diff --git a/config/_default/hugo.toml b/config/_default/hugo.toml
index 5f921347..8641c4f6 100644
--- a/config/_default/hugo.toml
+++ b/config/_default/hugo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ summaryLength = 0
 buildDrafts = false
 buildFuture = false
 
+enableEmoji = true
+
 # googleAnalytics = "G-XXXXXXXXX"
 
 [imaging]
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
index d058b6da..619ae7a7 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ hasCJKLanguage = true
 buildDrafts = false
 buildFuture = false
 
+enableEmoji = true
 
 googleAnalytics = "G-PEDMYR1V0K"
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.json b/layouts/_default/index.json
index 0a7626c9..7fbcfe26 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.json
+++ b/layouts/_default/index.json
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
     "type" .Type
   ) -}}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- $index | jsonify -}}
+{{- $index | jsonify -}}
\ No newline at end of file