diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
index 174c2df20f..7457503b5f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
@@ -807,6 +807,15 @@ std::vector<GlyphLayer> Typeface::getLayersForGlyph (int glyphNumber, const Affi
     return std::move (context).getLayers();
 }
 
+int Typeface::getColourGlyphFormats() const
+{
+    auto* face = hb_font_get_face (getNativeDetails().getFont());
+    return (hb_ot_color_has_png    (face) ? colourGlyphFormatBitmap : 0)
+         | (hb_ot_color_has_svg    (face) ? colourGlyphFormatSvg    : 0)
+         | (hb_ot_color_has_layers (face) ? colourGlyphFormatCOLRv0 : 0)
+         | (hb_ot_color_has_paint  (face) ? colourGlyphFormatCOLRv1 : 0);
+}
+
 float Typeface::getAscent()               const { return getNativeDetails().getLegacyMetrics().getScaledAscent(); }
 float Typeface::getDescent()              const { return getNativeDetails().getLegacyMetrics().getScaledDescent(); }
 float Typeface::getHeightToPointsFactor() const { return getNativeDetails().getLegacyMetrics().getHeightToPointsFactor(); }
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
index 6e1a7f8f48..7a0917b1f4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
@@ -212,6 +212,36 @@ public:
     */
     std::vector<GlyphLayer> getLayersForGlyph (int glyphNumber, const AffineTransform&, float normalisedHeight) const;
 
+    /** Kinds of colour glyph format that may be implemented by a particular typeface.
+        Most typefaces are monochromatic, and do not support any colour formats.
+        Emoji fonts are likely to implement one or more colour font formats.
+
+        At this time, JUCE is able to render only bitmap and COLRv0 fonts.
+        If you allow users to customise fonts, you may wish to hide or otherwise prevent users from
+        selecting fonts that use unsupported colour formats.
+    */
+    enum ColourGlyphFormat
+    {
+        colourGlyphFormatBitmap  = 1 << 0, ///< The typeface includes glyphs represented as bitmaps (normally PNGs)
+        colourGlyphFormatSvg     = 1 << 1, ///< The typeface includes glyphs represented as SVGs
+        colourGlyphFormatCOLRv0  = 1 << 2, ///< The typeface uses the COLRv0 format, with support for flat colours
+        colourGlyphFormatCOLRv1  = 1 << 3, ///< The typeface uses the COLRv1 format, with support for gradients and blending modes
+    };
+
+    /** Returns an int with bits set indicating the format of colour glyphs contained in the typeface.
+
+        If the typeface has no colour glyphs, no bits will be set. Otherwise, one or more bits will
+        be set depending on the format of the colour glyph information. You can use a bitwise-and
+        operation with the members of the ColourGlyphFormat enum to determine whether a particular
+        format is supported.
+
+        @code
+        const auto isMonochrome   = typeface->getColourGlyphFormats() == 0;
+        const auto isSvg          = (typeface->getColourGlyphFormats() & Typeface::colourGlyphFormatSvg) != 0;
+        const auto isSimpleColour = (typeface->getColourGlyphFormats() & (Typeface::colourGlyphFormatBitmap | Typeface::colourGlyphFormatCOLRv0)) != 0;
+    */
+    int getColourGlyphFormats() const;
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Changes the number of fonts that are cached in memory. */
     static void setTypefaceCacheSize (int numFontsToCache);