clean_text);
// Match Transport And Map Symbols
$regexTransport = \'/[\x{1F680}-\x{1F6FF}]/u\';
$clean_text = preg_replace($regexTransport, \'\', $clean_text);
// Match Miscellaneous Symbols
$regexMisc = \'/[\x{2600}-\x{26FF}]/u\';
$clean_text = preg_replace($regexMisc, \'\', $clean_text);
// Match Dingbats
$regexDingbats = \'/[\x{2700}-\x{27BF}]/u\';
$clean_text = preg_replace($regexDingbats, \'\', $clean_text);
return $clean_text;
}