diff --git a/tools/fonts/fontchain_linter.py b/tools/fonts/fontchain_linter.py
index ec40a222..ffca466 100755
--- a/tools/fonts/fontchain_linter.py
+++ b/tools/fonts/fontchain_linter.py
@@ -471,11 +471,20 @@
     _emoji_zwj_sequences.update(parse_unicode_datafile(
         path.join(ucd_path, 'additions', 'emoji-zwj-sequences.txt')))
 
+    exclusions = parse_unicode_datafile(path.join(ucd_path, 'additions', 'emoji-exclusions.txt'))
+    _emoji_sequences = remove_emoji_exclude(_emoji_sequences, exclusions)
+    _emoji_zwj_sequences = remove_emoji_exclude(_emoji_zwj_sequences, exclusions)
+    _emoji_variation_sequences = remove_emoji_variation_exclude(_emoji_variation_sequences, exclusions)
+
+def remove_emoji_variation_exclude(source, items):
+    return source.difference(items.keys())
+
+def remove_emoji_exclude(source, items):
+    return {k: v for k, v in source.items() if k not in items}
 
 def flag_sequence(territory_code):
     return tuple(0x1F1E6 + ord(ch) - ord('A') for ch in territory_code)
 
-
 UNSUPPORTED_FLAGS = frozenset({
     flag_sequence('BL'), flag_sequence('BQ'), flag_sequence('DG'),
     flag_sequence('EA'), flag_sequence('EH'), flag_sequence('FK'),
@@ -522,8 +531,6 @@
 ZWJ_IDENTICALS = {
     # KISS
     (0x1F469, 0x200D, 0x2764, 0x200D, 0x1F48B, 0x200D, 0x1F468): 0x1F48F,
-    # COUPLE WITH HEART
-    (0x1F469, 0x200D, 0x2764, 0x200D, 0x1F468): 0x1F491,
     # FAMILY
     (0x1F468, 0x200D, 0x1F469, 0x200D, 0x1F466): 0x1F46A,
 }
@@ -576,6 +583,8 @@
     (0x1F9DD, FEMALE_SIGN), # ELF
     (0x1F9DE, FEMALE_SIGN), # GENIE
     (0x1F9DF, FEMALE_SIGN), # ZOMBIE
+    (0X1F9B8, FEMALE_SIGN), # SUPERVILLAIN
+    (0x1F9B9, FEMALE_SIGN), # SUPERHERO
 ]
 
 def is_fitzpatrick_modifier(cp):