diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 6df789c..119ba8b 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -424,13 +424,27 @@ The longest time between two messages by the same author for them to share a hea
 
 Default: `"10m0s"`
 
+### ui.messages_list.emojis
+
+#### ui.messages_list.emojis.show_emoji_name
+
+Whether the name is shown after the image. Without an image, it always is.
+
+Default: `false`
+
+#### ui.messages_list.emojis.colons_around_name
+
+Whether the names of custom emoji are shown between colons, as in `:name:`.
+
+Default: `false`
+
 ### ui.messages_list.reactions
 
-#### ui.messages_list.reactions.separator
+#### ui.messages_list.reactions.show_emoji_name
 
-The text between reactions.
+Whether the name is shown after the image. Without an image, it always is.
 
-Default: `" • "`
+Default: `false`
 
 #### ui.messages_list.reactions.colons_around_name
 
@@ -438,6 +452,12 @@ Whether the names of custom emoji are shown between colons, as in `:name:`.
 
 Default: `false`
 
+#### ui.messages_list.reactions.separator
+
+The text between reactions.
+
+Default: `" • "`
+
 ## ui.mentions_list
 
 The list of mention suggestions above the composer. Its width and height are capped to the available space.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9cc9c95..e9fb09b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.27.0
 	github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3 v3.0.0-20261016043052-54a68a54e42e
 	github.com/ayn2op/ningen/v3 v3.0.1-0.20261014035153-5e43590a1426
-	github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017195448-33f4b52a0ef5
+	github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017205514-f83a3769b18a
 	github.com/bogdanfinn/fhttp v0.6.9
 	github.com/bogdanfinn/tls-client v1.16.0
 	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3 v3.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3638462..76ea97b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ github.com/ayn2op/fhttp v0.6.10-0.20261016015330-2d5e34c6b935 h1:oVxkY1/nVsVQ8Cn
 github.com/ayn2op/fhttp v0.6.10-0.20261016015330-2d5e34c6b935/go.mod h1:7phoj3f/q54WuiTnCTlAhEoaVcdlruKkSzCSD47LzHk=
 github.com/ayn2op/ningen/v3 v3.0.1-0.20261014035153-5e43590a1426 h1:0ndRWpAiSSgR0z9b7K+pwMlCHEk3VzQeS5ls+zWtbr0=
 github.com/ayn2op/ningen/v3 v3.0.1-0.20261014035153-5e43590a1426/go.mod h1:4S2B9frwrjELeAldoqPgasA/VfnOySgRlektwYLuVks=
-github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017195448-33f4b52a0ef5 h1:IbG2cMS8rH6fEtktBc/k+HDyIt0Dosx+pB4sxtXXpRM=
-github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017195448-33f4b52a0ef5/go.mod h1:kn8Up2Tk2vhDUtW6H9nqAvRk9hDVyCzk18CCAo2qkjA=
+github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017205514-f83a3769b18a h1:gJyFlYT+igFchVDNUMapJdy8iM0cVA0/LxOqZ8n6FZc=
+github.com/ayn2op/tview v0.0.0-20261017205514-f83a3769b18a/go.mod h1:kn8Up2Tk2vhDUtW6H9nqAvRk9hDVyCzk18CCAo2qkjA=
 github.com/bdandy/go-errors v1.2.2 h1:WdFv/oukjTJCLa79UfkGmwX7ZxONAihKu4V0mLIs11Q=
 github.com/bdandy/go-errors v1.2.2/go.mod h1:NkYHl4Fey9oRRdbB1CoC6e84tuqQHiqrOcZpqFEkBxM=
 github.com/bdandy/go-socks4 v1.2.3 h1:Q6Y2heY1GRjCtHbmlKfnwrKVU/k81LS8mRGLRlmDlic=
diff --git a/internal/config/ui.go b/internal/config/ui.go
index 4355375..37cff52 100644
--- a/internal/config/ui.go
+++ b/internal/config/ui.go
@@ -183,16 +183,24 @@ type (
 		Attachments AttachmentsUIConfig `toml:"attachments"`
 		Avatars     AvatarsUIConfig     `toml:"avatars"`
 		Grouping    GroupingUIConfig    `toml:"grouping"`
+		Emojis      EmojiUIConfig       `toml:"emojis"`
 		Reactions   ReactionsUIConfig   `toml:"reactions"`
 	}
 
