<?php $clean_text = ""; // Match Emoticons $regexEmoticons = '/[x{1F600}-x{1F64F}]/u'; $clean_text = preg_replace($regexEmoticons, '', $str); // Match Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs $regexSymbols = '/[x{1F300}-x{1F5FF}]/u'; $clean_text = preg_replace($regexSymbols, '', $clean_text); // Match Transport And Map Symbols $regexTransport = '/[x{1F680}-x{1F6FF}]/u'; $clean_text = preg_replace($regexTransport, '', $clean_text); // Match Miscellaneous Symbols $regexMisc = '/[x{2600}-x{26FF}]/u'; $clean_text = preg_replace($regexMisc, '', $clean_text); // Match Dingbats $regexDingbats = '/[x{2700}-x{27BF}]/u'; $clean_text = preg_replace($regexDingbats, '', $clean_text); return $str;