diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b92c86e..ed7dab0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ When a giveaway starts, the bot will publish a message in the giveaway channel,
 
 https://getemoji.com
 
-Note that emotes are single ASCII emoji characters, so the emoji for smile must be "😄", and not ":smile:"
+Note that emotes are single ASCII emoji characters, so the emoji for smile must be "🎉", and not ":fanfare:" (or whatever that emoji is called)
 
 ## Commands