function removeEmoji($clean_text) {

        // Match Emoticons
        $regexEmoticons = '/[\x{1F600}-\x{1F64F}]/u';
        $clean_text = preg_replace($regexEmoticons, '', $clean_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;
    }