diff --git a/files/assets/js/comments+post_listing.js b/files/assets/js/comments+post_listing.js
index 233ff1548a..6d37378e23 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/comments+post_listing.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/comments+post_listing.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ document.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
 		pop_instance = bootstrap.Popover.getOrCreateInstance(active, {
 			content: popover.innerHTML,
 			html: true,
+			sanitize: false, // already done on the back end, fixes complex emotes
 		});
 		pop_instance.show()
 		is_popover_visible = true
diff --git a/files/assets/js/markdown.js b/files/assets/js/markdown.js
index 640949f30f..283bd17ee1 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/markdown.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/markdown.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function markdown(t) {
 				const loveHtml = modifiers.has(MODIFIERS.LOVE) ? `<img loading="lazy" class="${emojiClass}" src="${SITE_FULL_IMAGES}/i/love-foreground.webp"><img loading="lazy" class="${emojiClass}" src="${SITE_FULL_IMAGES}/i/love-background.webp">` : '';
 				const url = modifiers.has(MODIFIERS.USER) ? `/@${emoji}/pic` : `${SITE_FULL_IMAGES}/e/${emoji}.webp`;
 				const modifierHtml = isTalkingFirst ? `${talkingHtml}${patHtml}${loveHtml}${typingHtml}` : `${patHtml}${talkingHtml}${loveHtml}${typingHtml}`;
-				input = input.replace(old, `<span class="${patClass} ${spanClass} ${genocideClass}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip">${modifierHtml}<img loading="lazy" class="${emojiClass} ${imgClass} ${lovedClass}" src="${url}"></span>`);
+				input = input.replace(old, `<span class="${patClass} ${spanClass} ${genocideClass}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip">${modifierHtml}<img loading="lazy" class="${emojiClass} ${imgClass} ${lovedClass} ${modifiers.has(MODIFIERS.REVERSED) ? mirroredClass : ''}" src="${url}"></span>`);
 			} else {
 				input = input.replace(old, `<img loading="lazy" class="${emojiClass} ${modifiers.has(MODIFIERS.REVERSED) ? mirroredClass : ''}" src="${SITE_FULL_IMAGES}/e/${emoji}.webp">`);
 			}
diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 625004fa63..1cb5c5da06 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -1046,7 +1046,6 @@ class User(Base):
 					'id': self.id
 					}
 
-
 		return {'username': self.username,
 				'original_username': self.original_username,
 				'url': self.url,