When someone replies to one of my posts via the Fediverse, their display name on the Fediverse is displayed as is in the comment on my site, even if their name includes a custom emoticon.
Steps to reproduce
Start with a site that uses the ActivityPub plugin
Publish a post.
Log in to a Mastodon account you may own, and change your display name there to include a custom emoticon that was added on that instance.
Here is an example:
Reply to the post on your site from that Mastodon account
What you expected to happen
I would expect that post (and my custom Fediverse handle) to be displayed as the commenter name on my site.
What actually happened
Instead, the custom emoticon is displayed in plain text:
Quick summary
When someone replies to one of my posts via the Fediverse, their display name on the Fediverse is displayed as is in the comment on my site, even if their name includes a custom emoticon.
Steps to reproduce
Start with a site that uses the ActivityPub plugin
Publish a post.
Log in to a Mastodon account you may own, and change your display name there to include a custom emoticon that was added on that instance.
Reply to the post on your site from that Mastodon account
What you expected to happen
I would expect that post (and my custom Fediverse handle) to be displayed as the commenter name on my site.
What actually happened
Instead, the custom emoticon is displayed in plain text:
Impact
Some (< 50%)
Available workarounds?
There is no user impact
Logs or notes
No response