# How do I prevent unicode heart from become ❤️ when posting?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-unicode-heart-from-become-when-posting/334850
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-unicode-heart-from-become-when-posting/334850 "2024-11-06T21:49:56Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-unicode-heart-from-become-when-posting/334850/8 "2024-11-06T23:45:37Z")

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Hello 👋

There are some other you can try.

[Discourse Icon Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-icon/143374)  
With this theme component you can display icons in posts.

I mean the is maybe a good option.  
`[wrap=icon id=far-heart][/wrap]`

Plus you can add a watched word for this to easy replacement in `/admin/customize/watched_words/action/replace`

For example:  
`far-heart` word replace to `[wrap=icon id=far-heart][/wrap]`  
Make sure to check in the HTML checkbox.

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The second one is probably not what you want because it globally change the ❤ emoji for everyone.

Same like the first option: Use watched word replace to change the `:heart:` to `&#x2661;`.

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I would prefer the first option.

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