diff --git a/src/mfm/language.ts b/src/mfm/language.ts
index ced8f84547..b9fe7bdef3 100644
--- a/src/mfm/language.ts
+++ b/src/mfm/language.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@ export const mfmLanguage = P.createLanguage({
 		});
 	},
 	emoji: () => {
-		const name = P.regexp(/:([a-z0-9_+-]+):/i, 1).map(x => createLeaf('emoji', { name: x }));
+		const name = P((input, i) => {
+			const text = input.substring(i);
+			const match = text.match(/^(\*|:)([a-zA-Z0-9_+-]+?)\1/);
+			if (!match) return P.makeFailure(i, 'not a emoji');
+			if (input[i - 1] != null && input[i - 1].match(/[a-zA-Z0-9_+-]/i)) return P.makeFailure(i, 'not a emoji');
+			return P.makeSuccess(i + match[0].length, match[2]);
+		}).map(x => createLeaf('emoji', { name: x }));
 		const code = P.regexp(emojiRegex).map(x => createLeaf('emoji', { emoji: x }));
 		return P.alt(name, code);
 	},