diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b61e1356..5e134baa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ node_modules
 *.log
 dist
 .output
+.pnpm-store
 .nuxt
 .env
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/components/emoji/Emoji.vue b/components/emoji/Emoji.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15bbf07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/emoji/Emoji.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { as, alt, dataEmojiId } = $defineProps<{
+  as: string
+  alt?: string
+  dataEmojiId?: string
+}>()
+
+let title = $ref<string | undefined>()
+
+if (alt) {
+  if (alt.startsWith(':')) {
+    title = alt.replace(/:/g, '')
+  }
+  else {
+    import('node-emoji').then(({ find }) => {
+      title = find(alt)?.key.replace(/_/g, ' ')
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+// if it has a data-emoji-id, use that as the title instead
+if (dataEmojiId)
+  title = dataEmojiId
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <component :is="as" v-bind="$attrs" :alt="alt" :data-emoji-id="dataEmojiId" :title="title">
+    <slot />
+  </component>
+</template>
diff --git a/composables/content-render.ts b/composables/content-render.ts
index d0302031..bded3767 100644
--- a/composables/content-render.ts
+++ b/composables/content-render.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import { decode } from 'tiny-decode'
 import type { ContentParseOptions } from './content-parse'
 import { parseMastodonHTML } from './content-parse'
+import Emoji from '~/components/emoji/Emoji.vue'
 import ContentCode from '~/components/content/ContentCode.vue'
 import ContentMentionGroup from '~/components/content/ContentMentionGroup.vue'
 import AccountHoverWrapper from '~/components/account/AccountHoverWrapper.vue'
@@ -19,8 +20,11 @@ function getTextualAstComponents(astChildren: Node[]): string {
 }
 
 /**
-* Raw HTML to VNodes
-*/
+ * Raw HTML to VNodes.
+ *
+ * @param content HTML content.
+ * @param options Options.
+ */
 export function contentToVNode(
   content: string,
   options?: ContentParseOptions,
@@ -43,6 +47,17 @@ export function nodeToVNode(node: Node): VNode | string | null {
   if (node.name === 'mention-group')
     return h(ContentMentionGroup, node.attributes, () => node.children.map(treeToVNode))
 
+  // add tooltip to emojis
+  if (node.name === 'picture' || (node.name === 'img' && node.attributes?.alt)) {
+    const props = node.attributes ?? {}
+    props.as = node.name
+    return h(
+      Emoji,
+      props,
+      () => node.children.map(treeToVNode),
+    )
+  }
+
   if ('children' in node) {
     if (node.name === 'a' && (node.attributes.href?.startsWith('/') || node.attributes.href?.startsWith('.'))) {
       node.attributes.to = node.attributes.href
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 439e3ede..e30fe632 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "lru-cache": "^10.0.0",
     "masto": "^5.11.3",
+    "node-emoji": "^2.1.3",
     "nuxt-security": "^0.13.1",
     "page-lifecycle": "^0.1.2",
     "pinia": "^2.1.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7c67cd8c..673424e6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ importers:
       masto:
         specifier: ^5.11.3
         version: 5.11.3
+      node-emoji:
+        specifier: ^2.1.3
+        version: 2.1.3
       nuxt-security:
         specifier: ^0.13.1
         version: 0.13.1(patch_hash=bd6cmp7ukwwiwrxafbbotwkihe)(rollup@2.79.1)
@@ -4141,6 +4144,11 @@ packages:
   /@sinclair/typebox@0.27.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+Fj43pSMwJs4KRrH/938Uf+uAELIgVBmQzg/q1YG10djyfA3TnrU8N8XzqCh/okZdszqBQTZf96idMfE5lnwTA==}
 
+  /@sindresorhus/is@4.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-t09vSN3MdfsyCHoFcTRCH/iUtG7OJ0CsjzB8cjAmKc/va/kIgeDI/TxsigdncE/4be734m0cvIYwNaV4i2XqAw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    dev: false
+
   /@sindresorhus/merge-streams@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rUV5WyJrJLoloD4NDN1V1+LDMDWOa4OTsT4yYJwQNpTU6FWxkxHpL7eu4w+DmiH8x/EAM1otkPE1+LaspIbplw==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
@@ -6865,6 +6873,11 @@ packages:
       snake-case: 3.0.4
       tslib: 2.6.0
 
