diff --git a/src/components/account.tsx b/src/components/account.tsx
index fbd4359b7..d0003cafe 100644
--- a/src/components/account.tsx
+++ b/src/components/account.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification-badge.tsx';
 import ActionButton from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state.ts';
 
 import Badge from './badge.tsx';
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ const Account = ({
               <LinkEl {...linkProps}>
                 <HStack space={1} alignItems='center' grow>
                   <Text size='sm' weight='semibold' truncate>
-                    {account.display_name}
+                    {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
                   </Text>
 
                   {account.verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/components/display-name-inline.tsx b/src/components/display-name-inline.tsx
index b7391cbac..86af69f40 100644
--- a/src/components/display-name-inline.tsx
+++ b/src/components/display-name-inline.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import HStack from 'soapbox/components/ui/hstack.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import { useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSoapboxConfig.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import { getAcct } from '../utils/accounts.ts';
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import VerificationBadge from './verification-badge.tsx';
 import type { Account } from 'soapbox/schemas/index.ts';
 
 interface IDisplayName {
-  account: Pick<Account, 'id' | 'acct' | 'fqn' | 'verified' | 'display_name'>;
+  account: Pick<Account, 'id' | 'acct' | 'emojis' | 'fqn' | 'verified' | 'display_name'>;
   withSuffix?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const DisplayNameInline: React.FC<IDisplayName> = ({ account, withSuffix = true
         weight='normal'
         truncate
       >
-        {account.display_name}
+        {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
       </Text>
 
       {verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/components/display-name.tsx b/src/components/display-name.tsx
index 6d87fa388..a2d46fb0b 100644
--- a/src/components/display-name.tsx
+++ b/src/components/display-name.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ import HoverRefWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover-ref-wrapper.tsx';
 import HStack from 'soapbox/components/ui/hstack.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import { useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSoapboxConfig.ts';
-
-import { getAcct } from '../utils/accounts.ts';
-
+import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import VerificationBadge from './verification-badge.tsx';
 
 import type { Account } from 'soapbox/schemas/index.ts';
 
 interface IDisplayName {
-  account: Pick<Account, 'id' | 'acct' | 'fqn' | 'verified' | 'display_name'>;
+  account: Pick<Account, 'id' | 'acct' | 'emojis' | 'fqn' | 'verified' | 'display_name'>;
   withSuffix?: boolean;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
 }
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ const DisplayName: React.FC<IDisplayName> = ({ account, children, withSuffix = t
         weight='semibold'
         truncate
       >
-        {account.display_name}
+        {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
       </Text>
 
       {verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/components/status-content.tsx b/src/components/status-content.tsx
index 91ec91e25..96cf532d4 100644
--- a/src/components/status-content.tsx
+++ b/src/components/status-content.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { useState, useRef, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, memo } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon.tsx';
-
-import { getTextDirection } from '../utils/rtl.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
+import { getTextDirection } from 'soapbox/utils/rtl.ts';
 
 import HashtagLink from './hashtag-link.tsx';
 import Markup from './markup.tsx';
@@ -90,27 +90,7 @@ const StatusContent: React.FC<IStatusContent> = ({
       }
 
       if (domNode instanceof DOMText) {
-        const parts: Array<string | JSX.Element> = [];
-
-        const textNodes = domNode.data.split(/:\w+:/);
-        const shortcodes = [...domNode.data.matchAll(/:(\w+):/g)];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < textNodes.length; i++) {
-          parts.push(textNodes[i]);
-
-          if (shortcodes[i]) {
-            const [text, shortcode] = shortcodes[i];
-            const customEmoji = status.emojis.find((e) => e.shortcode === shortcode);
-
-            if (customEmoji) {
-              parts.push(<img key={i} src={customEmoji.url} alt={shortcode} className='inline-block h-[1em]' />);
-            } else {
-              parts.push(text);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        return <>{parts}</>;
+        return emojifyText(domNode.data, status.emojis.toJS());
       }
 
       if (domNode instanceof Element && domNode.name === 'a') {
diff --git a/src/components/status.tsx b/src/components/status.tsx
index 1cfbc287c..87c43456e 100644
--- a/src/components/status.tsx
+++ b/src/components/status.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import QuotedStatus from 'soapbox/features/status/containers/quoted-status-conta
 import { HotKeys } from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/hotkeys.tsx';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppDispatch.ts';
 import { useSettings } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSettings.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 import { defaultMediaVisibility, textForScreenReader, getActualStatus } from 'soapbox/utils/status.ts';
 
