unicode emojis not showing on Chrome
<p>When I insert unicode emojis into a <code>&lt;span&gt;</code> using standard jQuery they don't appear with Chrome (v48), but do with Firefox (v43) and Safari (v9). Compare these screenshots:</p>

<p><strong>CHROME:</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFSMA.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFSMA.png" alt="Chrome unicode emoji failure"></a></p>

<p><strong>FIREFOX:</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/sLtIp.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/sLtIp.png" alt="Firefox unicode emoji success"></a></p>

<p>Any explanation here?</p>