diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
index ce33d76fc1..5692f36d22 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			<li class="item">
 			<div class="ui grid middle aligned">
 				<div class="four wide column">
-					<div class="ui label has-emoji" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}">{{svg "octicon-tag" 16}} {{.Name}}</div>
+					<div class="ui label" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}">{{svg "octicon-tag" 16}} {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="six wide column">
 					<div class="ui has-emoji">
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 					<li class="item">
 					<div class="ui grid middle aligned">
 						<div class="three wide column">
-							<div class="ui label has-emoji" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}">{{svg "octicon-tag" 16}} {{.Name}}</div>
+							<div class="ui label" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}">{{svg "octicon-tag" 16}} {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</div>
 						</div>
 						<div class="seven wide column">
 							<div class="ui has-emoji">
@@ -94,4 +94,3 @@
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
 </div>
-
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index cebcb7da6b..dbfee8480f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 							<span class="info">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_label_exclude" | Safe}}</span>
 							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_label_no_select"}}</a>
 							{{range .Labels}}
-								<a class="item has-emoji label-filter-item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.QueryString}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}" data-label-id="{{.ID}}">{{if .IsExcluded}}{{svg "octicon-circle-slash" 16}}{{else if .IsSelected}}{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}{{end}}<span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}</a>
+								<a class="item label-filter-item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.QueryString}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}" data-label-id="{{.ID}}">{{if .IsExcluded}}{{svg "octicon-circle-slash" 16}}{{else if .IsSelected}}{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}{{end}}<span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</a>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
 						</span>
 						<div class="menu">
 							{{range .Labels}}
-								<div class="item issue-action has-emoji" data-action="toggle" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/labels">
-									{{if contain $.SelLabelIDs .ID}}{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}{{end}}<span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
+								<div class="item issue-action" data-action="toggle" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/labels">
+									{{if contain $.SelLabelIDs .ID}}{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}{{end}}<span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}
 								</div>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 
 					{{range .Labels}}
-						<a class="ui label has-emoji" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name}}</a>
+						<a class="ui label" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description | RenderEmojiPlain}}">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</a>
 					{{end}}
 
 					{{if .NumComments}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index 0f6cd16072..951fa965ea 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
 					<div class="no-select item">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_labels"}}</div>
 					{{if or .Labels .OrgLabels}}
 						{{range .Labels}}
-							<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
-							{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description}}</small>{{end}}</a>
+							<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}
+							{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmojiPlain}}</small>{{end}}</a>
 						{{end}}
 					
 						<div class="ui divider"></div>
 						{{range .OrgLabels}}
-							<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
-							{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description}}</small>{{end}}</a>
+							<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}
+							{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmojiPlain}}</small>{{end}}</a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{else}}
 						<div class="header" style="text-transform: none;font-size:14px;">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_items"}}</div>
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
 			<div class="ui labels list">
 				<span class="no-select item {{if .HasSelectedLabel}}hide{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_label"}}</span>
 				{{range .Labels}}
-					<a class="{{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}} item" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}"><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> <span class="text has-emoji">{{.Name}}</span></a>
+					<a class="{{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}} item" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}"><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> <span class="text">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</span></a>
 				{{end}}
 				{{range .OrgLabels}}
-					<a class="{{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}} item" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="/issues?labels={{.ID}}"><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> <span class="text has-emoji">{{.Name}}</span></a>
+					<a class="{{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}} item" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="/issues?labels={{.ID}}"><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> <span class="text">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</span></a>
 				{{end}}
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
index 3859f496ec..0353e10135 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 				</a>
 				<span class="text grey">
 					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
-					{{if .Content}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.add_label_at" .Label.ForegroundColor .Label.Color (.Label.Name|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.remove_label_at" .Label.ForegroundColor .Label.Color (.Label.Name|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}{{end}}
+					{{if .Content}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.add_label_at" .Label.ForegroundColor .Label.Color (.Label.Name|Escape|RenderEmojiPlain) $createdStr | Safe}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.remove_label_at" .Label.ForegroundColor .Label.Color (.Label.Name|Escape|RenderEmojiPlain) $createdStr | Safe}}{{end}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index 941141b55f..2c355a9c00 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@
 				<div class="no-select item">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_labels"}}</div>
 				{{if or .Labels .OrgLabels}}
 					{{range .Labels}}
-						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
-						{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description}}</small>{{end}}</a>
+						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}
+						{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmojiPlain}}</small>{{end}}</a>
 					{{end}}
 					<div class="ui divider"></div>
 					{{range .OrgLabels}}
-						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
-						{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description}}</small>{{end}}</a>
+						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}</span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}
+						{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmojiPlain}}</small>{{end}}</a>
 					{{end}}
 				{{else}}
 					<div class="header" style="text-transform: none;font-size:14px;">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_items"}}</div>
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@
 			<span class="no-select item {{if .HasSelectedLabel}}hide{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_label"}}</span>
 			{{range .Labels}}
 				<div class="item">
-					<a class="ui label has-emoji {{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}}" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name}}</a>
+					<a class="ui label {{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}}" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</a>
 				</div>
 			{{end}}
 			{{range .OrgLabels}}
 				<div class="item">
-					<a class="ui label has-emoji {{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}}" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name}}</a>
+					<a class="ui label {{if not .IsChecked}}hide{{end}}" id="label_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</a>
 				</div>
 
 			{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
index 92e87da0ab..5d8bc327e6 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 								especially on mobile views. */}}
 								<span style="line-height: 2.5">
 									{{range .}}
-										<a class="ui label has-emoji" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&repos=[{{range $.RepoIDs}}{{.}}%2C{{end}}]" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name}}</a>
+										<a class="ui label" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&repos=[{{range $.RepoIDs}}{{.}}%2C{{end}}]" style="color: {{.ForegroundColor}}; background-color: {{.Color}}" title="{{.Description}}">{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</a>
 									{{end}}
 								</span>
 							{{end}}