 import EventPreview from './event-preview.tsx';
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ const Status: React.FC<IStatus> = (props) => {
                   >
                     <bdi className='truncate'>
                       <strong className='text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200'>
-                        {status.account.display_name}
+                        {emojifyText(status.account.display_name, status.account.emojis)}
                       </strong>
                     </bdi>
                   </Link>
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ const Status: React.FC<IStatus> = (props) => {
                   <Link to={`/@${status.account.acct}`} className='hover:underline'>
                     <bdi className='truncate'>
                       <strong className='text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200'>
-                        {status.account.display_name}
+                        {emojifyText(status.account.display_name, status.account.emojis)}
                       </strong>
                     </bdi>
                   </Link>
diff --git a/src/components/ui/custom-emoji.tsx b/src/components/ui/custom-emoji.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b176096d0..000000000
--- a/src/components/ui/custom-emoji.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-interface ICustomEmoji {
-  /** Custom emoji URL. */
-  url: string;
-  /** Image alt text, usually the shortcode. */
-  alt?: string;
-  /** `img` tag className. Default: `h-[1em]` */
-  className?: string;
-}
-
-/** A single custom emoji image. */
-const CustomEmoji: React.FC<ICustomEmoji> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
-  const { url, alt, className = 'h-[1em]' } = props;
-
-  return (
-    <img src={url} alt={alt} className={className} />
-  );
-};
-
-export default CustomEmoji;
diff --git a/src/features/chats/components/chat-search/results.tsx b/src/features/chats/components/chat-search/results.tsx
index 6474b74fb..91ace730e 100644
--- a/src/features/chats/components/chat-search/results.tsx
+++ b/src/features/chats/components/chat-search/results.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification-badge.tsx';
 import useAccountSearch from 'soapbox/queries/search.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import type { Account } from 'soapbox/types/entities.ts';
 
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ const Results = ({ accountSearchResult, onSelect }: IResults) => {
 
         <Stack alignItems='start'>
           <div className='flex grow items-center space-x-1'>
-            <Text weight='bold' size='sm' truncate>{account.display_name}</Text>
+            <Text weight='bold' size='sm' truncate>
+              {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
+            </Text>
+
             {account.verified && <VerificationBadge />}
           </div>
           <Text size='sm' weight='medium' theme='muted' direction='ltr' truncate>@{account.acct}</Text> {/* eslint-disable-line formatjs/no-literal-string-in-jsx */}
diff --git a/src/features/feed-suggestions/feed-suggestions.tsx b/src/features/feed-suggestions/feed-suggestions.tsx
index d509889b2..79715bbe8 100644
--- a/src/features/feed-suggestions/feed-suggestions.tsx
+++ b/src/features/feed-suggestions/feed-suggestions.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification-badge.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import ActionButton from '../ui/components/action-button.tsx';
 import { HotKeys } from '../ui/components/hotkeys.tsx';
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ const SuggestionItem: React.FC<ISuggestionItem> = ({ accountId }) => {
                 size='sm'
                 className='max-w-[95%]'
               >
-                {account.display_name}
+                {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
               </Text>
 
               {account.verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
index 96692e4c1..c912c3ba4 100644
--- a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
+++ b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { useInstance } from 'soapbox/hooks/useInstance.ts';
 import { makeGetNotification } from 'soapbox/selectors/index.ts';
 import toast from 'soapbox/toast.tsx';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 import { NotificationType, validType } from 'soapbox/utils/notification.ts';
 
