diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/chat/ChatRsService.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/chat/ChatRsService.java
index 0632cffe..036819fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/chat/ChatRsService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/chat/ChatRsService.java
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ else if (item.getEventType() == ChatRoomEvent.KEEP_ALIVE.getCode())
 		else if (item.getEventType() == ChatRoomEvent.PEER_STATUS.getCode())
 		{
 			chatRoom.userActivity(user);
-			sendChatRoomEventToConsumers(item.getRoomId(), CHAT_ROOM_TYPING_NOTIFICATION, user, item.getSenderNickname());
+			sendChatRoomTypingNotificationToConsumers(item.getRoomId(), user, item.getSenderNickname());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -581,6 +581,12 @@ private void sendChatRoomEventToConsumers(long roomId, MessageType messageType,
 		sendChatRoomEventToConsumers(roomId, messageType, gxsId, nickname, null);
 	}
 
+	private void sendChatRoomTypingNotificationToConsumers(long roomId, GxsId gxsId, String nickname)
+	{
+		var chatRoomMessage = new ChatRoomMessage(nickname, gxsId, null);
+		messageService.sendToConsumers(chatRoomDestination(), CHAT_ROOM_TYPING_NOTIFICATION, roomId, chatRoomMessage);
+	}
+
 	private void sendChatRoomTimeoutToConsumers(long roomId, GxsId gxsId, boolean split)
 	{
 		var chatRoomTimeoutEvent = new ChatRoomTimeoutEvent(gxsId, split);
diff --git a/ui/src/main/resources/view/windows.css b/ui/src/main/resources/view/windows.css
index f3743145..0bc8991d 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/resources/view/windows.css
+++ b/ui/src/main/resources/view/windows.css
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
     -fx-font-family: "Consolas";
 }
 
-/* this is needed to display emojis before sending them */
 .chat-send {
-    -fx-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";
-    -fx-pref-height: 36px; /* and this is needed otherwise the widget is too small */
+    -fx-pref-height: 36px; /* this is needed otherwise the widget is too small */
 }
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