diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListView.kt
index 05db97d3be..34d87201a2 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListView.kt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ private fun EmojiReactionsRow(
     ) {
         // TODO use most recently used emojis here when available from the Rust SDK
         val defaultEmojis = sequenceOf(
-            "👍", "👎", "🔥", "❤️", "👏"
+            "👍️", "👎️", "🔥", "❤️", "👏"
         )
         for (emoji in defaultEmojis) {
             val isHighlighted = highlightedEmojis.contains(emoji)
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
index 1374f4aef4..2955c6783f 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fun aTimelineItemReactions(
     count: Int = 1,
     isHighlighted: Boolean = false,
 ): TimelineItemReactions {
-    val emojis = arrayOf("👍", "😀️", "😁️", "😆️", "😅️", "🤣️", "🥰️", "😇️", "😊️", "😉️", "🙃️", "🙂️", "😍️", "🤗️", "🤭️")
+    val emojis = arrayOf("👍️", "😀️", "😁️", "😆️", "😅️", "🤣️", "🥰️", "😇️", "😊️", "😉️", "🙃️", "🙂️", "😍️", "🤗️", "🤭️")
     return TimelineItemReactions(
         reactions = buildList {
             repeat(count) { index ->