diff --git a/pipenv/core.py b/pipenv/core.py
index 7daff2be..b1f8c9fe 100644
--- a/pipenv/core.py
+++ b/pipenv/core.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def batch_install(deps_list, procs, failed_deps_queue,
     from .vendor.requirementslib.models.utils import strip_extras_markers_from_requirement
     failed = (not retry)
     if not failed:
-        label = INSTALL_LABEL if os.name != "nt" else ""
+        label = INSTALL_LABEL if not PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS else ""
     else:
         label = INSTALL_LABEL2
 
diff --git a/pipenv/environments.py b/pipenv/environments.py
index f4510621..24ea5631 100644
--- a/pipenv/environments.py
+++ b/pipenv/environments.py
@@ -70,13 +70,18 @@ Default is to detect emulators automatically. This should be set if your
 emulator, e.g. Cmder, cannot be detected correctly.
 """
 
-PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS = bool(os.environ.get("PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS"))
+PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS = os.environ.get("PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS")
 """Disable emojis in output.
 
 Default is to show emojis. This is automatically set on Windows.
 """
-if os.name == "nt" or PIPENV_IS_CI:
+if (PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS is None and (os.name == "nt" or PIPENV_IS_CI)) or (
+    PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS is not None
+    and PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS.lower() not in ('0', 'false', 'no')
+):
     PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS = True
+else:
+    PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS = False
 
 PIPENV_IGNORE_VIRTUALENVS = bool(os.environ.get("PIPENV_IGNORE_VIRTUALENVS"))
 """If set, Pipenv will always assign a virtual environment for this project.
@@ -295,9 +300,7 @@ def is_in_virtualenv():
     if not pipenv_active and not ignore_virtualenvs:
         virtual_env = os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV")
         use_system = bool(virtual_env)
-    return (use_system or virtual_env) and not (
-        pipenv_active or ignore_virtualenvs
-    )
+    return (use_system or virtual_env) and not (pipenv_active or ignore_virtualenvs)
 
 
 PIPENV_SPINNER_FAIL_TEXT = fix_utf8(u"✘ {0}") if not PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS else ("{0}")
diff --git a/pipenv/progress.py b/pipenv/progress.py
index 1328e4d5..8968150c 100644
--- a/pipenv/progress.py
+++ b/pipenv/progress.py
@@ -21,25 +21,20 @@ from .environments import PIPENV_COLORBLIND, PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS
 STREAM = sys.stderr
 MILL_TEMPLATE = "%s %s %i/%i\r"
 DOTS_CHAR = "."
-if os.name != "nt":
-    if PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS:
-        if PIPENV_COLORBLIND:
-            BAR_FILLED_CHAR = "="
-            BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = "-"
-        else:
-            BAR_FILLED_CHAR = str(crayons.green("=", bold=True))
-            BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = str(crayons.black("-"))
+if PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS:
+    if PIPENV_COLORBLIND:
+        BAR_FILLED_CHAR = "="
+        BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = "-"
     else:
-        if PIPENV_COLORBLIND:
-            BAR_FILLED_CHAR = "▉"
-            BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = " "
-        else:
-            BAR_FILLED_CHAR = str(crayons.green("▉", bold=True))
-            BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = str(crayons.black("▉"))
-
+        BAR_FILLED_CHAR = str(crayons.green("=", bold=True))
+        BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = str(crayons.black("-"))
 else:
-    BAR_FILLED_CHAR = "="
-    BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = "-"
+    if PIPENV_COLORBLIND:
+        BAR_FILLED_CHAR = "▉"
+        BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = " "
+    else:
+        BAR_FILLED_CHAR = str(crayons.green("▉", bold=True))
+        BAR_EMPTY_CHAR = str(crayons.black("▉"))
 
 if (sys.version_info[0] >= 3) and (os.name != "nt"):
     BAR_TEMPLATE = u"  %s%s%s %i/%i — {0}\r".format(crayons.black("%s"))