diff --git a/labscore/utils/markdown.js b/labscore/utils/markdown.js
index 2794dbc..9a0b11e 100644
--- a/labscore/utils/markdown.js
+++ b/labscore/utils/markdown.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { ICONS } = require('../constants')
 
 module.exports.icon = function(icon){
   if(!ICONS[icon]) return ICONS.question
-  return ICONS[icon]
+  return ICONS[icon].replace(/:[a-z1-9_]*:/, ':i:')
 }
 
 module.exports.highlight = function(content){
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ module.exports.smallPill = function(content){
 
 module.exports.iconPill = function(icon, content){
   if(!ICONS[icon]) icon = "question"
-  return ICONS[icon] + "  **` " + content + "  `**"
+  return ICONS[icon].replace(/:[a-z1-9_]*:/, ':i:') + "  **` " + content + "  `**"
 }
 
 module.exports.iconLinkPill = function(icon, url, content, tooltip = ""){
   if(!ICONS[icon]) icon = "question"
   if(tooltip.length) tooltip = ` '${tooltip}'`
-  if(content) return `${ICONS[icon]} [**\` ${content}  \`**](${url}${tooltip})`
+  if(content) return `${ICONS[icon].replace(/:[a-z1-9_]*:/, ':i:')} [**\` ${content}  \`**](${url}${tooltip})`
   return url
 }
 module.exports.linkPill = function(url, content, tooltip = ""){