:piñata: emoji does not send the emoji, just the text bit

(#2308) Bug Fixed desktop emoji

Observed behaviour

does not send properly, sends text instead

Reproduction steps

  1. open the emoji picker
  2. find 🪅 / copy and paste 🪅 into your text box
  3. send message

Build information

canary build 557 (8fef143), 2026-05-02 17:22:14 UTC, Electron 41.2.2, Windows 10 10.0.19044 (x64), desktop canary 0.0.113

Platform

Windows

Details

Expected behaviour emoji is sent properly
  1. Rex changed the status from Needs triage to Fixed

Merged posts

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Merged from #528 Piñata emoji does not send

RexSystemoriginally by @wiiviil on GitHub

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Summary

When sending the piñata emoji it does not send the emoji, just "🪅".

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open the emoji picker
  2. Choose the piñata emoji
  3. Send message

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Comment by ternera
terneraMod 1 vote Merged from #528 originally by @ternera on GitHub
Can reproduce. stable build 399 (b05fd13), 2026-04-20 14:35:09 UTC, Chrome 147.0.0.0, Windows NT 10.0 (x64)
Comment by mesub
mesubMod 1 vote
Can reproduce CR: canary build 558 (3af3543), 2026-05-02 18:32:42 UTC, Electron 41.2.2, Windows 11 10.0.26200 (x64), desktop canary 0.0.113
Comment by Caus
CausMod 1 vote
Can reproduce CR. canary build 558 (3af3543), 2026-05-02 18:32:42 UTC, Electron 41.2.2, Linux 7.0.3-1-cachyos-bore-lto (x64), desktop canary 0.0.113