Emojis in board columns

Sina Fateri February 20, 2023

Hi,

I am trying to add emojis to the title of the columns in my Kanban board. I add them using the shortcut: Windows button + semicolon as shown in the photo. However, after I add the emoji and go back to the board, they will not appear. Any ideas as why it is happening and how to fix it?

 

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David Bakkers
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February 20, 2023

Hello @Sina Fateri 

I cannot replicate that problem. I can add all manner of emojis to a board column name, then when I return to the board, the emojis are displayed in that column's name:

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Does the problem happen for

  • all emojis or just some
  • all board admins or just you
  • all boards or just some
  • all web browsers or just some
Sina Fateri February 23, 2023

Hi @David Bakkers, thanks for your answer. I tested these cases and it seems like that some emojis will not appear in the column titles. 

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February 23, 2023

OK. And are you able to advise what those 'some' emojis are?

Sina Fateri February 24, 2023

There are so many that won't display, example attached. The 'tick' emoji displays in the 'Done' column, but none of the other emojis in the title of 'In Progress' columns display going back to the board.

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February 24, 2023

Ummm, but in that screen grab you're not putting an emoji in the column name, you're putting the word 'book'. You seem to be confusing searching for emojis by typing their name with actually putting that emoji somewhere by double clicking on it.

Again, I have no problem finding the book emoji then putting it into the name of a board column, then returning to the board and seeing that emoji in the column name:

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I think I'll leave you with this now.

Good luck.

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January 29, 2024

Hi @David Bakkers , during board configuration, emojis are displayed correctly.   However when you go back to the board, the  emojis get replaced with '?' mark.

I find only board name, and board column name have this issue. 

 

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Carlos Garcia Navarro
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February 20, 2023

Hi @Sina Fateri ,

Welcome to the Community! To. be honest, I hadn't tried myself until you mentioned it. I'm on a Mac and I don't have the windows button, so what I did was to copy the emoji and paste it in the column name. It worked. Can you try on your end? Thanks

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