Thanks, @lll (Joe) for helping me figure this out. I am posting here in case anyone else has problems.
- I logged out and in and that updated the emojis and cleared the cache.
- I exlusively used EmojiOne and (for whatever reason) that gave me the pngs in the correct format getting rid of the off-white backdrop.
- I plugged in Joe’s code and that set up my rows beautifully and I was able to input as many emojis as I wanted.
Here is the code:
Here is my beautiful chart of emojis:
Thank you, @schungx for helping me eliminate other possible explanations.