diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a48a3cd716..c4c69b12a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dist
 .netlify/
 
 public/shiki
+public/emojis
 
 *~
 *swp
diff --git a/composables/content-parse.ts b/composables/content-parse.ts
index c7be74c037..ae2213da22 100644
--- a/composables/content-parse.ts
+++ b/composables/content-parse.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 import type { Emoji } from 'masto'
 import type { Node } from 'ultrahtml'
 import { TEXT_NODE, parse, render, walkSync } from 'ultrahtml'
-import createEmojiRegex from 'emoji-regex'
-
-export const EMOJI_REGEX = createEmojiRegex()
+import { findAndReplaceEmojisInText } from '@iconify/utils'
+import { emojiRegEx, getEmojiAttributes } from '../config/emojis'
 
 const decoder = process.client ? document.createElement('textarea') : null as any as HTMLTextAreaElement
 export function decodeHtml(text: string) {
@@ -16,17 +15,17 @@ export function decodeHtml(text: string) {
  * Parse raw HTML form Mastodon server to AST,
  * with interop of custom emojis and inline Markdown syntax
  */
-export function parseMastodonHTML(html: string, customEmojis: Record<string, Emoji> = {}, markdown = true) {
-  let processed = html
-    // custom emojis
-    .replace(/:([\w-]+?):/g, (_, name) => {
-      const emoji = customEmojis[name]
-
-      return emoji
-        ? `<img src="${emoji.url}" alt=":${name}:" class="custom-emoji" data-emoji-id="${name}" />`
-        : `:${name}:`
-    })
-    .replace(EMOJI_REGEX, '<em-emoji native="$&" fallback="$&" />')
+export function parseMastodonHTML(html: string, customEmojis: Record<string, Emoji> = {}, markdown = true, forTiptap = false) {
+  // unicode emojis to images, but only if not converting HTML for Tiptap
+  let processed = forTiptap ? html : replaceUnicodeEmoji(html)
+
+  // custom emojis
+  processed = processed.replace(/:([\w-]+?):/g, (_, name) => {
+    const emoji = customEmojis[name]
+    if (emoji)
+      return `<img src="${emoji.url}" alt=":${name}:" class="custom-emoji" data-emoji-id="${name}" />`
+    return `:${name}:`
+  })
 
   if (markdown) {
     // handle code blocks
@@ -66,8 +65,11 @@ export function parseMastodonHTML(html: string, customEmojis: Record<string, Emo
   return parse(processed)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Converts raw HTML form Mastodon server to HTML for Tiptap editor
+ */
 export function convertMastodonHTML(html: string, customEmojis: Record<string, Emoji> = {}) {
-  const tree = parseMastodonHTML(html, customEmojis)
+  const tree = parseMastodonHTML(html, customEmojis, true, true)
   return render(tree)
 }
 
@@ -118,12 +120,22 @@ export function treeToText(input: Node): string {
   if ('children' in input)
     body = (input.children as Node[]).map(n => treeToText(n)).join('')
 
-  // add spaces around emoji to prevent parsing errors: 2 or more consecutive emojis will not be parsed
-  if (input.name === 'img' && input.attributes.class?.includes('custom-emoji'))
-    return ` :${input.attributes['data-emoji-id']}: `
-
-  if (input.name === 'em-emoji')
-    return `${input.attributes.native}`
+  if (input.name === 'img') {
+    if (input.attributes.class?.includes('custom-emoji'))
+      return `:${input.attributes['data-emoji-id']}:`
+    if (input.attributes.class?.includes('iconify-emoji'))
+      return input.attributes.alt
+  }
 
   return pre + body + post
 }
+
+/**
+ * Replace unicode emojis with locally hosted images
+ */
+export function replaceUnicodeEmoji(html: string) {
+  return findAndReplaceEmojisInText(emojiRegEx, html, (match) => {
+    const attrs = getEmojiAttributes(match)
+    return `<img src="${attrs.src}" alt="${attrs.alt}" class="${attrs.class}" />`
+  }) || html
+}
diff --git a/composables/tiptap/emoji.ts b/composables/tiptap/emoji.ts
index a658a34260..49f638ac41 100644
--- a/composables/tiptap/emoji.ts
+++ b/composables/tiptap/emoji.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   mergeAttributes,
   nodeInputRule,
 } from '@tiptap/core'
+import { emojiRegEx, getEmojiAttributes } from '~/config/emojis'
 
