Index: src/views/pages/news.ejs
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--- src/views/pages/news.ejs	(revision f1c50f9e8909d1873e736e05e5b2cb0c167154ba)
+++ src/views/pages/news.ejs	(revision 3597763ebd5304800443a7a6c9ae0473d1e00272)
@@ -137,4 +137,24 @@
   .tl-readmore:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
 
+  /* FEP-9098 custom emojis: small inline images, never treated as media. */
+  img.emoji { height: 1.35em; width: auto; margin: 0 .04em; vertical-align: -0.22em;
+    display: inline-block; border-radius: 0; background: none; box-shadow: none; }
+  .tl-content img.emoji, .tl-quote-body img.emoji { max-width: none; }
+
+  /* FEP-044f embedded quote card (mirror of the Shaer QuoteCard). */
+  .tl-quote { margin: .75rem 0 0; padding: .6rem .7rem; border-radius: 12px;
+    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink, #000) 12%, transparent);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink, #000) 3.5%, transparent); }
+  .tl-quote-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; margin: 0 0 .35rem; min-width: 0; }
+  .tl-quote-avatar { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; background: #fff; }
+  .tl-quote-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink, inherit); white-space: nowrap; }
+  .tl-quote-handle { color: var(--ink-soft, #888); font-size: .78rem; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; min-width: 0; }
+  .tl-quote-body { line-height: 1.5; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ink-soft, #555);
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere; max-height: 16em; overflow: hidden; }
+  .tl-quote-body p { margin: .3rem 0; } .tl-quote-body p:first-child { margin-top: 0; } .tl-quote-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+  .tl-quote-body a { color: var(--accent, #06c); }
+  .tl-quote-media { display: block; margin: .45rem 0 0; }
+  .tl-quote-media img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; }
+
   /* Always show the FULL image at its natural ratio — never cropped, no letterbox. */
   .tl-media { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem; margin: .75rem 0 0; }
Index: src/views/partials/quote-card.ejs
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--- src/views/partials/quote-card.ejs	(revision 3597763ebd5304800443a7a6c9ae0473d1e00272)
+++ src/views/partials/quote-card.ejs	(revision 3597763ebd5304800443a7a6c9ae0473d1e00272)
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<%
+  // FEP-044f embedded quote card: the quoted post itself (author + content +
+  // first image), nested under a note — the web mirror of the Shaer QuoteCard.
+  // `q` is the resolved snapshot from noteQuote(p.quote_json).
+  var _qa = q.author || {};
+  var _qm = Array.isArray(q.media) ? q.media.filter(function (m) { return m && m.url && (!m.type || /^image\//.test(m.type)); }) : [];
+%>
+<div class="tl-quote">
+  <div class="tl-quote-head">
+    <% if (_qa.icon) { %><img class="tl-quote-avatar" src="<%= avatar(_qa.icon, 96) %>" alt="" loading="lazy"><% } %>
+    <span class="tl-quote-name"><%- emojiName(_qa.name || _qa.handle || '', _qa.emojis) %></span>
+    <% if (_qa.handle) { %><span class="tl-quote-handle"><%= _qa.handle %></span><% } %>
+  </div>
+  <% if (q.content) { %><div class="tl-quote-body"><%- emojiHtml(q.content, q.emojis) %></div><% } %>
+  <% if (_qm.length) { %><a class="tl-quote-media" href="<%= _qm[0].url %>" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="<%= thumb(_qm[0].url, 640) %>" alt="" loading="lazy"></a><% } %>
+</div>
Index: src/views/partials/tl-item.ejs
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--- src/views/partials/tl-item.ejs	(revision f1c50f9e8909d1873e736e05e5b2cb0c167154ba)
+++ src/views/partials/tl-item.ejs	(revision 3597763ebd5304800443a7a6c9ae0473d1e00272)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <li class="tl-item">
-          <% if (p.reblog_name) { %><div class="tl-boost-by"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="14" height="14" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg> <strong><%= p.reblog_name %></strong> <%= t('tl.boosted') %></div><% } %>
+          <% if (p.reblog_name) { %><div class="tl-boost-by"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="14" height="14" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg> <strong><%- emojiName(p.reblog_name, p.reblog_emoji_json) %></strong> <%= t('tl.boosted') %></div><% } %>
           <div class="tl-head">
             <span class="tl-avatar"><% if (p.author_icon) { %><img src="<%= avatar(p.author_icon, 96) %>" alt="" loading="lazy"><% } else { %><%= (p.author_name || '?').charAt(0).toUpperCase() %><% } %></span>
             <span class="tl-id">
-              <a class="tl-author" href="<%= p.author_url || p.author_uri %>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><%= p.author_name %></a>
+              <a class="tl-author" href="<%= p.author_url || p.author_uri %>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><%- emojiName(p.author_name, p.author_emoji_json) %></a>
               <span class="tl-handle"><%= p.author_handle %></span>
             </span>
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
           %>
           <% if (_nsfwText) { %>
-            <div class="tl-content nsfw-media"><span class="nsfw-veil"><%- include('../partials/nsfw-veil', { cw: p.cw }) %></span><%- p.content %></div>
+            <div class="tl-content nsfw-media"><span class="nsfw-veil"><%- include('../partials/nsfw-veil', { cw: p.cw }) %></span><%- emojiHtml(p.content, p.emoji_json) %></div>
           <% } else { %>
-            <div class="tl-content"><%- p.content %></div>
+            <div class="tl-content"><%- emojiHtml(p.content, p.emoji_json) %></div>
           <% } %>
+          <% var _quote = noteQuote(p.quote_json); if (_quote) { %><%- include('../partials/quote-card', { q: _quote }) %><% } %>
           <% if (_nsfwVisual) { %><div class="nsfw-media"><% } %>
           <% if (imgs.length) { %>