Typing star emoji chars "(*)" now results in "(winking emoji>), instead of star

[Chris Merrill]

As documented here: 

https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/symbols-emojis-and-special-characters-136870.html

typing "(*)" should result in a yellow star icon. That worked until last week (or possibly the week before). It now results in "(" followed by a winking-face icon.

In addition, "(*y)" should also result in a yellow star icon, but it now results in a brownish star icon. The other colored stars, such as "(*g)" are showing the correct icon.

How can I get the previous behavior back? That was a frequently-used feature for me.

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @Chris Merrill 

You link to the documentation is based on server/DC (on-prem installations).

Cloud uses colon to insert an emoji (:star: -> yellow star).

Are you on Cloud or DC?

[Chris Merrill]

We are using cloud. This changed in the past 2 weeks?

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @Chris Merrill 

i might be you had some pages that where using the old Confluence editor.

This has been there for more then a year now, but you can't create new pages anymore using the old editor.

This has changes since October 2024.