diff --git a/src/components/NewNote/EditBox/EditBox.tsx b/src/components/NewNote/EditBox/EditBox.tsx
index 7d5e720..1da2025 100644
--- a/src/components/NewNote/EditBox/EditBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NewNote/EditBox/EditBox.tsx
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ const EditBox: Component<{
 
     // Get index of the token and insert emoji character
     const index = msg.slice(0, cursor).lastIndexOf(':');
-    const value = msg.slice(0, index) + emoji.char + msg.slice(cursor);
+    const value = msg.slice(0, index) + emoji.name + msg.slice(cursor);
 
     // Reset query, update message and text area value
     setMessage(value);
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ const EditBox: Component<{
               class={`${styles.emojiOption} ${highlightedEmoji() === index() ? styles.highlight : ''}`}
               onClick={() => selectEmoji(emoji)}
               >
-                {emoji.char}
+                {emoji.name}
               </button>
             )}
           </For>
diff --git a/src/pages/Messages.tsx b/src/pages/Messages.tsx
index da62d84..b359fc2 100644
--- a/src/pages/Messages.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Messages.tsx
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ const Messages: Component = () => {
 
     // Get index of the token and insert emoji character
     const index = msg.slice(0, cursor).lastIndexOf(':');
-    const value = msg.slice(0, index) + emoji.char + msg.slice(cursor);
+    const value = msg.slice(0, index) + emoji.name + msg.slice(cursor);
 
     // Reset query, update message and text area value
     setMessage(value);
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ const Messages: Component = () => {
                     class={`${styles.emojiOption} ${highlightedEmoji() === index() ? styles.highlight : ''}`}
                     onClick={() => selectEmoji(emoji)}
                     >
-                      {emoji.char}
+                      {emoji.name}
                     </button>
                   )}
                 </For>
diff --git a/src/types/primal.d.ts b/src/types/primal.d.ts
index d5591d6..f8ac946 100644
--- a/src/types/primal.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/primal.d.ts
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ export type UserRelation = 'follows' | 'other' | 'any';
 
 export type EmojiOption = {
   keywords: string[],
-  char: string,
-  fitzpatrick_scale: boolean,
-  category: string,
+  char?: string,
+  fitzpatrick_scale?: boolean,
+  category?: string,
   name: string,
 };