 export const Emoji = Node.create({
   name: 'em-emoji',
@@ -14,35 +15,35 @@ export const Emoji = Node.create({
   parseHTML() {
     return [
       {
-        tag: 'em-emoji[native]',
+        tag: 'img.iconify-emoji',
       },
     ]
   },
 
   addAttributes() {
     return {
-      native: {
+      alt: {
         default: null,
       },
-      fallback: {
+      src: {
+        default: null,
+      },
+      class: {
         default: null,
       },
     }
   },
 
   renderHTML(args) {
-    return ['em-emoji', mergeAttributes(this.options.HTMLAttributes, args.HTMLAttributes)]
+    return ['img', mergeAttributes(this.options.HTMLAttributes, args.HTMLAttributes)]
   },
 
   addCommands() {
     return {
-      insertEmoji: name => ({ commands }) => {
+      insertEmoji: code => ({ commands }) => {
         return commands.insertContent({
           type: this.name,
-          attrs: {
-            native: name,
-            fallback: name,
-          },
+          attrs: getEmojiAttributes(code),
         })
       },
     }
@@ -50,14 +51,11 @@ export const Emoji = Node.create({
 
   addInputRules() {
     const inputRule = nodeInputRule({
-      find: EMOJI_REGEX,
+      find: emojiRegEx as RegExp,
       type: this.type,
       getAttributes: (match) => {
         const [native] = match
-        return {
-          native,
-          fallback: native,
-        }
+        return getEmojiAttributes(native)
       },
     })
     // Error catch for unsupported emoji
diff --git a/config/emojis.ts b/config/emojis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc6dc828b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/emojis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { emojiFilename, emojiPrefix, emojiRegEx } from '@iconify-emoji/twemoji'
+import type { EmojiRegexMatch } from '@iconify/utils/lib/emoji/replace/find'
+import { getEmojiMatchesInText } from '@iconify/utils/lib/emoji/replace/find'
+
+// Re-export everything from package
+export * from '@iconify-emoji/twemoji'
+
+// Package name
+export const iconifyEmojiPackage = '@iconify-emoji/twemoji'
+
+export function getEmojiAttributes(input: EmojiRegexMatch | string) {
+  const match = typeof input === 'string'
+    ? getEmojiMatchesInText(emojiRegEx, input)?.[0]
+    : input
+  const file = emojiFilename(match)
+  const className = `iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--${emojiPrefix}${file.padding ? ' iconify-emoji-padded' : ''}`
+  return {
+    class: className,
+    src: `/emojis/${emojiPrefix}/${file.filename}`,
+    alt: match.match,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a46c058a3c..76abe21299 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fnando/sparkline": "^0.3.10",
+    "@iconify-emoji/twemoji": "^1.0.2",
+    "@iconify/utils": "^2.0.7",
     "@nuxtjs/color-mode": "^3.2.0",
     "@tiptap/extension-character-count": "2.0.0-beta.204",
     "@tiptap/extension-code-block": "2.0.0-beta.204",
diff --git a/plugins/setup-emojis.ts b/plugins/setup-emojis.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ef98ce76f..0000000000
--- a/plugins/setup-emojis.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
-  if (process.server)
-    return
-
-  const promise = import('@emoji-mart/data').then(r => r.default)
-  import('emoji-mart').then(r => r.init({
-    data: () => promise,
-  }))
-})
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 871b733c95..cb4e7b3dfd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ specifiers:
   '@antfu/ni': ^0.18.8
   '@emoji-mart/data': ^1.1.0
   '@fnando/sparkline': ^0.3.10
+  '@iconify-emoji/twemoji': ^1.0.2
   '@iconify-json/carbon': ^1.1.11
   '@iconify-json/logos': ^1.1.19
   '@iconify-json/material-symbols': ^1.1.26
   '@iconify-json/ph': ^1.1.3
   '@iconify-json/ri': ^1.1.4
   '@iconify-json/twemoji': ^1.1.7
+  '@iconify/utils': ^2.0.7
   '@nuxtjs/color-mode': ^3.2.0
   '@nuxtjs/i18n': ^8.0.0-beta.7
   '@pinia/nuxt': ^0.4.6
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ specifiers:
 
