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+import React from 'react';
+
+import { render, screen } from '../../../../jest/test-helpers';
+import Emoji from '../emoji';
+
+describe('<Emoji />', () => {
+  it('renders the given text', () => {
+    render(<Emoji emoji='smile' />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('img').getAttribute('alt')).toBe('smile');
+  });
+});