diff --git a/Meshtastic/Extensions/String.swift b/Meshtastic/Extensions/String.swift
index aa28fa71..6dd3cad5 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Extensions/String.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Extensions/String.swift
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extension String {
 		while index < scalars.endIndex {
 			let currentScalar = scalars[index]
 			result += String(currentScalar)
-			if currentScalar.properties.isEmoji && !currentScalar.properties.isEmojiPresentation {
+			if currentScalar.properties.isEmoji && !currentScalar.properties.isEmojiPresentation && !currentScalar.isASCII {
 				// Check if the next scalar is U+FE0F
 				let nextIndex = scalars.index(after: index)
 				if nextIndex < scalars.endIndex && scalars[nextIndex].value == 0xFE0F {
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeListItem.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeListItem.swift
index 9819ef38..e57d99cc 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeListItem.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeListItem.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct NodeListItem: View {
 							let (image, color) = userKeyStatus
 							IconAndText(systemName: image,
 										imageColor: color,
-										text: node.user?.longName ?? "unknown".localized,
+										text: node.user?.longName?.addingVariationSelectors ?? "unknown".localized,
 										textColor: .primary)
 							if node.favorite {
 								Spacer()
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
index 12c76cd2..002fc695 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/NodeList.swift
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct NodeList: View {
 						columnVisibility: columnVisibility
 					)
 					.edgesIgnoringSafeArea([.leading, .trailing])
-					.navigationBarTitle(String(node.user?.longName ?? "unknown".localized), displayMode: .inline)
+					.navigationBarTitle(String(node.user?.longName?.addingVariationSelectors ?? "unknown".localized), displayMode: .inline)
 					.navigationBarItems(
 						trailing: ZStack {
 							if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom != .phone {