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# Unable to save Emoji

You are trying to add an emoji to the email content, but you can not save what you have done.

<figure><img src="https://157604815-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MJfBhHG_1ipE5lMX4qT%2Fuploads%2FYMuuKAmrLvbAE8Y5ETaP%2Femoji%20in%20yaymail.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=bea4fea9-0706-432f-8577-962d1e9aa158" alt="Saving emoji in YayMail"><figcaption><p>Emojis in a YayMail template</p></figcaption></figure>

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