diff --git a/.git-cz.json b/.git-cz.json
index 99630e77..3a247a1e 100644
--- a/.git-cz.json
+++ b/.git-cz.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "disableEmoji": false,
-  "format": "{emoji} {scope}: {subject}"
+  "format": "{type}{scope}: {emoji}{subject}"
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9f631da..f235905c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Below is default config:
 ```js
 module.exports = {
   disableEmoji: false,
-  format: '{type} {scope}: {subject}',
+  format: '{type}{scope}: {emoji}{subject}',
   list: ['test', 'feat', 'fix', 'chore', 'docs', 'refactor', 'style', 'ci', 'perf'],
   maxMessageLength: 64,
   minMessageLength: 3,
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ This allows the message to be easier to read on GitHub as well as in various git
 
 ### Format
 
-By default the subject format is: `{type} {scope}: {subject}`
+By default the subject format is: `{type}{scope}: {subject}`
 
 Configuring the `format` field in `.git-cz.json` you can customize your own:
 
-- `{emoji} {type} {scope} {subject}`
-- `{type} {scope}: {emoji} {subject}`
+- `{type}{scope}: {emoji}{subject}`
+- `{emoji}{scope} {subject}`
 
 ### Type
 
diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 3f076a0a..68dfdf7c 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const format = '{type}{scope}: {emoji}{subject}';
+
 const types = {
   chore: {
     description: 'Build process or auxiliary tool changes',
@@ -65,8 +67,7 @@ const list = [
 ];
 
 // https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#scope
-const scopes = [
-];
+const scopes = [];
 
 const questions = [
   'type',
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ module.exports = {
   breakingChangePrefix: '🧨 ',
   closedIssueMessage: 'Closes: ',
   closedIssuePrefix: '✅ ',
+  format,
   list,
   maxMessageLength: 64,
   minMessageLength: 3,
diff --git a/lib/formatCommitMessage.js b/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
index 8cd276b4..a3869524 100644
--- a/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
+++ b/lib/formatCommitMessage.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const formatCommitMessage = (state) => {
   const subject = answers.subject.trim();
   const type = answers.type;
 
-  const format = config.format || '{emoji} {scope}: {subject}';
+  const format = config.format || '{type}{scope}: {emoji}{subject}';
 
   const affectsLine = makeAffectsLine(answers);
 
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ const formatCommitMessage = (state) => {
   const breaking = wrap(answers.breaking, wrapOptions);
   const issues = wrap(answers.issues, wrapOptions);
 
+  // @note(emoji) Add space after emoji (breakingChangePrefix/closedIssueEmoji)
   const head = format
-    .replace(/\{emoji\}/g, emoji)
+    .replace(/\{emoji\}/g, config.disableEmoji ? '' : emoji + ' ')
     .replace(/\{scope\}/g, scope)
     .replace(/\{subject\}/g, subject)
     .replace(/\{type\}/g, type);