# When inputting emoji by typing \`:)\` and choosing “more...”, the result includes the parenthesis

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [February 18, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785 "2016-02-18T08:04:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![jooize](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jooize/32/537063_2.png) [@jooize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jooize)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785/1 "2016-02-18T08:04:33Z")

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## Procedure

- Type colon parenthesis (`:)`).
- Choose “more…”.
- Pick an emoji.
- Observe broken emoji.

> :)smiley:

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### Author: ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785/2 "2016-02-18T12:49:56Z")

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Testing here…

:)slightly\_smiling:

🐛 found!

Ps, not only with `:)`, you could try `:bug`, then choose more… and then pick another emoji. 👍 Nice work @jooize

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### Author: ![dtchau](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dtchau/32/121852_2.png) [@dtchau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dtchau)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785/3 "2016-02-23T01:16:48Z")

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I’ve submitted a fix for this.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/4028](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/4028)

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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785/4 "2016-03-01T09:09:54Z")

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Thanks for fixing @dtchau. Patch has landed on master.

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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-inputting-emoji-by-typing-and-choosing-more-the-result-includes-the-parenthesis/39785/5 "2016-03-01T09:09:55Z")

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