 dependencies:
   '@fnando/sparkline': 0.3.10
+  '@iconify-emoji/twemoji': 1.0.2
+  '@iconify/utils': 2.0.8
   '@nuxtjs/color-mode': 3.2.0
   '@tiptap/extension-character-count': 2.0.0-beta.204
   '@tiptap/extension-code-block': 2.0.0-beta.204
@@ -273,7 +277,6 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       execa: 5.1.1
       find-up: 5.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /@antfu/ni/0.18.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0m++AudwQq+wWAz/Ax7g+sh/wFW51HHQ6BtPLsuTAsFIzWB/bv/0COwZE7BRS+u0nqMb6Ks6nlk6cY1TpPDwHg==}
@@ -286,7 +289,6 @@ packages:
 
   /@antfu/utils/0.7.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vy9fM3pIxZmX07dL+VX1aZe7ynZ+YyB0jY+jE6r3hOK6GNY2t6W8rzpFC4tgpbXUYABkFQwgJq2XYXlxbXAI0g==}
-    dev: true
 
   /@apideck/better-ajv-errors/0.3.6_ajv@8.11.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-P+ZygBLZtkp0qqOAJJVX4oX/sFo5JR3eBWwwuqHHhK0GIgQOKWrAfiAaWX0aArHkRWHMuggFEgAZNxVPwPZYaA==}
@@ -1564,6 +1566,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZnQMnLV4e7hDlUvw8H+U8ASL02SS2Gn6+9Ac3wGGLIe7+je2AeAOxPY+izIPJDfFDb7eDjev0Us8MO1iFRN8hA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@iconify-emoji/twemoji/1.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-C4W6ov4BkDXiVU3GzyqyVo8SBbU21KivXnZERgAnrYZEKjuiI3JwPDnu9oVJPsUkNI/Q4SM8iVnXjGW6kxt9DQ==}
+    dev: false
+
   /@iconify-json/carbon/1.1.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IHkHSNmTM6q6b8DuKSzd+AEMYPZywSxcb+37kZU7ywtcwsGen3aVEvWFykopIWjjwj3xdZ/5UdwJRqhZDQMlNg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -1602,20 +1608,18 @@ packages:
 
   /@iconify/types/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+wluvCrRhXrhyOmRDJ3q8mux9JkKy5SJ/v8ol2tu4FVjyYvtEzkc/3pK15ET6RKg4b4w4BmTk1+gsCUhf21Ykg==}
-    dev: true
 
-  /@iconify/utils/2.0.5:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-UMT1WhBkr7oYggc69dFl/1RHE9XDisCrWaKXXQLpIccLCytHWZEX3247b/wR+sexYIKBSWs8YIKmMBe3g4oGCw==}
+  /@iconify/utils/2.0.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e/1Rng92uxQTM+481EZaV1t7S03PFKIiWyc7io2/923DRUvOMcB1hwP6a2dvQ1Uf/0ncwXcwD+5bMTOkZlEdYw==}
     dependencies:
       '@antfu/install-pkg': 0.1.1
-      '@antfu/utils': 0.5.2
+      '@antfu/utils': 0.7.2
       '@iconify/types': 2.0.0
       debug: 4.3.4
       kolorist: 1.6.0
       local-pkg: 0.4.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
-    dev: true
 
   /@intlify/bundle-utils/3.4.0_vue-i18n@9.3.0-beta.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2UQkqiSAOSPEHMGWlybqWm4G2K0X+FyYho5AwXz6QklSX1EY5EDmOSxZmwscn2qmKBnp6OYsme5kUrnN9xrWzQ==}
@@ -1629,8 +1633,8 @@ packages:
       vue-i18n:
         optional: true
     dependencies:
-      '@intlify/message-compiler': 9.3.0-beta.12
-      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.12
+      '@intlify/message-compiler': 9.3.0-beta.11
+      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.11
       jsonc-eslint-parser: 1.4.1
       source-map: 0.6.1
       vue-i18n: 9.3.0-beta.10
@@ -1662,8 +1666,8 @@ packages:
       source-map: 0.6.1
     dev: true
 
