diff --git a/.git-cz.json b/.git-cz.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92137901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-cz.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "disableEmoji": false
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61f70ecd..15f4e10f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ in your repo. Below is default config:
 
 ```js
 module.exports = {
+  "disableEmoji": false,
   "list": [
     "test",
     "feat",
diff --git a/lib/formatCommitMessage.js b/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
index 46cb827f..cb9998ea 100644
--- a/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
+++ b/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
@@ -19,17 +19,22 @@ const formatCommitMessage = (state) => {
     trim: true,
     width: MAX_LINE_WIDTH
   };
-
-  const emoji = config.types[answers.type].emoji;
-  const emojiPrefix = emoji ? emoji + ' ' : '';
-
+  let head = '';
   let scope = '';
 
   if (answers.scope && answers.scope !== 'none') {
     scope = `(${answers.scope})`;
   }
 
-  const head = answers.type + scope + ': ' + emojiPrefix + answers.subject;
+  if (config.disableEmoji) {
+    head = answers.type + scope + ': ' + answers.subject;
+  } else {
+    const emoji = config.types[answers.type].emoji;
+    const emojiPrefix = emoji ? emoji + ' ' : '';
+
+    head = answers.type + scope + ': ' + emojiPrefix + answers.subject;
+  }
+
   const affectsLine = makeAffectsLine(answers);
 
   // Wrap these lines at MAX_LINE_WIDTH character
@@ -44,11 +49,15 @@ const formatCommitMessage = (state) => {
   }
 
   if (breaking) {
-    msg += '\n\nBREAKING CHANGE: ' + config.breakingChangePrefix + breaking;
+    const breakingEmoji = config.disableEmoji ? config.breakingChangePrefix : '';
+
+    msg += '\n\nBREAKING CHANGE: ' + breakingEmoji + breaking;
   }
 
   if (issues) {
-    msg += '\n\n' + config.closedIssuePrefix + 'Closes: ' + issues;
+    const closedIssueEmoji = config.disableEmoji ? config.closedIssuePrefix : '';
+
+    msg += '\n\n' + closedIssueEmoji + 'Closes: ' + issues;
   }
 
   return msg;
diff --git a/lib/questions/type.js b/lib/questions/type.js
index fd04b67a..891c0c0c 100644
--- a/lib/questions/type.js
+++ b/lib/questions/type.js
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 const pad = require('pad-right');
 
-const typeToListItem = ({description, emoji, value}) => {
-  const prefix = emoji ? emoji + '  ' : '';
+const typeToListItem = ({types, disableEmoji}, type) => {
+  const {description, emoji, value} = types[type];
+  const prefix = emoji && !disableEmoji ? emoji + '  ' : '';
 
   return {
     name: prefix + pad(value + ':', 12, ' ') + description,
     value
-  }
+  };
 };
 
 exports.createQuestion = (state) => {
   const {config} = state;
   const question = {
-    choices: config.list.map((type) => typeToListItem(config.types[type])),
+    choices: config.list.map((type) => typeToListItem(config, type)),
     message: 'Select the type of change that you\'re committing:',
     name: 'type',
     type: 'list'