diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/configs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/configs_controller.rb
index 51b816fd2..645c95e71 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/configs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/configs_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Admin
     COMMUNITY_PARAMS =
       %i[
         community_name
+        community_emoji
         collective_noun
         collective_noun_disabled
         community_description
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ module Admin
         display_email_domain_allow_list_publicly
       ].freeze
 
+    EMOJI_ONLY_FIELDS = %w[community_emoji].freeze
     IMAGE_FIELDS =
       %w[
         main_social_image
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ module Admin
 
     before_action :extra_authorization_and_confirmation, only: [:create]
     before_action :validate_inputs, only: [:create]
+    before_action :validate_emoji, only: [:create], if: -> { params[:site_config].keys & EMOJI_ONLY_FIELDS }
     before_action :validate_image_urls, only: [:create], if: -> { params[:site_config].keys & IMAGE_FIELDS }
     after_action :bust_content_change_caches, only: [:create]
 
@@ -217,6 +220,15 @@ module Admin
       redirect_to admin_config_path, alert: "😭 #{errors.to_sentence}" if errors.any?
     end
 
+    def validate_emoji
+      emoji_params = config_params.slice(*EMOJI_ONLY_FIELDS).to_h
+      errors = emoji_params.filter_map do |field, value|
+        non_emoji_characters = value.downcase.gsub(EmojiRegex::RGIEmoji, "")
+        "#{field} contains invalid emoji" if non_emoji_characters.present?
+      end
+      redirect_to admin_config_path, alert: "😭 #{errors.to_sentence}" if errors.any?
+    end
+
     def validate_image_urls
       image_params = config_params.slice(*IMAGE_FIELDS).to_h
       errors = image_params.filter_map do |field, url|
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7dcc73611..b8e676a86 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     derived_title = if page_title.include?(community_name)
                       page_title
                     elsif user_signed_in?
-                      "#{page_title} - #{community_qualified_name} 👩‍💻👨‍💻"
+                      "#{page_title} - #{community_qualified_name} #{community_emoji}"
                     else
                       "#{page_title} - #{community_name}"
                     end
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     @community_name ||= SiteConfig.community_name
   end
 
+  def community_emoji
+    @community_emoji ||= SiteConfig.community_emoji
+  end
+
   def community_qualified_name
     return "#{community_name} #{SiteConfig.collective_noun}" unless SiteConfig.collective_noun_disabled
 
diff --git a/app/lib/constants/site_config.rb b/app/lib/constants/site_config.rb
index 1f3122bab..f487ca28c 100644
--- a/app/lib/constants/site_config.rb
+++ b/app/lib/constants/site_config.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module Constants
         description: "Used in meta description tags etc.",
         placeholder: "A fabulous community of kind and welcoming people."
       },
+      community_emoji: {
+        description: "Used in the title tags across the site alongside the community name",
+        placeholder: ""
+      },
       community_member_label: {
         description: "Used to determine what a member will be called e.g developer, hobbyist etc.",
         placeholder: "user"
diff --git a/app/models/site_config.rb b/app/models/site_config.rb
index 27efea783..7bb2157b9 100644
--- a/app/models/site_config.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_config.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class SiteConfig < RailsSettings::Base
 
