diff --git a/help/configure-emoticon-translations.md b/help/configure-emoticon-translations.md
index a5f0054a77..cb4fa01fc1 100644
--- a/help/configure-emoticon-translations.md
+++ b/help/configure-emoticon-translations.md
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 # Configure emoticon translations
 
 You can configure whether emoticons like `:)` or `:(` will be automatically
-translated into emoji equivalents like
-<img
-    src="/static/generated/emoji/images-google-64/1f642.png"
-    alt="smile"
-    class="emoji-small"
-/>
-or
-<img
-    src="/static/generated/emoji/images-google-64/1f641.png"
-    alt="slight_frown"
-    class="emoji-small"
-/>
-by Zulip.
+translated into emoji equivalents like 🙂 or 🙁 by Zulip.
 
 ## Configure emoticon translations
 
diff --git a/help/emoji-and-emoticons.md b/help/emoji-and-emoticons.md
index d963e738e4..ea9d95bf53 100644
--- a/help/emoji-and-emoticons.md
+++ b/help/emoji-and-emoticons.md
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@
 ### Use an emoticon
 
 You can configure Zulip to convert emoticons into emoji, so that, e.g., `:)`
-will be displayed as
-<img
-    src="/static/generated/emoji/images-google-64/1f642.png"
-    alt="smile"
-    class="emoji-small"
-/>
-.
+will be displayed as 🙂 .
 
 {start_tabs}
 
diff --git a/help/emoji-reactions.md b/help/emoji-reactions.md
index d1851343dc..13a94a24b4 100644
--- a/help/emoji-reactions.md
+++ b/help/emoji-reactions.md
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ message.
 
 !!! keyboard_tip ""
 
-    You can react to the selected message with <img alt=":thumbs_up:"
-    class="emoji" src="/static/generated/emoji/images/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png"
-    title="thumbs up"/> by using the <kbd>+</kbd> shortcut.
+    You can react to the selected message with 👍 by using the <kbd>+</kbd> shortcut.
 
 {tab|mobile}
 
diff --git a/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md b/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md
index fd72a98282..0b0182d880 100644
--- a/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md
+++ b/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ in the Zulip app to add more to your repertoire as needed.
 
 * **Star message**: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd>
 
-* **React with <img alt=":thumbs_up:" class="emoji"
-  src="/static/generated/emoji/images/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png"
-  title="thumbs up"/>**: <kbd>+</kbd>
+* **React with 👍**: <kbd>+</kbd>
 
 * **Toggle first emoji reaction**: <kbd>=</kbd>
 
diff --git a/help/search-for-messages.md b/help/search-for-messages.md
index 167e7a4e51..db0a6d3572 100644
--- a/help/search-for-messages.md
+++ b/help/search-for-messages.md
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ Some details to keep in mind:
 - Zulip search ignores very common words like `a`, `the`, and about 100 others.
 - [Emoji](/help/emoji-and-emoticons) in messages (but not [emoji
   reactions](/help/emoji-reactions)) are included in searches, so if you search
-  for `octopus`, your results will include messages with the `:octopus:` emoji (
-  <img src="/static/generated/emoji/images-google-64/1f419.png" alt="octopus"
-  class="emoji-small"/>).
+  for `octopus`, your results will include messages with the `:octopus:` emoji (🐙).
 
 ## Search filters