-	ReactionsUIConfig struct {
-		// The text between reactions.
-		Separator string `toml:"separator"`
+	// EmojiUIConfig is how custom emoji are shown: their image, then their name.
+	EmojiUIConfig struct {
+		// Whether the name is shown after the image. Without an image, it always is.
+		ShowEmojiName bool `toml:"show_emoji_name"`
 		// Whether the names of custom emoji are shown between colons, as in `:name:`.
 		ColonsAroundName bool `toml:"colons_around_name"`
 	}
 
+	ReactionsUIConfig struct {
+		EmojiUIConfig
+		// The text between reactions.
+		Separator string `toml:"separator"`
+	}
+
 	// GroupingUIConfig shows consecutive messages by the same author under one header.
 	GroupingUIConfig struct {
 		Enabled bool `toml:"enabled"`
@@ -261,3 +269,11 @@ func defaultUI() UIConfig {
 		MentionsList: MentionsListUIConfig{MinWidth: 20},
 	}
 }
+
+// Name returns the name of a custom emoji as it is shown.
+func (c EmojiUIConfig) Name(name string) string {
+	if c.ColonsAroundName {
+		return ":" + name + ":"
+	}
+	return name
+}
diff --git a/internal/markdown/renderer.go b/internal/markdown/renderer.go
index a9e5075..cef927b 100644
--- a/internal/markdown/renderer.go
+++ b/internal/markdown/renderer.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ func NewRenderer(cfg *config.Config) *Renderer {
 	return &Renderer{cfg: cfg}
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) RenderText(source []byte, node ast.Node, base tview.Style) []text.Span {
+// RenderText returns the spans of the markdown node. emoji returns the image of the custom emoji with an ID as a line of spans, or nil if it has none.
+func (r *Renderer) RenderText(source []byte, node ast.Node, base tview.Style, emoji func(id string) []text.Span) []text.Span {
 	builder := new(Builder)
 	styleStack := []tview.Style{base}
 	linkDepth := 0
@@ -104,7 +105,16 @@ func (r *Renderer) RenderText(source []byte, node ast.Node, base tview.Style) []
 		case *md.Mention:
 			builder.Write(mentionText(node), tview.MergeStyle(currentStyle(), theme.MentionStyle.Style))
 		case *md.Emoji:
-			builder.Write(":"+node.Name+":", tview.MergeStyle(currentStyle(), theme.EmojiStyle.Style))
+			cfg := r.cfg.UI.MessagesList.Emojis
+			if image := emoji(node.ID); image != nil {
+				builder.WriteSpans(image...)
+				if !cfg.ShowEmojiName {
+					return ast.WalkContinue, nil
+				}
+
+				builder.Write(" ", currentStyle())
+			}
+			builder.Write(cfg.Name(node.Name), tview.MergeStyle(currentStyle(), theme.EmojiStyle.Style))
 		}
 		return ast.WalkContinue, nil
 	})
diff --git a/internal/markdown/renderer_test.go b/internal/markdown/renderer_test.go
index a4108fb..964855a 100644
--- a/internal/markdown/renderer_test.go
+++ b/internal/markdown/renderer_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	md "github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/markdown"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/discordo/internal/config"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/text"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func TestRendererRenderText(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			source := []byte(test.source)
-			rendered := NewRenderer(&config.Config{Markdown: config.MarkdownConfig{MaskSpoilers: test.mask}}).RenderText(source, md.Parse(source), tcell.StyleDefault)
+			rendered := NewRenderer(&config.Config{Markdown: config.MarkdownConfig{MaskSpoilers: test.mask}}).RenderText(source, md.Parse(source), tcell.StyleDefault, func(string) []text.Span { return nil })
 			var got strings.Builder
 			for _, span := range rendered {
 				got.WriteString(span.Text)
@@ -36,3 +37,39 @@ func TestRendererRenderText(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRendererRenderTextEmoji(t *testing.T) {
+	source := []byte("hi <:cat:5> <:dog:6>")
+	// Only the emoji with ID 5 has an image.
+	emoji := func(id string) []text.Span {
+		if id == "5" {
+			return []text.Span{{Text: "I"}}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		colons   bool
+		showName bool
+		want     string
+	}{
+		{"plain", false, true, "hi I cat dog"},
+		{"colons", true, true, "hi I :cat: :dog:"},
+		// The emoji without an image keeps its name.
+		{"image only", false, false, "hi I dog"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var cfg config.Config
+			cfg.UI.MessagesList.Emojis.ColonsAroundName = test.colons
+			cfg.UI.MessagesList.Emojis.ShowEmojiName = test.showName
+			var got strings.Builder
+			for _, span := range NewRenderer(&cfg).RenderText(source, md.Parse(source), tcell.StyleDefault, emoji) {
+				got.WriteString(span.Text)
+			}
+			if got.String() != test.want {
+				t.Fatalf("got %q, want %q", got.String(), test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/embed.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/embed.go
index 44bb5e5..2a50cda 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/embed.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/embed.go
@@ -20,22 +20,17 @@ const embedPrefix = "  ▎ "
 // embedPrefixWidth is how many cells embedPrefix takes.
 var embedPrefixWidth = uucode.StringWidth(embedPrefix)
 
