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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the print_emoji_detection_script function.
+ *
+ * @group formatting
+ *
+ * @covers ::print_emoji_detection_script
+ */
+class Tests_formatting_printEmojiDetectionScript extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 60301
+	 */
+	public function test_print_emoji_detection_script() {
+		$png_cdn = 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/';
+
+		self::touch( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/js/wp-emoji-loader.js' );
+		$output = get_echo( 'print_emoji_detection_script' );
+
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( wp_json_encode( $png_cdn ), $output );
+
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_echo( 'print_emoji_detection_script' ) );
+	}
+}