diff --git a/files/templates/submit_emojis.html b/files/templates/submit_emojis.html
index f8f35ce59..b453f496e 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit_emojis.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit_emojis.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 							<input autocomplete="off" type="text" id="name" class="form-control" name="name" maxlength="30" pattern='[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,30}' placeholder="Required" value="{{name}}" required>
 
 							<label class="mt-3" for="author">Author</label>
-							<input autocomplete="off" type="text" id="author" class="form-control" name="author" maxlength="30" pattern='[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]{1,30}' placeholder="Required" value="{{username}}" required>
+							<input autocomplete="off" type="text" id="author" class="form-control" name="author" maxlength="30" pattern='[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]{1,30}|\?{3}' placeholder="Required" value="{{username}}" required>
 
 							<label class="mt-3" for="tags">Tags (must be separated by spaces)</label>
 							<input autocomplete="off" type="text" id="tags" class="form-control" name="tags" maxlength="200" pattern='[a-zA-Z0-9: ]{1,200}' placeholder="Required" value="{{tags}}" required>