-func (m Model) drawEmbeds(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, contentRoot ast.Node, contentSource []byte) {
+// root is the parsed content of message, or nil to parse it here.
+func (m Model) drawEmbeds(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, root ast.Node) {
 	if len(message.Embeds) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Embed URLs are deduplicated against links already shown in the message body.
-	// Reuse the body's parsed AST when markdown is enabled; only the markdown-disabled path (no AST) has to parse the content here.
-	var contentListURLs []string
-	if contentRoot != nil {
-		contentListURLs = urlsFromAST(contentRoot, contentSource)
-	} else {
-		contentListURLs = extractURLs(message.Content)
-	}
-	contentURLs := make(map[string]struct{}, len(contentListURLs))
+	contentListURLs := contentURLs(message.Content, root)
+	seenURLs := make(map[string]struct{}, len(contentListURLs))
 	for _, u := range contentListURLs {
-		contentURLs[u] = struct{}{}
+		seenURLs[u] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
 	lineStyles := embedLineStyles(baseStyle, m.cfg.Theme.MessagesList.Embeds)
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ func (m Model) drawEmbeds(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, ba
 	wrapWidth := max(width-embedPrefixWidth, 1)
 
 	for _, embed := range message.Embeds {
-		lines := embedLines(embed, contentURLs)
+		lines := embedLines(embed, seenURLs)
 		if len(lines) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -63,7 +58,7 @@ func (m Model) drawEmbeds(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, ba
 			msg.Content = line.text
 			lineStyle := lineStyles[line.kind]
 			// Embed descriptions are always markdown-rendered to match Discord's rich embed semantics, even when message markdown is globally disabled.
-			rendered, _, _ := m.renderContent(msg, lineStyle, line.kind == embedLineDescription)
+			rendered := m.renderContent(msg, nil, lineStyle, line.kind == embedLineDescription)
 			if line.url != "" {
 				rendered = spansWithURL(rendered, line.url)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/keymap.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/keymap.go
index b7191db..2e0c0be 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/keymap.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/keymap.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (m Model) ShortHelp() []keybind.Keybind {
 		if !ui.IsMe(m.state, selectedMessage.Author.ID) {
 			help = append(help, cfg.Reply.Keybind)
 		}
-		if len(selectedMessage.Attachments) != 0 || len(messageURLs(*selectedMessage)) != 0 {
+		if len(selectedMessage.Attachments) != 0 || len(m.selectedURLs()) != 0 {
 			help = append(help, cfg.Open.Keybind)
 		}
 		if isVoiceMessage(*selectedMessage) {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (m Model) FullHelp() [][]keybind.Keybind {
 				manage = append(manage, cfg.Delete.Keybind)
 			}
 		}
-		if len(message.Attachments) != 0 || len(messageURLs(*message)) != 0 {
+		if len(message.Attachments) != 0 || len(m.selectedURLs()) != 0 {
 			attachments = append(attachments, cfg.Open.Keybind, cfg.OpenInBrowser.Keybind)
 		}
 		if len(message.Attachments) != 0 {
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/links.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/links.go
index 5e11a2b..e24e297 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/links.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/links.go
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/v2/ast"
 )
 
-func extractURLs(content string) []string {
+// contentURLs returns the link destinations in content. root is its parsed markdown, or nil to parse it here.
+func contentURLs(content string, root ast.Node) []string {
 	src := []byte(content)
-	node := md.Parse(src)
-	return urlsFromAST(node, src)
+	if root == nil {
+		root = md.Parse(src)
+	}
+	return urlsFromAST(root, src)
 }
 
 // urlsFromAST collects link destinations from an already-parsed markdown AST.
@@ -57,8 +60,9 @@ const (
 	schemeHTTPS = "https"
 )
 