 import type { ScrollPosition } from 'soapbox/components/status.tsx';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ const buildLink = (account: AccountEntity): JSX.Element => (
       title={account.acct}
       to={`/@${account.acct}`}
     >
-      {account.display_name}
+      {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
     </Link>
   </bdi>
 );
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/familiar-followers-modal.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/familiar-followers-modal.tsx
index e4766ff54..63efbd34a 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/familiar-followers-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/familiar-followers-modal.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Spinner from 'soapbox/components/ui/spinner.tsx';
 import AccountContainer from 'soapbox/containers/account-container.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { makeGetAccount } from 'soapbox/selectors/index.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 const getAccount = makeGetAccount();
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ const FamiliarFollowersModal = ({ accountId, onClose }: IFamiliarFollowersModal)
       <FormattedMessage
         id='account.familiar_followers.empty'
         defaultMessage='No one you know follows {name}.'
-        values={{ name: account.display_name }}
+        values={{ name: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis) }}
       />
     );
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ const FamiliarFollowersModal = ({ accountId, onClose }: IFamiliarFollowersModal)
         <FormattedMessage
           id='column.familiar_followers'
           defaultMessage='People you know following {name}'
-          values={{ name: account?.display_name ?? '' }}
+          values={{ name: account ? emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis) : '' }}
         />
       )}
       onClose={onClickClose}
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-invoice.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-invoice.tsx
index 3b3ebbc72..3622c5b9c 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-invoice.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-invoice.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Modal from 'soapbox/components/ui/modal.tsx';
 import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppDispatch.ts';
 import { ZapSplitData } from 'soapbox/schemas/zap-split.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import type { Account as AccountEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities.ts';
 
@@ -48,7 +49,13 @@ const ZapInvoiceModal: React.FC<IZapInvoice> = ({ account, invoice, splitData, o
   };
 
   const renderTitle = () => {
-    return <FormattedMessage id='zap.send_to' defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}' values={{ target: account.display_name }} />;
+    return (
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id='zap.send_to'
+        defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}'
+        values={{ target: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis) }}
+      />
+    );
   };
 
   const handleNext = () => {
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-split/zap-split.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-split/zap-split.tsx
index 74ec92622..0abcaae0f 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-split/zap-split.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/zap-split/zap-split.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Button from 'soapbox/components/ui/button.tsx';
 import HStack from 'soapbox/components/ui/hstack.tsx';
 import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import { ZapSplitData } from 'soapbox/schemas/zap-split.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   zap_open_wallet: { id: 'zap.open_wallet', defaultMessage: 'Open Wallet' },
@@ -31,7 +32,11 @@ const ZapSplit = ({ zapData, zapAmount, invoice, onNext, isLastStep, onFinish }:
   const renderTitleQr = () => {
     return (
       <div className='max-w-[280px] truncate'>
-        <FormattedMessage id='zap.send_to' defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}' values={{ target: account.display_name }} />
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='zap.send_to'
+          defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}'
+          values={{ target: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis) }}
+        />
       </div>
     );
   };
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/profile-familiar-followers.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/profile-familiar-followers.tsx
index 11eb769d4..1d241c724 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/profile-familiar-followers.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/profile-familiar-followers.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppDispatch.ts';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks/useFeatures.ts';
 import { makeGetAccount } from 'soapbox/selectors/index.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import type { Account } from 'soapbox/schemas/index.ts';
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ const ProfileFamiliarFollowers: React.FC<IProfileFamiliarFollowers> = ({ account
       <Link className='inline-block text-primary-600 hover:underline dark:text-accent-blue' to={`/@${account.acct}`}>
         <HStack space={1} alignItems='center' grow>
           <Text size='sm' theme='primary' truncate>
-            {account.display_name}
+            {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
           </Text>
 
           {account.verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/profile-info-panel.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/profile-info-panel.tsx
index 43fb51b24..26860b164 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/profile-info-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/profile-info-panel.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSoapboxConfig.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 import { capitalize } from 'soapbox/utils/strings.ts';
 
 import ProfileFamiliarFollowers from './profile-familiar-followers.tsx';
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ const ProfileInfoPanel: React.FC<IProfileInfoPanel> = ({ account, username }) =>
         <Stack>
           <HStack space={1} alignItems='center'>
             <Text size='lg' weight='bold' truncate>
-              {deactivated ? intl.formatMessage(messages.deactivated) : account.display_name}
+              {deactivated ? intl.formatMessage(messages.deactivated) : emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
             </Text>
 
