diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/overviewscreen/EmpireOverviewScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/overviewscreen/EmpireOverviewScreen.kt
index fa809474e2..b5a9cd2e40 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/overviewscreen/EmpireOverviewScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/overviewscreen/EmpireOverviewScreen.kt
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ class EmpireOverviewScreen(private var viewingPlayer:CivilizationInfo, defaultPa
         val table=Table(skin).apply { defaults().pad(5f) }
         table.add("Name".tr())
         table.add("Action".tr())
-        table.add(Fonts.strength)
-        table.add(Fonts.rangedStrength)
+        table.add(Fonts.strength.toString())
+        table.add(Fonts.rangedStrength.toString())
         table.add(Fonts.movement.toString())
         table.add("Closest city".tr())
         table.add("Promotions".tr())
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/Fonts.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/Fonts.kt
index 108cbe55f0..7b914fafc2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/Fonts.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/Fonts.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class NativeBitmapFontData(val fontImplementation: NativeFontImplementation) : B
     override fun getGlyph(ch: Char): Glyph {
         var glyph: Glyph? = super.getGlyph(ch)
         if (glyph == null) {
-            if(ch == '\uD83D' || ch == '\uD83C' ) return Glyph() // This is the 'first character' of an emoji - empty space
             val charPixmap = getPixmapFromChar(ch)
 
             glyph = Glyph()
@@ -84,9 +83,9 @@ class NativeBitmapFontData(val fontImplementation: NativeFontImplementation) : B
 
     private fun getPixmapFromChar(ch: Char): Pixmap {
         return when (ch) {
-            Fonts.strength[1] -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/Strength").region)
-            Fonts.rangedStrength[1] -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/RangedStrength").region)
-            Fonts.range[1] -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/Range").region)
+            Fonts.strength -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/Strength").region)
+            Fonts.rangedStrength -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/RangedStrength").region)
+            Fonts.range -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/Range").region)
             Fonts.movement -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("StatIcons/Movement").region)
             Fonts.turn -> Fonts.extractPixmapFromTextureRegion(ImageGetter.getDrawable("EmojiIcons/Turn").region)
             else -> fontImplementation.getCharPixmap(ch)
@@ -138,14 +137,12 @@ object Fonts {
         return pixmap
     }
 
-    const val food = "\uD83C\uDF4E"
-    const val gold = "\uD83D\uDCB0"
 
     const val turn = '⏳'
-    const val strength = "\uD83D\uDCAA"
-    const val rangedStrength = "\uD83C\uDFF9"
+    const val strength = '†'
+    const val rangedStrength = '‡'
     const val movement = '➡'
-    const val range = "\uD83D\uDCCF"
+    const val range = '…'
 
 //    const val production = '⚙'
 }