# Emoji colour **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 6, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294 "2024-01-06T02:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/1 "2024-01-06T02:17:00Z")
I appreciate all the help you folks are providing in this forum. Super helpful. New question: When I select a colour emoji, in the selection list it is colour, but once I select it, it only shows as black and white. Can someone explain that? Thanks Jeff ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/2 "2024-01-06T02:30:25Z")
Are you referring to this forum or in the app somewhere? Chances are somehow your emoji is converting to Unicode characters. ---
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/3 "2024-01-06T02:45:48Z")
In the app. ---
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/4 "2024-01-06T02:46:39Z")
So how would i prevent the conversion? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/5 "2024-01-06T04:29:06Z")
Which component are you using it in? Can you share a screen shot please? ---
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/6 "2024-01-07T23:25:06Z")
I am using it an Action item. The screen cap shows the result. Bit I am choosing the Red Heart. (by way of Windows + period) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/e/be83c229ebf8969378db9b1549315fa7c45a6e04.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/7 "2024-01-07T23:29:46Z")
Windows must be translating it to a unicode character instead of an emoji. I would just copy and paste it from elsewhere, such as emojipedia. You can just copy and paste this and it should work. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/8 "2024-01-08T01:02:09Z")
Hmm. Very strange. I can copy the red heart, but when it try to paste it in that action, it just will not paste. Nothing happens. Very strange. ---
**Author:** ![JKLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JKLS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JKLS)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/9 "2024-01-08T01:06:12Z")
Wait, I’ve got it. The First emoji in the list always come out black, after that, they do go in, in colour. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/emoji-colour/69294/10 "2024-01-08T01:34:06Z")
That’s weird.