diff --git src/wp-includes/formatting.php src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 6b96097e83..4c54615474 100644
--- src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -5012,7 +5012,7 @@ function _print_emoji_detection_script() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string The emoji base URL for png images.
 		 */
-		'baseUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/72x72/' ),
+		'baseUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/' ),
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the extension of the emoji png files.
@@ -5030,7 +5030,7 @@ function _print_emoji_detection_script() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string The emoji base URL for svg images.
 		 */
-		'svgUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_svg_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/svg/' ),
+		'svgUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_svg_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/' ),
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the extension of the emoji SVG files.
@@ -5142,7 +5142,7 @@ function wp_staticize_emoji( $text ) {
 	$text = wp_encode_emoji( $text );
 
 	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/formatting.php */
-	$cdn_url = apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/72x72/' );
+	$cdn_url = apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/' );
 
 	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/formatting.php */
 	$ext = apply_filters( 'emoji_ext', '.png' );
diff --git src/wp-includes/general-template.php src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 687ee25f49..0076df7bef 100644
--- src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ function wp_resource_hints() {
 	 * The path is removed in the foreach loop below.
 	 */
 	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/formatting.php */
-	$hints['dns-prefetch'][] = apply_filters( 'emoji_svg_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/svg/' );
+	$hints['dns-prefetch'][] = apply_filters( 'emoji_svg_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/' );
 
 	foreach ( $hints as $relation_type => $urls ) {
 		$unique_urls = array();
diff --git src/wp-includes/js/twemoji.js src/wp-includes/js/twemoji.js
index 9033d7f65f..19c2ef48a1 100644
--- src/wp-includes/js/twemoji.js
+++ src/wp-includes/js/twemoji.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ var twemoji = (function (
 
     // RegExp based on emoji's official Unicode standards
     // http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/EmojiSources.txt
-    re = 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+    re = 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
     // avoid runtime RegExp creation for not so smart,
     // not JIT based, and old browsers / engines
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ var twemoji = (function (
    *  and to convert utf16 into code points.
    *  If there is a zero-width-joiner (U+200D), leave the variants in.
    * @param   string    the raw text of the emoji match
+   * @return  string    the code point
    */
   function grabTheRightIcon(rawText) {
     // if variant is present as \uFE0F
diff --git src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
index 9c5043f499..b267e99dcf 100644
--- src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
+++ src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
@@ -59,62 +59,38 @@
 				}
 
 				/*
-				 * Test for rainbow flag compatibility. As the rainbow flag was added out of sequence with
-				 * the usual Unicode release cycle, some browsers support it, and some don't, even if their
-				 * Unicode support is up to date.
+				 * Test for English flag compatibility. England is a country in the United Kingdom, it
+				 * does not have a two letter locale code but rather an five letter sub-division code.
 				 *
 				 * To test for support, we try to render it, and compare the rendering to how it would look if
-				 * the browser doesn't render it correctly (white flag emoji + rainbow emoji).
+				 * the browser doesn't render it correctly (black flag emoji + [G] + [B] + [E] + [N] + [G]).
 				 */
 				// Cleanup from previous test.
 				context.clearRect( 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height );
 
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55356, 57331, 65039, 8205, 55356, 57096 ), 0, 0 );
+				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55356, 57332, 56128, 56423, 56128, 56418, 56128, 56421, 56128, 56430, 56128, 56423, 56128, 56447 ), 0, 0 );
 				flag = canvas.toDataURL();
 
 				context.clearRect( 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height );
 
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55356, 57331, 55356, 57096 ), 0, 0 );
+				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55356, 57332, 8203, 56128, 56423, 8203, 56128, 56418, 8203, 56128, 56421, 8203, 56128, 56430, 8203, 56128, 56423, 8203, 56128, 56447 ), 0, 0 );
 				flag2 = canvas.toDataURL();
 
 				return flag !== flag2;
 			case 'emoji4':
 				/*
-				 * Emoji 4 support was implemented gradually, multiple tests are used to
-				 * confirm support.
+				 * Emoji 5 has the bushiest beards. So does WordPress!
 				 *
-				 * In this test we try rendering man shrugging, light skin tone and compare
-				 * it to how it would look if the browser does not render it correctly
-				 * (person shrugging: light skin town + male sign).
-				 */
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55358, 56631, 55356, 57339, 8205, 9794, 65039 ), 0, 0 );
-				emoji41 = canvas.toDataURL();
-
-				context.clearRect( 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height );
-
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55358, 56631, 55356, 57339, 9794, 65039 ), 0, 0 );
-				emoji42 = canvas.toDataURL();
-
-				if ( emoji41 !== emoji42 ) {
-					return false;
-				}
-
-				/*
-				 * Emoji 4 has the best technologists. So does WordPress!
-				 *
-				 * To test for support, try to render a new emoji (woman technologist: medium skin tone),
+				 * To test for support, try to render a new emoji (bearded person: light skin tone),
 				 * then compare it to how it would look if the browser doesn't render it correctly
-				 * (woman technologist: medium skin tone + personal computer).
+				 * (bearded person + Fitzpatrick modifier).
 				 */
-				// Cleanup from previous test.
-				context.clearRect( 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height );
-
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55357, 56425, 55356, 57341, 8205, 55357, 56507), 0, 0 );
+				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55358, 56788, 55356, 57339 ), 0, 0 );
 				emoji41 = canvas.toDataURL();
 
 				context.clearRect( 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height );
 
-				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55357, 56425, 55356, 57341, 55357, 56507), 0, 0 );
+				context.fillText( stringFromCharCode( 55358, 56788, 8203, 55356, 57339 ), 0, 0 );
 				emoji42 = canvas.toDataURL();
 
 				return emoji41 !== emoji42;
diff --git tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/Emoji.php tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/Emoji.php
index f52af61995..6e0ed1774c 100644
--- tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/Emoji.php
+++ tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/Emoji.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class Tests_Formatting_Emoji extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @ticket 36525
 	 */
 	public function test_unfiltered_emoji_cdns() {
-		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/72x72/';
-		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/svg/';
+		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/';
+		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/';
 
 		$output = get_echo( '_print_emoji_detection_script' );
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class Tests_Formatting_Emoji extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @ticket 36525
 	 */
 	public function test_filtered_emoji_svn_cdn() {
-		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/72x72/';
-		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/svg/';
+		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/';
+		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/';
 
 		$filtered_svn_cdn = $this->_filtered_emoji_svn_cdn();
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class Tests_Formatting_Emoji extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @ticket 36525
 	 */
 	public function test_filtered_emoji_png_cdn() {
-		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/72x72/';
-		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.2.5/svg/';
+		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/72x72/';
+		$svn_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/';
 
 		$filtered_png_cdn = $this->_filtered_emoji_png_cdn();
 