-  /@intlify/message-compiler/9.3.0-beta.12:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-A8/s7pb3v8nf6HG77qFPJntxgQKI9GXxGnkn7aO+b03/X/GkF/4WceDSAIk3i+yLeIgszeBn9GZ23tSg4sTEHA==}
+  /@intlify/message-compiler/9.3.0-beta.11:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gGGfBGzM7JBXp1Q9gbDAy5jELz9ho3ILqnpxp2yp64+gkqohrqc2YXIvCdwZoc6AtKIh/Zmv4sWVqxkvMsBWtQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 14'}
     dependencies:
       '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.11
@@ -1680,11 +1684,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>= 14'}
     dev: true
 
-  /@intlify/shared/9.3.0-beta.12:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WsmaS54sA8xuwezPKpa/OMoaX1v2VF2fCgAmYS6prDr2ir0CkUFWPm9A8ilmxzv4nkS61/v8+vf4lGGkn5uBdA==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 14'}
-    dev: true
-
   /@intlify/unplugin-vue-i18n/0.8.0_vue-i18n@9.3.0-beta.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bqMDYrbmV0oMLGHTdYMUXfcEsy2rPwQnGrQAg4gvw5FimvJfTQt3RliLVayT5ldOfeT2g0IUc/0t7LPeGrFUag==}
     engines: {node: '>= 14.16'}
@@ -1701,7 +1700,7 @@ packages:
         optional: true
     dependencies:
       '@intlify/bundle-utils': 3.4.0_vue-i18n@9.3.0-beta.10
-      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.12
+      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.11
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 4.2.1
       '@vue/compiler-sfc': 3.2.45
       debug: 4.3.4
@@ -2968,7 +2967,7 @@ packages:
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     dependencies:
-      '@iconify/utils': 2.0.5
+      '@iconify/utils': 2.0.8
       '@unocss/core': 0.48.0
       ohmyfetch: 0.4.21
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -4490,7 +4489,6 @@ packages:
       path-key: 3.1.1
       shebang-command: 2.0.0
       which: 2.0.2
-    dev: true
 
   /crypto-random-string/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-v1plID3y9r/lPhviJ1wrXpLeyUIGAZ2SHNYTEapm7/8A9nLPoyvVp3RK/EPFqn5kEznyWgYZNsRtYYIWbuG8KA==}
@@ -5651,7 +5649,6 @@ packages:
       onetime: 5.1.2
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
       strip-final-newline: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /execa/6.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-QVWlX2e50heYJcCPG0iWtf8r0xjEYfz/OYLGDYH+IyjWezzPNxz63qNFOu0l4YftGWuizFVZHHs8PrLU5p2IDA==}
@@ -5770,7 +5767,6 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       locate-path: 6.0.0
       path-exists: 4.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /flat-cache/3.0.4:
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@@ -5982,7 +5978,6 @@ packages:
   /get-stream/6.0.1:
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     engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dev: true
 
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@@ -6260,7 +6255,6 @@ packages:
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     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B4FFZ6q/T2jhhksgkbEW3HBvWIfDW85snkQgawt07S7J5QXTk6BkNV+0yAeZrM5QpMAdYlocGoljn0sJ/WQkFw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10.17.0'}
-    dev: true
 
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@@ -6569,7 +6563,6 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /is-stream/3.0.0:
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@@ -6613,7 +6606,6 @@ packages:
 
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-    dev: true
 
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@@ -6822,7 +6814,6 @@ packages:
 
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-    dev: true
 
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@@ -6932,7 +6923,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     dependencies:
       p-locate: 5.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /lodash._reinterpolate/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xYHt68QRoYGjeeM/XOE1uJtvXQAgvszfBhjV4yvsQH0u2i9I6cI6c6/eG4Hh3UAOVn0y/xAXwmTzEay49Q//HA==}
@@ -7115,7 +7105,6 @@ packages:
 
   /merge-stream/2.0.0:
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-    dev: true
 
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@@ -7168,7 +7157,6 @@ packages:
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     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
-    dev: true
 
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@@ -7467,7 +7455,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
-    dev: true
 
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@@ -7643,7 +7630,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     dependencies:
       mimic-fn: 2.1.0
-    dev: true
 
