Can't use Apple Color Emoji font

Tom,

Thanks, for the speedy reply.

If this screenshot is what you're talking about, then I've used the Character Viewer.

However, following the instructions above, it doesn't work out.

The link you provided states "In an app on your Mac, choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols,". No go.

1. When I go into MSWord and open the Edit menu, there is no "Emoji & Symbols" option. It also doesn't exist in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.
2. When I do open the Character Viewer using the menu item referenced in the screenshot, double clicking on an emoji produces the following results:

• • In Adobe apps: a box with an X for any and every emoji I've typed.
  • In MS Word: a question mark for most emoji and an outline of certain emojis, but certainly not the color version as from the Apple Color Emoji font. WYSINWYG... 😞(Seems to work here, but when I copy & paste into Adobe or others, I get nonsense or boxed X or ?.)
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Any other recommendations or settings?

I'm marking this solved because the Adobe forums had an answer. But, here's my short answer:

I don't know why SVG fonts wouldn't show up in CS6, but I was able to type them out in TextEdit, save as a PDF, THEN open the PDF in Illustrator and it accomplished what I needed.

It's not bulletproof, because it looks like the outlines I get are a tiny bit jagged and I would like to see a better solution. But, this works for now.

You're right. It's Emoji One that does that. I was unaware that ACE was just png's. Using the image trace panel in AI CS6 may produce a better result, but that remains to be tried out.

Appreciate your prompt response, Tom.