diff --git a/admin/emoji.php b/admin/emoji.php
index 10a3db4..b9400d8 100644
--- a/admin/emoji.php
+++ b/admin/emoji.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if (!$emojiEnabled) {
   exit();
 }
 
+include "../boilerplate/question.php";
+
 $ch = curl_init();
 
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array("Authorization: {$emojiAPIToken}"));
@@ -44,6 +46,39 @@ if (count($jsonResp)) {
   pg_query($db, rtrim($query, ",") . ";");
 }
 
+$query = "
+SELECT * FROM data;
+";
+
+$queryResponse = pg_query($db, $query);
+$questions = pg_fetch_all($queryResponse);
+
+foreach ($questions as $question) {
+  $parsed_text = insertEmoji($question["text"]);
+
+  $parsed_cw = NULL;
+  if ($question["iscwed"] === "t") {
+    $parsed_cw = insertEmoji($question["cw"]);
+  }
+
+  $parsed_response = NULL;
+  if ($question["isrespondedto"] === "t") {
+    $parsed_response = insertEmoji($question["responsetext"]);
+  }
+
+  pg_update(
+    $db, "data",
+    array(
+      "parsedtext" => $parsed_text,
+      "parsedcw" => $parsed_cw,
+      "parsedresponsetext" => $parsed_response
+    ),
+    array(
+      "id" => $question["id"]
+    )
+  );
+}
+
 header("Location: index.php?pw={$adminPassword}&emoji=1");
 
 ?>
diff --git a/admin/migrate.php b/admin/migrate.php
index cc6c8e7..c67642a 100644
--- a/admin/migrate.php
+++ b/admin/migrate.php
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ $migrations = array(
   "20240218-AddMarkReadOption-a7e43358",
   "20240218-AddFalsesToPrivRead-67d82b18",
   "20250310-AddFediIDColumn-64520350",
-  "20250314-AddEmoji"
+  "20250314-AddEmoji",
+  "20250407-AddParsedText"
 );
 
 foreach ($migrations as $mig) {
diff --git a/admin/respond.php b/admin/respond.php
index 9ea8fb6..eb0f451 100644
--- a/admin/respond.php
+++ b/admin/respond.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ if ($id === null) {
 }
 
 if ($_GET["text"] !== null) {
-  $text = $_GET["text"];
   $cdate = date("Y-m-d H:i:sP");
 
   $query = "
@@ -16,16 +15,28 @@ if ($_GET["text"] !== null) {
   WHERE id = {$id};
   ";
 
+  $text = $_GET["text"];
   $cw = $_GET["cw"];
   $cwEnabled = strlen($cw) !== 0;
 
+  $parsed_response = NULL;
+  $parsed_cw = NULL;
+
+  if ($emojiEnabled) {
+    include "../boilerplate/question.php";
+    $parsed_response = insertEmoji($_GET["text"]);
+    $parsed_cw = insertEmoji($_GET["cw"]);
+  }
+
   pg_query($db, $query);
   pg_update(
     $db, "data",
     array(
       "responsetext" => $text,
+      "parsedresponsetext" => $parsed_response,
       "iscwed" => $cwEnabled,
-      "cw" => $cw
+      "cw" => $cw,
+      "parsedcw" => $parsed_cw
     ),
     array("id" => $id)
   );
diff --git a/boilerplate/question.php b/boilerplate/question.php
index f7afd0c..a73f178 100644
--- a/boilerplate/question.php
+++ b/boilerplate/question.php
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 function insertEmoji($text) {
-  global $emojiEnabled, $db;
+  global $db;
 
-  if (!$emojiEnabled) {
-    return htmlspecialchars($text);
-  }
+  echo "gay";
 
