diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Federation/ActivityPubController.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Federation/ActivityPubController.cs
index d68acfa3..dce7adcd 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Federation/ActivityPubController.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Federation/ActivityPubController.cs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class ActivityPubController(
 		var rendered = new ASEmoji
 		{
 			Id    = emoji.GetPublicUri(config.Value),
-			Name  = emoji.Name,
+			Name  = $":{emoji.Name}:",
 			Image = new ASImage { Url = new ASLink(emoji.RawPublicUrl), MediaType = emoji.Type }
 		};
 
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityRenderer.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityRenderer.cs
index 6b7d4b13..07b386ec 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityRenderer.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityRenderer.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ActivityRenderer(
 		var e = new ASEmoji
 		{
 			Id    = emoji.GetPublicUriOrNull(config.Value),
-			Name  = name,
+			Name  = $":{name}:",
 			Image = new ASImage { Url = new ASLink(emoji.RawPublicUrl), MediaType = emoji.Type }
 		};
 
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/NoteRenderer.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/NoteRenderer.cs
index 777c057f..f2463e02 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/NoteRenderer.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/NoteRenderer.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class NoteRenderer(
 		               .Concat(emoji.Select(e => new ASEmoji
 		               {
 			               Id    = e.GetPublicUri(config.Value),
-			               Name  = e.Name,
+			               Name  = $":{e.Name}:",
 			               Image = new ASImage { Url = new ASLink(e.RawPublicUrl), MediaType = e.Type }
 		               }))
 		               .ToList();
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserRenderer.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserRenderer.cs
index cc30c66b..62c95c8d 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserRenderer.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/UserRenderer.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class UserRenderer(
 		               .Concat<ASTag>(emoji.Select(e => new ASEmoji
 		               {
 			               Id    = e.GetPublicUri(config.Value),
-			               Name  = e.Name,
+			               Name  = $":{e.Name}:",
 			               Image = new ASImage { Url = new ASLink(e.RawPublicUrl), MediaType = e.Type }
 		               }))
 		               .ToList();