diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d4986d93..f65c333c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1061,3 +1061,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/dacx578"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/dacx578
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_DACx578.git
+[submodule "libraries/helpers/display_emoji_text"]
+	path = libraries/helpers/display_emoji_text
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Display_Emoji_Text.git
diff --git a/docs/drivers.rst b/docs/drivers.rst
index aba0a6c6..d9cd80b8 100644
--- a/docs/drivers.rst
+++ b/docs/drivers.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Helpers for building graphical interfaces using the displayio core module and fr
     Bitmap Saver (adafruit_bitmapsaver) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/bitmapsaver/en/latest/>
     Display AnalogClock (adafruit_display_analogclock) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display-analogclock/en/latest/>
     Display Button (adafruit_display-button) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display-button/en/latest//>
+    Display Emoji Text (adafruit_display_emoji_text) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display_emoji_text/en/latest/>
     Display Notification (adafruit_display_notification) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display_notification/en/latest/>
     Display Shapes (adafruit_display-shapes) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display-shapes/en/latest/>
     Display Text (adafruit_display_text) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/display_text/en/latest/>
diff --git a/libraries/helpers/display_emoji_text b/libraries/helpers/display_emoji_text
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..19f21a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/helpers/display_emoji_text
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 19f21a229f721377065fee8400ee307df4113567