   # Community Content
   field :community_name, type: :string, default: ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] || "New Forem"
+  field :community_emoji, type: :string, default: "🌱"
   field :collective_noun, type: :string, default: "Community"
   field :collective_noun_disabled, type: :boolean, default: false
   field :community_description, type: :string
diff --git a/app/views/admin/configs/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/configs/show.html.erb
index 269f8ab65..9835f3f07 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/configs/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/configs/show.html.erb
@@ -443,6 +443,15 @@
                   <%= f.check_box :collective_noun_disabled, checked: SiteConfig.collective_noun_disabled, data: { action: "config#disableTargetField", disable_target: "collectiveNoun" }, class: "crayons-checkbox" %>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="crayons-field">
+                  <%= admin_config_label :community_emoji %>
+                  <%= admin_config_description Constants::SiteConfig::DETAILS[:community_emoji][:description] %>
+                  <%= f.text_field :community_emoji,
+                                   class: "crayons-textfield",
+                                   value: SiteConfig.community_emoji,
+                                   placeholder: Constants::SiteConfig::DETAILS[:community_emoji][:placeholder] %>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="crayons-field">
                   <%= admin_config_label :tagline %>
                   <%= admin_config_description Constants::SiteConfig::DETAILS[:tagline][:description] %>
diff --git a/app/views/articles/index.html.erb b/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
index 7748170cf..68ed4bf64 100644
--- a/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/articles/index.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%= content_for :page_meta do %>
   <% title_with_timeframe(
-       page_title: "#{community_qualified_name} 👩‍💻👨‍💻",
+       page_title: "#{community_qualified_name} #{community_emoji}",
        timeframe: params[:timeframe],
        content_for: true,
      ) %>
diff --git a/app/views/chat_channels/index.html.erb b/app/views/chat_channels/index.html.erb
index a0b56404d..6ca55f1ac 100644
--- a/app/views/chat_channels/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/chat_channels/index.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% title("#{community_name} Connect 👩‍💻💬👨‍💻") %>
+<% title("#{community_name} Connect") %>
 <%= content_for :page_meta do %>
   <link rel="canonical" href="<%= app_url(connect_path) %>" />
   <meta name="description" content="<%= community_name %> Connect">
diff --git a/spec/liquid_tags/tweet_tag_spec.rb b/spec/liquid_tags/tweet_tag_spec.rb
index 7a87910c5..19feb396a 100644
--- a/spec/liquid_tags/tweet_tag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/liquid_tags/tweet_tag_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe TweetTag, type: :liquid_tag do
   let(:twitter_id) { "1018911886862057472" }
   let(:handle) { "thepracticaldev" }
-  let(:name) { "DEV Community 👩‍💻👨‍💻" }
+  let(:name) { "DEV Community" }
   let(:body) { "When GitHub goes down" }
 
   setup { Liquid::Template.register_tag("tweet", described_class) }
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
index 71e9b98ef..5171f6a2c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/configs_spec.rb
@@ -144,6 +144,23 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/config", type: :request do
           expect(SiteConfig.community_description).to eq(description)
         end
 
+        it "updates the community_emoji if valid" do
+          allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:community_emoji).and_call_original
+          emoji = "🥐"
+          post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { community_emoji: emoji },
+                                          confirmation: confirmation_message }
+          expect(SiteConfig.community_emoji).to eq(emoji)
+        end
+
+        it "does not update the community_emoji if invalid" do
+          allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:community_emoji).and_call_original
+          not_an_emoji = "i love croissants"
+          expect do
+            post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { community_emoji: not_an_emoji },
+                                            confirmation: confirmation_message }
+          end.not_to change(SiteConfig, :community_emoji)
+        end
+
         it "updates the community_name" do
           name_magoo = "Hey hey #{rand(100)}"
           post "/admin/config", params: { site_config: { community_name: name_magoo },
diff --git a/spec/requests/stories_show_spec.rb b/spec/requests/stories_show_spec.rb
index 69c1361c5..8dbcb82f9 100644
--- a/spec/requests/stories_show_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/stories_show_spec.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ RSpec.describe "StoriesShow", type: :request do
 
     ## Title tag
     it "renders signed-in title tag for signed-in user" do
+      allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:community_emoji).and_return("🌱")
+
       sign_in user
       get article.path
 
-      expected_title = "<title>#{CGI.escapeHTML(article.title)} - #{community_qualified_name} 👩‍💻👨‍💻</title>"
-      expect(response.body).to include(expected_title)
+      title = "<title>#{CGI.escapeHTML(article.title)} - #{community_qualified_name} #{community_emoji}</title>"
+      expect(response.body).to include(title)
     end
 
     it "renders signed-out title tag for signed-out user" do
@@ -44,12 +46,14 @@ RSpec.describe "StoriesShow", type: :request do
     end
 
     it "does not render title tag with search_optimized_title_preamble if set and not signed in" do
+      allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:community_emoji).and_return("🌱")
+
       sign_in user
       article.update_column(:search_optimized_title_preamble, "Hey this is a test")
       get article.path
 
-      expected_title = "<title>#{CGI.escapeHTML(article.title)} - #{community_qualified_name} 👩‍💻👨‍💻</title>"
-      expect(response.body).to include(expected_title)
+      title = "<title>#{CGI.escapeHTML(article.title)} - #{community_qualified_name} #{community_emoji}</title>"
+      expect(response.body).to include(title)
     end
 
     it "does not render preamble with search_optimized_title_preamble not signed in but not set" do