diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/Emoji.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/Emoji.java
index ad3589b..9a6158a 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/Emoji.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/Emoji.java
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import static net.fellbaum.jemoji.EmojiUtils.getCodePointCount;
+
 /**
  * Represents an emoji.
  */
-public class Emoji {
+public class Emoji implements Comparable<Emoji> {
 
     private final String emoji;
     private final String unicode;
@@ -245,8 +247,26 @@ public String toString() {
                 '}';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compares the emojis based on their codepoint length,
+     * and if they are equal, compare them lexicographically based on the emoji.
+     *
+     * @param o the object to be compared.
+     * @return the value 0 if they are fully equal, 1 if the emoji has more codepoints
+     * and has a higher unicode value, otherwise return -1
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int compareTo(final Emoji o) {
+        final int comparedValue = Integer.compare(getCodePointCount(this.getEmoji()), getCodePointCount(o.getEmoji()));
+        if (comparedValue != 0) {
+            return comparedValue;
+        }
+
+        return this.getEmoji().compareTo(o.getEmoji());
+    }
+
     @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    public boolean equals(final Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
index 2330cfe..8181e6c 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collector;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import static net.fellbaum.jemoji.EmojiUtils.addColonToAlias;
+import static net.fellbaum.jemoji.EmojiUtils.findEmojiByEitherAlias;
+import static net.fellbaum.jemoji.EmojiUtils.isStringNullOrEmpty;
+import static net.fellbaum.jemoji.EmojiUtils.removeColonFromAlias;
+
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public final class EmojiManager {
 
@@ -30,22 +35,15 @@ public final class EmojiManager {
     private static Pattern EMOJI_PATTERN;
     private static final Pattern NOT_WANTED_EMOJI_CHARACTERS = Pattern.compile("[\\p{Alpha}\\p{Z}]");
 
-    private static final Comparator<Emoji> EMOJI_CODEPOINT_COMPARATOR = (final Emoji o1, final Emoji o2) -> {
-        if (o1.getEmoji().codePoints().toArray().length == o2.getEmoji().codePoints().toArray().length) return 0;
-        return o1.getEmoji().codePoints().toArray().length > o2.getEmoji().codePoints().toArray().length ? -1 : 1;
-    };
-
     static {
         final String fileContent = readFileAsString();
         try {
             final List<Emoji> emojis = new ObjectMapper().readValue(fileContent, new TypeReference<List<Emoji>>() {
             });
 
-            EMOJI_UNICODE_TO_EMOJI = Collections.unmodifiableMap(
-                    emojis.stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(Emoji::getEmoji, Function.identity()))
-            );
+            EMOJI_UNICODE_TO_EMOJI = Collections.unmodifiableMap(emojis.stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(Emoji::getEmoji, Function.identity())));
 
-            EMOJIS_LENGTH_DESCENDING = Collections.unmodifiableList(emojis.stream().sorted(EMOJI_CODEPOINT_COMPARATOR).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            EMOJIS_LENGTH_DESCENDING = Collections.unmodifiableList(emojis.stream().sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
             EMOJI_FIRST_CODEPOINT_TO_EMOJIS_ORDER_CODEPOINT_LENGTH_DESCENDING = emojis.stream().collect(getEmojiLinkedHashMapCollector());
         } catch (final JsonProcessingException e) {
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ public final class EmojiManager {
                 Collectors.collectingAndThen(
                         Collectors.toList(),
                         list -> {
-                            list.sort(EMOJI_CODEPOINT_COMPARATOR);
+                            list.sort(Comparator.reverseOrder());
                             return list;
                         }
                 )
@@ -214,22 +212,6 @@ public static Optional<Emoji> getBySlackAlias(final String alias) {
         return findEmojiByEitherAlias(getEmojiAliasToEmoji(AliasGroup.SLACK), aliasWithColon, aliasWithoutColon);
     }
 
-    private static String removeColonFromAlias(final String alias) {
-        return alias.startsWith(":") && alias.endsWith(":") ? alias.substring(1, alias.length() - 1) : alias;
-    }
-
-    private static String addColonToAlias(final String alias) {
-        return alias.startsWith(":") && alias.endsWith(":") ? alias : ":" + alias + ":";
-    }
-
-    private static <K, V> Optional<V> findEmojiByEitherAlias(final Map<K, V> map, final K aliasWithColon, final K aliasWithoutColon) {
-        final V firstValue = map.get(aliasWithColon);
-        if (firstValue != null) return Optional.of(firstValue);
-        final V secondValue = map.get(aliasWithoutColon);
-        if (secondValue != null) return Optional.of(secondValue);
-        return Optional.empty();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the pattern checking for all emojis.
      *
@@ -547,11 +529,6 @@ public static String replaceEmojis(final String text, Function<Emoji, String> re
         return replaceEmojis(text, replacementFunction, Arrays.asList(emojisToReplace));
     }
 
-    private static boolean isStringNullOrEmpty(final String string) {
-        return null == string || string.isEmpty();
-    }
-
-
     /*public static List<Emoji> testEmojiPattern(final String text) {
         if (isStringNullOrEmpty(text)) return Collections.emptyList();
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0fb6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package net.fellbaum.jemoji;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+class EmojiUtils {
+
+    public static int getCodePointCount(String string) {
+        return string.codePointCount(0, string.length());
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isStringNullOrEmpty(final String string) {
+        return null == string || string.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public static String removeColonFromAlias(final String alias) {
+        return alias.startsWith(":") && alias.endsWith(":") ? alias.substring(1, alias.length() - 1) : alias;
+    }
+
+    public static String addColonToAlias(final String alias) {
+        return alias.startsWith(":") && alias.endsWith(":") ? alias : ":" + alias + ":";
+    }
+
+    public static <K, V> Optional<V> findEmojiByEitherAlias(final Map<K, V> map, final K aliasWithColon, final K aliasWithoutColon) {
+        final V firstValue = map.get(aliasWithColon);
+        if (firstValue != null) return Optional.of(firstValue);
+        final V secondValue = map.get(aliasWithoutColon);
+        if (secondValue != null) return Optional.of(secondValue);
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+}