-func messageURLs(msg discord.Message) []string {
-	combined := slices.Concat(extractURLs(msg.Content), extractEmbedURLs(msg.Embeds))
+// messageURLs returns the web links of msg. root is its parsed content, or nil to parse it here.
+func messageURLs(msg discord.Message, root ast.Node) []string {
+	combined := slices.Concat(contentURLs(msg.Content, root), extractEmbedURLs(msg.Embeds))
 
 	urls := make([]string, 0, len(combined))
 	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(combined))
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
index 97d0d51..1804f5f 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ import (
 
 // messageViews returns the views of the text of message and of what it replies to.
 // They capture the model and the message, so they are made here: capturing them in buildItem would copy both to the heap on every call, as the list builds every item each time it is laid out.
-func (m Model) messageViews(message discord.Message, grouped bool) (content, reply *messageView) {
+// root is the parsed content of message, or nil to parse it when it is rendered.
+func (m Model) messageViews(message discord.Message, root ast.Node, grouped bool) (content, reply *messageView) {
 	style := m.cfg.Theme.MessagesList.MessageStyle.Style
-	content = &messageView{render: func(width int) []text.Span { return m.renderMessage(message, style, width, grouped) }}
+	content = &messageView{render: func(width int) []text.Span { return m.renderMessage(message, root, style, width, grouped) }}
 	reply = &messageView{render: func(int) []text.Span {
 		builder := new(markdown.Builder)
 		m.drawReply(builder, message, style)
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ func (d dateSeparator) Draw(screen tview.Screen, area tview.Rectangle) {
 
 func (dateSeparator) Handle(msg tview.Msg, area tview.Rectangle) tview.Msg { return msg }
 
-func (m Model) renderMessage(message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) []text.Span {
+func (m Model) renderMessage(message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) []text.Span {
 	builder := new(markdown.Builder)
-	m.writeMessage(builder, message, baseStyle, width, grouped)
+	m.writeMessage(builder, message, root, baseStyle, width, grouped)
 	// Without a header or content, the message starts with the line break that attachments and embeds start below.
 	return trimLeadingLineBreaks(builder.Finish())
 }
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func trimLeadingLineBreaks(spans []text.Span) []text.Span {
 	return spans
 }
 
-func (m Model) writeMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) {
+func (m Model) writeMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) {
 	if m.blocked(message.Author) {
 		builder.Write("Blocked message", baseStyle.Foreground(color.Red).Bold(true))
 		return
@@ -124,12 +125,12 @@ func (m Model) writeMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message,
 		if message.Reference != nil && message.Reference.Type == discord.MessageReferenceTypeForward {
 			m.drawForwardedMessage(builder, message, baseStyle, grouped)
 		} else {
-			m.drawDefaultMessage(builder, message, baseStyle, width, grouped)
+			m.drawDefaultMessage(builder, message, root, baseStyle, width, grouped)
 		}
 	case discord.GuildMemberJoinMessage:
 		m.drawLayout(builder, message, baseStyle, false, func() { builder.Write("joined the server.", baseStyle) })
 	case discord.InlinedReplyMessage:
-		m.drawDefaultMessage(builder, message, baseStyle, width, false)
+		m.drawDefaultMessage(builder, message, root, baseStyle, width, false)
 	case discord.ChannelPinnedMessage:
 		drawPinnedMessage(builder, message, baseStyle)
 	default:
@@ -153,19 +154,24 @@ func (m Model) reactionsView(reactions []discord.Reaction) tview.Widget {
 		}
 		style = tview.MergeStyle(theme.MessageStyle.Style, style)
 
-		name := reaction.Emoji.Name
-		if reaction.Emoji.IsCustom() && cfg.ColonsAroundName {
-			name = ":" + name + ":"
+		label := strconv.Itoa(reaction.Count)
+		emoji, hasImage := m.images[emojiURL(reaction.Emoji.ID)]
+		if !hasImage || cfg.ShowEmojiName {
+			name := reaction.Emoji.Name
+			if reaction.Emoji.IsCustom() {
+				name = cfg.Name(name)
+			}
+			label = name + " " + label
 		}
 
