diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index b1233f330..cbaab7d90 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ h3 {
         user-select: all;
 	white-space: nowrap;
     }
-    .hashtagswarm img {
+    .hashtagswarm img.commonemojilabel {
         width: 5%;
         min-width: 5%;
     }
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ h3 {
         user-select: all;
 	white-space: nowrap;
     }
-    .hashtagswarm img {
+    .hashtagswarm img.commonemojilabel {
         width: 10%;
         min-width: 10%;
     }
@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ h3 {
         user-select: all;
 	white-space: nowrap;
     }
-    .hashtagswarm img {
+    .hashtagswarm img.commonemojilabel {
         width: 10%;
         min-width: 10%;
     }
diff --git a/webapp_utils.py b/webapp_utils.py
index 4c4e35c1b..852eba6d2 100644
--- a/webapp_utils.py
+++ b/webapp_utils.py
@@ -1699,7 +1699,8 @@ def html_common_emoji(base_dir: str, no_of_emoji: int) -> str:
             # NOTE: deliberately no alt text, so that without graphics only
             # the emoji name shows
             html_str += \
-                '<label class="hashtagswarm"><img ' + \
+                '<label class="hashtagswarm" id="commonemojilabel">' + \
+                '<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" ' + \
                 'src="/emoji/' + emoji_name + '.png" ' + \
                 'alt="" title="">' + \
                 ':' + emoji_name + ':</label>\n'