diff --git a/defaultConfig.go b/defaultConfig.go
index 88d1b3e..5859e69 100644
--- a/defaultConfig.go
+++ b/defaultConfig.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var defaultConfig = `
 [basics]
 download_path = "/tmp/"
 colorless = false
+unicode_emojis = true
 
 # The prefix before evaluating a command
 cmd_prefix = "/"
diff --git a/kbtui.toml b/kbtui.toml
index 6196e2e..a72723f 100644
--- a/kbtui.toml
+++ b/kbtui.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [basics]
 download_path = "/tmp/"
 colorless = false
+unicode_emojis = true
 
 # The prefix before evaluating a command
 cmd_prefix = "/"
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 744a14a..9ce3de3 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // Basics holds the 'basics' section of the config file
 type Basics struct {
-	DownloadPath string `toml:"download_path"`
-	Colorless    bool   `toml:"colorless"`
-	CmdPrefix    string `toml:"cmd_prefix"`
+	DownloadPath  string `toml:"download_path"`
+	Colorless     bool   `toml:"colorless"`
+	CmdPrefix     string `toml:"cmd_prefix"`
+	UnicodeEmojis bool   `toml:"unicode_emojis"`
 }
 
 // Formatting holds the 'formatting' section of the config file