diff --git a/roles/alacritty/files/font.conf b/roles/alacritty/files/font.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d1d898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/alacritty/files/font.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+ <alias>
+  <family>monospace</family>
+  <prefer>
+    <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
+    <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
+   </prefer>
+ </alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/roles/alacritty/tasks/main.yml b/roles/alacritty/tasks/main.yml
index 13da5c6..7d4d75f 100644
--- a/roles/alacritty/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/alacritty/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 - name: Install Alacritty
   become: true
   apt:
-    name: alacritty
+    pkg:
+      - alacritty
+      - fonts-noto-color-emoji
 - name: Create Alacritty config directory
   file:
     path: ~/.config/alacritty
@@ -26,3 +28,12 @@
   copy:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/files/alacritty.yml"
     dest: ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+- name: Create fontconfig directory
+  file:
+    path: ~/.config/fontconfig
+    state: directory
+    recurse: true
+- name: Copy font.conf
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/files/font.conf"
+    dest: ~/.config/fontconfig/font.conf