ejensen/Kindling — Issue #15: Emoji Not Appearing Correctly
Author: benhamill
Created: 2012-02-13 21:32:54+00:00
State: open

I tried to drop in a :trollface: (`:trollface:`) and then a :octocat: (`:octocat:`) into chat the other day and saw this:
![Emoji Fail](http://s3.amazonaws.com/awesome_screenshot/1413839?AWSAccessKeyId=0R7FMW7AXRVCYMAPTPR2&Expires=1329168845&Signature=y6dbeY3K%2F1K2yaB4ddlR89Paalk%3D)

I noticed that the emoji pop-up menu is a lot more populated in Kindling now, so I assume it has something to do with that? I noticed that clicking the purple octopus picture put `:octocat:` in the input box. Is there a reason to use custom emoji instead of letting Campfire just handle it? For reference, there is an [official list](http://www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com/).