KLG> Unless I missed something, you still haven't described what you are
KLG> seeing precisely (specifically, how many columns each emoji takes on
KLG> your setup), so it is not clear what you wish to "take up" to the Noto
KLG> developers.

Actually I mentioned it with a string of BBBB for blanks.

And indeed I was seeing around 19-9=10 blanks.