diff --git a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
index e6ac34e8c..aed48d5d2 100644
--- a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
+++ b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum AppSettings<T> {
   // #Pangea
   volume<double>('pangea.volume', 1.0),
   // Pangea#
+  emojiSuggestionLocale<String>('emoji_suggestion_locale', ''),
   enableSoftLogout<bool>('chat.fluffy.enable_soft_logout', false);
 
   final String key;
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
index 068b90cff..9c48a397c 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-// import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-
 // import 'package:animations/animations.dart';
-// import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
-
+// import 'package:emoji_picker_flutter/locales/default_emoji_set_locale.dart';
 // import 'package:fluffychat/config/setting_keys.dart';
 // import 'package:fluffychat/l10n/l10n.dart';
 // import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/recording_input_row.dart';
@@ -11,6 +8,9 @@
 // import 'package:fluffychat/utils/platform_infos.dart';
 // import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/avatar.dart';
 // import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
+// import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+// import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
+
 // import '../../config/themes.dart';
 // import 'chat.dart';
 // import 'input_bar.dart';
@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@
 //                           filled: false,
 //                         ),
 //                         onChanged: controller.onInputBarChanged,
+//                         suggestionEmojis: getDefaultEmojiLocale(
+//                           AppSettings.emojiSuggestionLocale.value.isNotEmpty
+//                               ? Locale(AppSettings.emojiSuggestionLocale.value)
+//                               : Localizations.localeOf(context),
+//                         ).fold(
+//                           [],
+//                           (emojis, category) => emojis..addAll(category.emoji),
+//                         ),
 //                       ),
 //                     ),
 //                   ),
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
index 5d9563e6c..00e1acbae 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
-import 'package:emojis/emoji.dart';
+import 'package:emoji_picker_flutter/emoji_picker_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:slugify/slugify.dart';
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
   final ValueChanged<String>? onChanged;
   final bool? autofocus;
   final bool readOnly;
+  final List<Emoji> suggestionEmojis;
 
   const InputBar({
     required this.room,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
     required this.choreographer,
     required this.showNextMatch,
     // Pangea#
+    required this.suggestionEmojis,
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -135,13 +137,12 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
           }
         }
       }
+
       // aside of emote packs, also propose normal (tm) unicode emojis
-      final matchingUnicodeEmojis = Emoji.all()
-          .where(
-            (element) => [element.name, ...element.keywords]
-                .any((element) => element.toLowerCase().contains(emoteSearch)),
-          )
+      final matchingUnicodeEmojis = suggestionEmojis
+          .where((emoji) => emoji.name.toLowerCase().contains(emoteSearch))
           .toList();
+
       // sort by the index of the search term in the name in order to have
       // best matches first
       // (thanks for the hint by github.com/nextcloud/circles devs)
@@ -161,9 +162,8 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
       for (final emoji in matchingUnicodeEmojis) {
         ret.add({
           'type': 'emoji',
-          'emoji': emoji.char,
-          // don't include sub-group names, splitting at `:` hence
-          'label': '${emoji.char} - ${emoji.name.split(':').first}',
+          'emoji': emoji.emoji,
+          'label': emoji.name,
           'current_word': ':$emoteSearch',
         });
         if (ret.length > maxResults) {
@@ -269,7 +269,18 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
         waitDuration: const Duration(days: 1), // don't show on hover
         child: ListTile(
           onTap: () => onSelected(suggestion),
-          title: Text(label, style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: 'RobotoMono')),
+          leading: SizedBox.square(
+            dimension: size,
+            child: Text(
+              suggestion['emoji']!,
+              style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 16),
+            ),
+          ),
+          title: Text(
+            label,
+            maxLines: 1,
+            overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+          ),
         ),
       );
     }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 8b523789e..94b3860bc 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -513,14 +513,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "4.3.0"
-  emojis:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: emojis
-      sha256: "2e4d847c3f1e2670f30dc355909ce6fa7808b4e626c34a4dd503a360995a38bf"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.9.9"
   equatable:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 159b5afe3..835079c44 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ dependencies:
   diacritic: ^0.1.6
   dynamic_color: ^1.8.1
   emoji_picker_flutter: ^4.3.0
-  emojis: ^0.9.9
   file_picker: ^10.3.6
   file_selector: ^1.0.4
   flutter: