[BUG] Template Emoji Expands to Unicode

[elliott-liu]

Describe the bug

Emojis in template expand to unicode instead of rendering as emoji.

Method of syncing

• [x] Amazon Kindle Reader

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Kindle Highlights > Templates > File content
2. Template I'm using:

---
tag: 📥
alias: {{title}}
publish: false
date: (date("YYYY-MM-DD"))
type: [Book]
title: {{longTitle}}
author: [{{author}}]
image: {% if imageUrl %}{{imageUrl}}{% endif %}
published: {{publicationDate}}
isbn: {% if isbn %}"{{isbn}}"{% endif %}
url: {% if url %}{{url}}{% endif %}
reviewed: []
finished: []
rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
---
# {{longTitle}}
[![{{title}} Cover Image]({{imageUrl}})]({{appLink}})

## Highlights
{{highlights}}

3. Sync and preview output (see attached screenshot).

Expected behaviour

The emoji is supposed to render as an emoji not unicode.

Screenshots

Actual Output

Metadata

• OS: macOS Monterey (12.4)
• Plugin version: 1.8.1
• Obsidian version: 1.0.3 (Installer 1.0.0)

[elliott-liu]

Note, Obsidian interprets the unicode as an emoji so not entirely an issue! Although, it would be nice if it rendered as expected.