   /onetime/6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1FlR+gjXK7X+AsAHso35MnyN5KqGwJRi/31ft6x0M194ht7S+rWAvd7PHss9xSKMzE0asv1pyIHaJYq+BbacAQ==}
@@ -7721,7 +7707,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     dependencies:
       yocto-queue: 0.1.0
-    dev: true
 
   /p-locate/4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-R79ZZ/0wAxKGu3oYMlz8jy/kbhsNrS7SKZ7PxEHBgJ5+F2mtFW2fK2cOtBh1cHYkQsbzFV7I+EoRKe6Yt0oK7A==}
@@ -7735,7 +7720,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     dependencies:
       p-limit: 3.1.0
-    dev: true
 
   /p-map/4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/bjOqmgETBYB5BoEeGVea8dmvHb2m9GLy1E9W43yeyfP6QQCZGFNa+XRceJEuDB6zqr+gKpIAmlLebMpykw/MQ==}
@@ -7832,7 +7816,6 @@ packages:
   /path-exists/4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /path-is-absolute/1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AVbw3UJ2e9bq64vSaS9Am0fje1Pa8pbGqTTsmXfaIiMpnr5DlDhfJOuLj9Sf95ZPVDAUerDfEk88MPmPe7UCQg==}
@@ -7842,7 +7825,6 @@ packages:
   /path-key/3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /path-key/4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-haREypq7xkM7ErfgIyA0z+Bj4AGKlMSdlQE2jvJo6huWD1EdkKYV+G/T4nq0YEF2vgTT8kqMFKo1uHn950r4SQ==}
@@ -8825,12 +8807,10 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dependencies:
       shebang-regex: 3.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /shebang-regex/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /shiki-es/0.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eqtfk8idlYlSLAn0gp0Ly2+FbKc2d78IddigHSS4iHAnpXoY2kdRzyFGZOdi6TvemYMnRhZBi1HsSqZc5eNKqg==}
@@ -8854,7 +8834,6 @@ packages:
 
   /signal-exit/3.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wnD2ZE+l+SPC/uoS0vXeE9L1+0wuaMqKlfz9AMUo38JsyLSBWSFcHR1Rri62LZc12vLr1gb3jl7iwQhgwpAbGQ==}
-    dev: true
 
   /simple-git-hooks/2.8.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-DYpcVR1AGtSfFUNzlBdHrQGPsOhuuEJ/FkmPOOlFysP60AHd3nsEpkGq/QEOdtUyT1Qhk7w9oLmFoMG+75BDog==}
@@ -9109,7 +9088,6 @@ packages:
   /strip-final-newline/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BrpvfNAE3dcvq7ll3xVumzjKjZQ5tI1sEUIKr3Uoks0XUl45St3FlatVqef9prk4jRDzhW6WZg+3bk93y6pLjA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
-    dev: true
 
   /strip-final-newline/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dOESqjYr96iWYylGObzd39EuNTa5VJxyvVAEm5Jnh7KGo75V43Hk1odPQkNDyXNmUR6k+gEiDVXnjB8HJ3crXw==}
@@ -10200,7 +10178,7 @@ packages:
       vue-router:
         optional: true
     dependencies:
-      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.12
+      '@intlify/shared': 9.3.0-beta.11
       '@intlify/vue-i18n-bridge': 0.8.0_vue-i18n@9.3.0-beta.10
       '@intlify/vue-router-bridge': 0.8.0
       ufo: 1.0.1
@@ -10376,7 +10354,6 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       isexe: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /wide-align/1.1.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eDMORYaPNZ4sQIuuYPDHdQvf4gyCF9rEEV/yPxGfwPkRodwEgiMUUXTx/dex+Me0wxx53S+NgUHaP7y3MGlDmg==}
@@ -10652,7 +10629,6 @@ packages:
   /yocto-queue/0.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dev: true
 
