Issue with Rendering Emojis in GitHub Workflow Comments Using github-script@v6

[alexisaleksandra]

Hi,

I’ve encountered an issue on GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12.1 where emojis are not rendered correctly when using the github-script action (version 6) in GitHub workflows.

Environment:

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12.1
github-script@v6
Issue Description: When attempting to add comments to issues via a GitHub workflow using the github-script action, the emojis are displayed as their literal text codes rather than the corresponding graphical icons.

Steps to Reproduce:

Create a GitHub workflow that uses github-script@v6.
Add a step to create an issue comment with emojis using the following script:

- name: Comment with Emoji
  uses: actions/github-script@v6
  with:
    script: |
      const body = `:x: Please don't malform yaml structure.`
      github.rest.issues.createComment({
        issue_number: context.issue.number,
        owner: context.repo.owner,
        repo: context.repo.repo,
        body
      })

Expected Behavior: The comment on the GitHub issue should display the red “x” emoji.

Actual Behavior: The comment is posted with the literal string “:x:” instead of the emoji. The same issue occurs with other emojis, such as “white_check_mark”.

Additional Information:

This issue seems to have arisen after updating to GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12.1.
The expected behavior was previously observed with older versions of the github-script action.

Thank you for your assistance.

[queenofcorgis]

Hi there @alexisaleksandra 👋🏼 ,

Appreciate the patience!

If you wouldn't mind sharing what version you upgraded from that would be helpful for us to know.

Some additional troubleshooting:

• You mentioned that it shows ":x:" in the issue, and not the emoji. Are you able to collect and share the raw text from the issue? AKA go to the issue and click the ... so that you can edit it and collect the text that is there.
• If you enter :x: manually into an issue/comment how is it rendered?

[wouterklouwen-youview]

Hi, We recently updated from GHES 3.11.3 to 3.12.1 and found the same issue where emoticons that are at the begining of a line in a GitHub Check Run's description does not render. If they are in the middle or at the end, they render as before. When typing them in manually in a comment, they appear.