diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/StringUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/StringUtils.kt
index fc3ff514d..32c1779a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/StringUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/StringUtils.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fun String.firstFullCharOld(): String {
 
 fun String.firstFullChar(): String {
     var isInJoin = false
+    var hasHadSecondChance = false
     var start = 0
     var previousCharLength = 0
     var next: Int
@@ -48,8 +49,14 @@ fun String.firstFullChar(): String {
                 isInJoin = true
             } else {
                 // stops when two chars are not joined together
-                if ((previousCharLength > 0) && (!isInJoin) && Character.charCount(codePoint) == 1) {
-                    break
+                if (previousCharLength > 0 && !isInJoin) {
+                    if (Character.charCount(codePoint) == 1 || hasHadSecondChance) {
+                        break
+                    } else {
+                        hasHadSecondChance = true
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    hasHadSecondChance = false
                 }
 
                 isInJoin = false
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/CharsetTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/CharsetTest.kt
index e3bd206ad..37bd5e10a 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/CharsetTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/CharsetTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class CharsetTest {
         Assert.assertEquals("\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFE", "\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFEHi".firstFullChar())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testUTF32JoinChar2() {
+        Assert.assertEquals("\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFE", "\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFEHi".firstFullChar())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testAsciiWithUTF32Char() {
         Assert.assertEquals("H", "Hi\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFEHi".firstFullChar())
@@ -54,4 +59,9 @@ class CharsetTest {
     fun testVariation() {
         Assert.assertEquals("\uD83D\uDC68\u200D\u2764\uFE0F\u200D\uD83D\uDC8B\u200D\uD83D\uDC68", "\uD83D\uDC68\u200D\u2764\uFE0F\u200D\uD83D\uDC8B\u200D\uD83D\uDC68ddd".firstFullChar())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testMultipleEmoji() {
+        Assert.assertEquals("\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2", "\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2\uD83E\uDEC2".firstFullChar())
+    }
 }