diff --git a/contentlayer.config.ts b/contentlayer.config.ts
index ef82783e..7eb9e6d3 100644
--- a/contentlayer.config.ts
+++ b/contentlayer.config.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default makeSource({
     remarkPlugins: [
       remarkHashtags,
       remarkGfm,
-      [remarkEmoji, { emoticon: true, accessible: true }],
+      [remarkEmoji, { emoticon: false, accessible: true }],
     ],
     rehypePlugins: [rehypeSlug],
   },
diff --git a/posts/728.md b/posts/728.md
index 17fb9fb8..d0222797 100644
--- a/posts/728.md
+++ b/posts/728.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ A friend once told me that the best way to make decisions is to choose the path
 
 Will we be successful[^sales]? I have no idea, but I've enjoyed it so far, so here's to many more.
 
-[^sales]: If you know lawyers or accountants at medium to large sized firms that mostly operate in English, please reach out to ryan@laurel.ai and tell him Nat sent you ;)
+[^sales]: If you know lawyers or accountants at medium to large sized firms that mostly operate in English, please reach out to ryan@laurel.ai and tell him Nat sent you :wink:
 
 /Nat