             {account.bot && <Badge slug='bot' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bot)} />}
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/user-panel.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/user-panel.tsx
index 207dc84b8..f6b23caae 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/user-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/user-panel.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification-badge.tsx';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppSelector.ts';
 import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 import { shortNumberFormat } from 'soapbox/utils/numbers.tsx';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state.ts';
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ const UserPanel: React.FC<IUserPanel> = ({ accountId, action, badges, domain })
           <Link to={`/@${account.acct}`}>
             <HStack space={1} alignItems='center'>
               <Text size='lg' weight='bold' truncate>
-                {account.display_name}
+                {emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis)}
               </Text>
 
               {verified && <VerificationBadge />}
diff --git a/src/features/zap/components/zap-pay-request-form.tsx b/src/features/zap/components/zap-pay-request-form.tsx
index 6dc0cb2ef..16e64c8d8 100644
--- a/src/features/zap/components/zap-pay-request-form.tsx
+++ b/src/features/zap/components/zap-pay-request-form.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import Stack from 'soapbox/components/ui/stack.tsx';
 import SvgIcon from 'soapbox/components/ui/svg-icon.tsx';
 import Text from 'soapbox/components/ui/text.tsx';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks/useAppDispatch.ts';
+import { emojifyText } from 'soapbox/utils/emojify.tsx';
 
 import ZapButton from './zap-button/zap-button.tsx';
 
@@ -113,7 +114,11 @@ const ZapPayRequestForm = ({ account, status, onClose }: IZapPayRequestForm) =>
         />
 
         <Text weight='semibold'>
-          <FormattedMessage id='zap.send_to' defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}' values={{ target: account.display_name }} />
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='zap.send_to'
+            defaultMessage='Send zaps to {target}'
+            values={{ target: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis) }}
+          />
         </Text>
         <Avatar src={account.avatar} size={50} />
         <DisplayNameInline account={account} />
@@ -141,12 +146,15 @@ const ZapPayRequestForm = ({ account, status, onClose }: IZapPayRequestForm) =>
           {hasZapSplit && <p className='absolute right-0 font-bold sm:-right-6 sm:text-xl'>sats</p>}
         </div>
 
-        {hasZapSplit && <span className='flex justify-center text-xs'>
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='zap.split_message.receiver'
-            defaultMessage='{receiver} will receive {amountReceiver} sats*' values={{ receiver: account.display_name, amountReceiver: zapSplitData.receiveAmount }}
-          />
-        </span>}
+        {hasZapSplit && (
+          <span className='flex justify-center text-xs'>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='zap.split_message.receiver'
+              defaultMessage='{receiver} will receive {amountReceiver} sats*'
+              values={{ receiver: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis), amountReceiver: zapSplitData.receiveAmount }}
+            />
+          </span>
+        )}
 
       </Stack>
 
@@ -162,7 +170,8 @@ const ZapPayRequestForm = ({ account, status, onClose }: IZapPayRequestForm) =>
           <span className='text-[10px] sm:text-xs'>
             <FormattedMessage
               id='zap.split_message.deducted'
-              defaultMessage='{amountDeducted} sats will deducted*' values={{ instance: account.display_name, amountDeducted: zapSplitData.splitAmount }}
+              defaultMessage='{amountDeducted} sats will deducted*'
+              values={{ instance: emojifyText(account.display_name, account.emojis), amountDeducted: zapSplitData.splitAmount }}
             />
           </span>
 
diff --git a/src/utils/emojify.tsx b/src/utils/emojify.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aba82f5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/emojify.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { CustomEmoji } from 'soapbox/schemas/custom-emoji.ts';
+
+/** Given text and a list of custom emojis, return JSX with the emojis rendered as `<img>` elements. */
+export function emojifyText(text: string, emojis: CustomEmoji[]): JSX.Element {
+  const parts: Array<string | JSX.Element> = [];
+
+  const textNodes = text.split(/:\w+:/);
+  const shortcodes = [...text.matchAll(/:(\w+):/g)];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < textNodes.length; i++) {
+    parts.push(textNodes[i]);
+
+    if (shortcodes[i]) {
+      const [match, shortcode] = shortcodes[i];
+      const customEmoji = emojis.find((e) => e.shortcode === shortcode);
+
+      if (customEmoji) {
+        parts.push(<img key={i} src={customEmoji.url} alt={shortcode} className='inline h-[1em] align-text-bottom' />);
+      } else {
+        parts.push(match);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return <>{parts}</>;
+}
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