   /zip-stream/4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zshzwQW7gG7hjpBlgeQP9RuyPGNxvJdzR8SUM3QhxCnLjWN2E7j3dOvpeDcQoETfHx0urRS7EtmVToql7YpU4A==}
diff --git a/scripts/prepare.ts b/scripts/prepare.ts
index 85c96ba69d..4a0e5c042c 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare.ts
+++ b/scripts/prepare.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { copy } from 'fs-extra'
+import { emojiPrefix, iconifyEmojiPackage } from '../config/emojis'
 
 const dereference = process.platform === 'win32' ? true : undefined
 
@@ -8,3 +9,4 @@ await copy('node_modules/shiki-es/dist/assets', 'public/shiki/', {
 })
 await copy('node_modules/theme-vitesse/themes', 'public/shiki/themes', { dereference })
 await copy('node_modules/theme-vitesse/themes', 'node_modules/shiki/themes', { overwrite: true, dereference })
+await copy(`node_modules/${iconifyEmojiPackage}/icons`, `public/emojis/${emojiPrefix}`, { overwrite: true, dereference })
diff --git a/styles/global.css b/styles/global.css
index 29562a5715..c750df4d37 100644
--- a/styles/global.css
+++ b/styles/global.css
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ html {
   font-weight: 400;
   src: url(/fonts/homemade-apple-v18.ttf) format('truetype');
 }
-@font-face {
-  font-display: swap;
-  font-family: 'EmojiMart';
-  src: url('/fonts/seguiemj.ttf') format('truetype');
-}
 
 * {
   scrollbar-color: #8885 var(--c-border);
@@ -88,6 +83,19 @@ body {
   vertical-align: text-bottom;
 }
 
+.iconify-emoji {
+  display: inline-block;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  max-height: 1.2em;
+  max-width: 1.2em;
+  vertical-align: text-bottom;
+  margin: 0 0.1em;
+}
+
+.iconify-emoji-padded {
+  transform: scale(1.2);
+}
+
 .content-rich {
   line-height: calc(4 / 3 * 1em);
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
@@ -195,10 +203,6 @@ html[dir="rtl"] .rtl-flip {
 em-emoji-picker {
   --border-radius: 0;
 }
-em-emoji {
-  font-size: 1.2em;
-  line-height: 1em;
-}
 
 footer {
   a {
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
index 37b942ce9b..835b6a09e2 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ exports[`content-rich > empty 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`content-rich > link + mention 1`] = `
 "<p>
-  Happy <em-emoji native=\\"🤗\\" fallback=\\"🤗\\"></em-emoji> we’re now using
+  Happy
+  <img
+    src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f917.svg\\"
+    alt=\\"🤗\\"
+    class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+  />
+  we’re now using
   <span class=\\"h-card\\"
     ><a
       class=\\"u-url mention\\"
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
index 2043567267..863cd49990 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
@@ -52,13 +52,28 @@ exports[`html-parse > custom emoji > html 1`] = `
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`html-parse > custom emoji > text 1`] = `"Daniel Roe  :nuxt:"`;
+exports[`html-parse > custom emoji > text 1`] = `"Daniel Roe :nuxt:"`;
 
 exports[`html-parse > emojis > html 1`] = `
-"<em-emoji native=\\"🇫🇷\\" fallback=\\"🇫🇷\\"></em-emoji>
-<em-emoji native=\\"👨‍👩‍👦\\" fallback=\\"👨‍👩‍👦\\"></em-emoji>
-<em-emoji native=\\"👩‍🚒\\" fallback=\\"👩‍🚒\\"></em-emoji
-><em-emoji native=\\"🧑🏽‍🚀\\" fallback=\\"🧑🏽‍🚀\\"></em-emoji>
+"<img
+  src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f1eb-1f1f7.svg\\"
+  alt=\\"🇫🇷\\"
+  class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+/>
+<img
+  src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f468-200d-1f469-200d-1f466.svg\\"
+  alt=\\"👨‍👩‍👦\\"
+  class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+/>
+<img
+  src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f469-200d-1f692.svg\\"
+  alt=\\"👩‍🚒\\"
+  class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+/><img
+  src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f9d1-1f3fd-200d-1f680.svg\\"
+  alt=\\"🧑🏽‍🚀\\"
+  class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+/>
 "
 `;
 
@@ -87,7 +102,13 @@ code block
 
 exports[`html-parse > link + mention > html 1`] = `
 "<p>
-  Happy <em-emoji native=\\"🤗\\" fallback=\\"🤗\\"></em-emoji> we’re now using
+  Happy
+  <img
+    src=\\"/emojis/twemoji/1f917.svg\\"
+    alt=\\"🤗\\"
+    class=\\"iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji\\"
+  />
+  we’re now using
   <span class=\\"h-card\\"
     ><a
       href=\\"https://mas.to/@vitest\\"