#40530·mastodon

Advanced Web Interface: Adding emoji from panel into post frequently places it incorrectly

Author: anctreat5358Created Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026
Labelsarea/web interface

Steps to reproduce the problem

  1. Use the advanced web interface in recent builds (4.7.1 on sunny.garden exhibits this)
  2. Write text as a new post with multiple screen lines.
  3. Try to insert an emoji at the insertion point on the last line.

Expected behaviour

The emoji should have inserted at the insertion point.

Actual behaviour

The emoji gets injected a line above.

Detailed description

In newer Mastodon versions (v4.7.1 on sunny.garden exhibits this), adding emoji from panel into post frequently places it incorrectly.

Mastodon instance

sunny.garden

Mastodon version

4.7.1

Browser name and version

Safari with macOS 27

Operating system

macOS 27

Technical details

No response