diff --git a/playerctl/playerctl-formatter.c b/playerctl/playerctl-formatter.c
index caeb853..37a78b6 100644
--- a/playerctl/playerctl-formatter.c
+++ b/playerctl/playerctl-formatter.c
@@ -596,11 +596,11 @@ static GVariant *helperfn_emoji(struct token *token, GVariant **args, int nargs,
         if (pctl_parse_playback_status(status_str, &status)) {
             switch (status) {
             case PLAYERCTL_PLAYBACK_STATUS_PLAYING:
-                return g_variant_new("s", "▶️");
+                return g_variant_new("s", "");
             case PLAYERCTL_PLAYBACK_STATUS_STOPPED:
-                return g_variant_new("s", "⏹️");
+                return g_variant_new("s", "");
             case PLAYERCTL_PLAYBACK_STATUS_PAUSED:
-                return g_variant_new("s", "⏸️");
+                return g_variant_new("s", "");
             }
         }
     } else if (g_strcmp0(key, "volume") == 0 &&
@@ -613,6 +613,17 @@ static GVariant *helperfn_emoji(struct token *token, GVariant **args, int nargs,
         } else {
             return g_variant_new("s", "🔊");
         }
+    } else if (g_strcmp0(key, "playerName") == 0 && g_variant_is_of_type(value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING)) {
+      const gchar *playerName_str = g_variant_get_string(value, NULL);
+      if (g_strcmp0(playerName_str, "spotify") == 0) {
+        return g_variant_new("s", "");
+      } else if (g_strcmp0(playerName_str, "firefox") == 0) {
+        return g_variant_new("s", "");
+      } else if (g_strcmp0(playerName_str, "chromium") == 0) {
+        return g_variant_new("s", "");
+      } else if (g_strcmp0(playerName_str, "mpv") == 0) {
+        return g_variant_new("s", "");
+      }
     }
 
     g_variant_ref(value);