   $out = "";
   $arr = explode(":", htmlspecialchars($text));
@@ -55,11 +53,25 @@ function getQuestion(
     $isResponding=0,
     $adminPassword=""
 ) {
-  $q = insertEmoji($question["text"]);
+  global $emojiEnabled;
+
+  if ($emojiEnabled) {
+    $q = $question["parsedtext"];
+  } else {
+    $q = $question["text"];
+  }
+
   $q .= "<div class=\"time\">{$question['time']}</div>";
 
   if ($question["responsetext"]) {
-    $q .= "<div class=\"response\">" . insertEmoji($question['responsetext']);
+    $q .= "<div class=\"response\">";
+
+    if ($emojiEnabled) {
+      $q .= $question['parsedresponsetext'];
+    } else {
+      $q .= $question['responsetext'];
+    }
+
     $q .= "<div class=\"time\">{$question['responsetime']}</div></div>";
   }
 
@@ -75,8 +87,8 @@ function getQuestion(
       <input hidden name=\"page\" value=\"respond\">
       <input hidden name=\"pw\" value=\"{$adminPassword}\">
       <input name=\"text\" value=\"{$question['responsetext']}\" autofocus required><br>
-    ";
 
+    ";
     if ($question["iscwed"] === "t") {
       $q .= "cw: <input name=\"cw\" value=\"{$question['cw']}\"><br>";
     } else {
@@ -131,7 +143,13 @@ function getQuestion(
       $open = " open";
     }
 
-    $q = "<details{$open}><summary>cw: " . insertEmoji($question["cw"]) . "</summary>{$q}</details>";
+    if ($emojiEnabled) {
+      $cw = $question["parsedcw"];
+    } else {
+      $cw = $question["cw"];
+    }
+
+    $q = "<details{$open}><summary>cw: {$cw}</summary>{$q}</details>";
   }
 
   return "<div class=\"question\">{$q}</div>";
diff --git a/migrations/20250407-AddParsedText.php b/migrations/20250407-AddParsedText.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..308a805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20250407-AddParsedText.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+$query = "
+ALTER TABLE data
+ADD COLUMN parsedtext TEXT;
+";
+
+pg_query($db, $query);
+
+$query = "
+ALTER TABLE data
+ADD COLUMN parsedresponsetext TEXT;
+";
+
+pg_query($db, $query);
+
+$query = "
+ALTER TABLE data
+ADD COLUMN parsedcw TEXT;
+";
+
+pg_query($db, $query);
+
+$dataArray = array(
+  "id" => "20250407-AddParsedText"
+);
+
+pg_insert($db, "migrations", $dataArray);
+
+?>
diff --git a/send.php b/send.php
index e2dca0a..b5e7662 100644
--- a/send.php
+++ b/send.php
@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@ if ($_GET["text"] === null) {
   exit();
 }
 
+$parsed_text = NULL;
+$parsed_cw = NULL;
+
+if ($emojiEnabled) {
+  include "boilerplate/question.php";
+  $parsed_text = insertEmoji(substr($_GET["text"], 0, $maxQuestionLength));
+  $parsed_cw = insertEmoji(substr($_GET["cw"], 0, $maxCWLength));
+}
+
 $dataArray = array(
   "text" => substr($_GET["text"], 0, $maxQuestionLength),
+  "parsedtext" => $parsed_text,
   "cw" => substr($_GET["cw"], 0, $maxCWLength),
+  "parsedcw" => $parsed_cw,
   "iscwed" => !($_GET["cw"] === null || $_GET["cw"] === ""),
   "time" => date("Y-m-d H:i:sP"),
   "ispublic" => $_GET["public"] == 1,
diff --git a/setup.php b/setup.php
index 46d675c..3ee9818 100644
--- a/setup.php
+++ b/setup.php
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ $query = "
 CREATE TABLE data (
   id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
   text TEXT NOT NULL,
+  parsedtext TEXT,
   cw TEXT,
+  parsedcw TEXT,
   iscwed BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
   time TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
   ispublic BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
   isrespondedto BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
   responsetext TEXT,
+  parsedresponsetext TEXT,
   responsetime TIMESTAMPTZ,
   isprivread BOOLEAN
 );
@@ -29,14 +32,14 @@ pg_query($db, $query);
 
 $query = "
 CREATE TABLE emoji (
-    name TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
-    url TEXT NOT NULL
+  name TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  url TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 ";
 
 pg_query($db, $query);
 
-include "admin/migrate.php";
+// include "admin/migrate.php";
 
 echo "database set up";