+  /char-regex@1.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-kWWXztvZ5SBQV+eRgKFeh8q5sLuZY2+8WUIzlxWVTg+oGwY14qylx1KbKzHd8P6ZYkAg0xyIDU9JMHhyJMZ1jw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    dev: false
+
   /char-regex@2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oSvEeo6ZUD7NepqAat3RqoucZ5SeqLJgOvVIwkafu6IP3V0pO38s/ypdVUmDDK6qIIHNlYHJAKX9E7R7HoKElw==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.20'}
@@ -7573,6 +7586,10 @@ packages:
   /emoji-regex@9.2.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-L18DaJsXSUk2+42pv8mLs5jJT2hqFkFE4j21wOmgbUqsZ2hL72NsUU785g9RXgo3s0ZNgVl42TiHp3ZtOv/Vyg==}
 
+  /emojilib@2.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5U0rVMU5Y2n2+ykNLQqMoqklN9ICBT/KsvC1Gz6vqHbz2AXXGkG+Pm5rMWk/8Vjrr/mY9985Hi8DYzn1F09Nyw==}
+    dev: false
+
   /emoticon@4.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dqx7eA9YaqyvYtUhJwT4rC1HIp82j5ybS1/vQ42ur+jBe17dJMwZE4+gvL1XadSFfxaPFFGt3Xsw+Y8akThDlw==}
     dev: true
@@ -10773,6 +10790,16 @@ packages:
       lodash: 4.17.21
     dev: true
 
+  /node-emoji@2.1.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-E2WEOVsgs7O16zsURJ/eH8BqhF029wGpEOnv7Urwdo2wmQanOACwJQh0devF9D9RhoZru0+9JXIS0dBXIAz+lA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+    dependencies:
+      '@sindresorhus/is': 4.6.0
+      char-regex: 1.0.2
+      emojilib: 2.4.0
+      skin-tone: 2.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /node-fetch-native@1.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NsXBU0UgBxo2rQLOeWNZqS3fvflWePMECr8CoSWoSTqCqGbVVsvl9vZu1HfQicYN0g5piV9Gh8RTEvo/uP752w==}
 
@@ -13007,6 +13034,13 @@ packages:
   /sisteransi@1.0.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg==}
 
+  /skin-tone@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-kUMbT1oBJCpgrnKoSr0o6wPtvRWT9W9UKvGLwfJYO2WuahZRHOpEyL1ckyMGgMWh0UdpmaoFqKKD29WTomNEGA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+    dependencies:
+      unicode-emoji-modifier-base: 1.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /slash@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-g9Q1haeby36OSStwb4ntCGGGaKsaVSjQ68fBxoQcutl5fS1vuY18H3wSt3jFyFtrkx+Kz0V1G85A4MyAdDMi2Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -13837,6 +13871,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
     dev: false
 
+  /unicode-emoji-modifier-base@1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yLSH4py7oFH3oG/9K+XWrz1pSi3dfUrWEnInbxMfArOfc1+33BlGPQtLsOYwvdMy11AwUBetYuaRxSPqgkq+8g==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4'}
+    dev: false
+
   /unicode-match-property-ecmascript@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5kaZCrbp5mmbz5ulBkDkbY0SsPOjKqVS35VpL9ulMPfSl0J0Xsm+9Evphv9CoIZFwre7aJoa94AY6seMKGVN5Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
diff --git a/tests/nuxt/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap b/tests/nuxt/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
index 3e4e5b2e..db4639a9 100644
--- a/tests/nuxt/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/nuxt/__snapshots__/content-rich.test.ts.snap
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports[`content-rich > code frame no lang 1`] = `"<p><pre class="code-block">he
 
 exports[`content-rich > custom emoji 1`] = `
 "Daniel Roe
-<picture alt=":nuxt:" class="custom-emoji" data-emoji-id="nuxt"
+<picture class="custom-emoji" alt=":nuxt:" data-emoji-id="nuxt" title="nuxt"
   ><source
     srcset="
       https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ exports[`content-rich > custom emoji 1`] = `
   <img
     src="https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png"
     alt=":nuxt:"
+    title="nuxt"
 /></picture>
 "
 `;
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ exports[`content-rich > link + mention 1`] = `
   Happy
   <img
     src="/emojis/twemoji/1f917.svg"
-    alt="🤗"
     class="iconify-emoji iconify-emoji--twemoji"
+    alt="🤗"
   />
   we’re now using
   <span class="h-card"