diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
index a7e9c99b..1bd6540a 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container {
     //private teleportation: Sprite;
     private invisible: boolean;
     public companion?: Companion;
-    private emote: Phaser.GameObjects.DOMElement | null = null;
+    private emote: Phaser.GameObjects.Text | null = null;
     private emoteTween: Phaser.Tweens.Tween | null = null;
     scene: GameScene;
     private readonly _pictureStore: Writable<string | undefined>;
@@ -336,10 +336,7 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container {
     playEmote(emote: string) {
         this.cancelPreviousEmote();
         const emoteY = -45;
-        const image = new Image(16, 16);
-        image.src = emote;
-        this.emote = new DOMElement(this.scene, -1, 0, image, "z-index:10;");
-        this.emote.setAlpha(0);
+        this.emote = new Text(this.scene, -10, 0, emote, { fontFamily: "Twemoji Mozilla", fontSize: "20px" });
         this.add(this.emote);
         this.createStartTransition(emoteY);
     }
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 1b110de5..34a6dbb7 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
 
         this.emoteUnsubscribe = emoteStore.subscribe((emote) => {
             if (emote) {
-                this.CurrentPlayer?.playEmote(emote.url);
-                this.connection?.emitEmoteEvent(emote.url);
+                this.CurrentPlayer?.playEmote(emote.unicode);
+                this.connection?.emitEmoteEvent(emote.unicode);
                 emoteStore.set(null);
             }
         });