Emoji colon search (:emoji) doesn't work in Hebrew

[nehemiagurl]

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Bug description

Emoji colon search (i.e. typing :[emoji name] to search for the emoji and add it to the text) doesn't work in Hebrew, regardless of system and app languages.
This search works in other languages using the Latin script, as demonstrated below.

Steps to reproduce

• set system language to Hebrew
• search for an emoji using the :name format

Actual result: No emoji are displayed as if there are no emoji of that name.
Expected result: A selection of emoji corresponding to the typed word is popped, similarly to other languages that use the Latin script

Screenshots

English system language:

Hebrew system language:


Non-English system language (courtsey of Signal.DE at the Signal Community forum):

Device info

Device: Samsung galaxy A12
Android version: 12
Signal version: 6.1.0 (bug has also existed in prior versions)

Link to debug log

https://debuglogs.org/android/6.1.0/9703797a918a8c9a4b873e724e2fd9c16a1f05bc08718dcc49f86bf0964b43cc

[cody-signal]

Thanks, I wonder if this is RTL related. We'll look into it.