diff --git a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
index 936dc84e6..cf94c61ec 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ function populate_speed_emoji_modal(results, textbox)
 		emoji_option.addEventListener('click', () => {
 			selecting = false;
 			speed_carot_modal.style.display = "none";
-			textbox.value = textbox.value.replace(new RegExp(current_word+"(?=\\s|$)", "g"), `:${result}:`)
+			textbox.value = textbox.value.replace(new RegExp(current_word+"(?=\\s|$)", "g"), `:${result}: `)
 			textbox.focus()
 			if (document.location.pathname != '/chat'){
 				markdown(textbox)