diff --git a/internal/text/emojify.go b/internal/text/emojify.go
index c9e25e5f9..a8069ee5e 100644
--- a/internal/text/emojify.go
+++ b/internal/text/emojify.go
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ func(shortcode string, buf *bytes.Buffer) string {
 			buf.WriteString(safeURL)
 			buf.WriteString(`" title=":`)
 			buf.WriteString(safeCode)
-			buf.WriteString(`:" alt=":`)
+			buf.WriteString(`:" alt="`)
 			buf.WriteString(safeCode)
-			buf.WriteString(`:" class="emoji"/>`)
+			buf.WriteString(`" class="emoji"/>`)
 
 			return buf.String()
 		},