From d0f6ddd296298e026dacac3d4effdefbdbe2eeb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@libreserver.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:38:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Don't embolden emoji strings

---
 content.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index c2aad31ac..02f666159 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -1339,7 +1339,9 @@ def bold_reading_string(text: str) -> str:
         words = parag.split(' ')
         new_parag = ''
         for wrd in words:
-            if len(wrd) > 1 and '<' not in wrd and '>' not in wrd:
+            if len(wrd) > 1 and \
+               '<' not in wrd and '>' not in wrd and \
+               not wrd.startswith(':'):
                 initial_chars = int(len(wrd) / 2)
                 new_parag += \
                     '<b>' + wrd[:initial_chars] + '</b>' + \