diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 62b7010d2ed2fb2bc036afc005d2ce6d379883fa..f2555bc329d76ac7e60ae7ed3f78fa080a93c806 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ markdown_extensions:
   - admonition # callouts like !!!note and !!!tip
   - pymdownx.details
   - pymdownx.superfences # code inside admonitions
-  - pymdownx.emoji
+  - pymdownx.emoji:
+      emoji_index: !!python/name:pymdownx.emoji.gemoji
+      emoji_generator: !!python/name:pymdownx.emoji.to_alt
   - pymdownx.snippets:
       url_download: true
       check_paths: true