-		spans := []text.Span{{Text: name + " " + strconv.Itoa(reaction.Count), Style: style}}
+		spans := []text.Span{{Text: label, Style: style}}
 		// Each reaction but the last ends with the separator, so a line never starts with one.
 		if i < len(reactions)-1 {
 			spans = append(spans, text.Span{Text: cfg.Separator, Style: separatorStyle})
 		}
 
 		var chip tview.Widget = text.Rich(spans...)
-		if emoji, ok := m.images[emojiURL(reaction.Emoji)]; ok {
+		if hasImage {
 			chip = row.New(emoji, chip).Spacing(1).Width(layout.Shrink).Height(layout.Shrink)
 		}
 		chips[i] = chip
@@ -273,16 +279,17 @@ func (m Model) memberForMessage(message discord.Message) *discord.Member {
 	return member
 }
 
-// drawContent renders the message body and returns the parsed markdown AST together with the source bytes it indexes into, so callers can reuse them instead of re-parsing the same content (see drawEmbeds).
-// root is nil when markdown rendering is disabled.
-func (m Model) drawContent(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style) (ast.Node, []byte) {
-	content, root, source := m.renderContent(message, baseStyle, false)
+// drawContent renders the message body. root is its parsed content, or nil to parse it here.
+func (m Model) drawContent(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style) {
+	if root == nil && m.cfg.Markdown.Enabled {
+		root = m.parse(message)
+	}
+
+	content := m.renderContent(message, root, baseStyle, false)
 	if m.cfg.Markdown.Enabled {
 		startsWithCodeBlock := false
-		if root != nil {
-			if first := root.FirstChild(); first != nil {
-				_, startsWithCodeBlock = first.(*ast.CodeBlock)
-			}
+		if first := root.FirstChild(); first != nil {
+			_, startsWithCodeBlock = first.(*ast.CodeBlock)
 		}
 
 		// Keep code blocks visually separate from "timestamp + author".
@@ -293,20 +300,22 @@ func (m Model) drawContent(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, b
 		content = trimLeadingLineBreaks(content)
 	}
 	builder.WriteSpans(content...)
-	return root, source
 }
 
-func (m Model) renderContent(message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, forceMarkdown bool) ([]text.Span, ast.Node, []byte) {
+// root is the parsed content of message, or nil to parse it here.
+func (m Model) renderContent(message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style, forceMarkdown bool) []text.Span {
 	// Keep one rendering path for both normal messages and embed fragments so we preserve mention/link parsing behavior consistently across both.
 	if forceMarkdown || m.cfg.Markdown.Enabled {
-		c := []byte(message.Content)
-		root := md.ParseWithMessage(c, *m.state.Cabinet, &message)
-		return m.renderer.RenderText(c, root, baseStyle), root, c
+		if root == nil {
+			root = m.parse(message)
+		}
+
+		return m.renderer.RenderText([]byte(message.Content), root, baseStyle, m.emojiLine)
 	}
 
 	b := new(markdown.Builder)
 	b.Write(message.Content, baseStyle)
-	return b.Finish(), nil, nil
+	return b.Finish()
 }
 
 func (m Model) drawSnapshotContent(builder *markdown.Builder, parent discord.Message, snapshot discord.MessageSnapshotMessage, baseStyle tview.Style) {
@@ -326,19 +335,17 @@ func (m Model) drawSnapshotContent(builder *markdown.Builder, parent discord.Mes
 		ChannelID:       parent.ChannelID,
 		GuildID:         parent.GuildID,
 	}
-	m.drawContent(builder, message, baseStyle)
+	m.drawContent(builder, message, nil, baseStyle)
 }
 
-func (m Model) drawDefaultMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) {
-	var contentRoot ast.Node
-	var contentSource []byte
-	content := func() { contentRoot, contentSource = m.drawContent(builder, message, baseStyle) }
+func (m Model) drawDefaultMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style, width int, grouped bool) {
+	content := func() { m.drawContent(builder, message, root, baseStyle) }
 	if message.Content == "" {
 		content = nil
 	}
 
 	m.drawLayout(builder, message, baseStyle, grouped, content)
-	m.drawEmbeds(builder, message, baseStyle, width, contentRoot, contentSource)
+	m.drawEmbeds(builder, message, baseStyle, width, root)
 
 	attachmentStyle := tview.MergeStyle(baseStyle, m.cfg.Theme.MessagesList.AttachmentStyle.Style)
 	// A voice message is shown as its player.
@@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ func (m Model) drawReply(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, bas
 		reference.GuildID = message.GuildID
 		m.drawAuthor(builder, *reference, dimStyle)
 		builder.Write(" ", dimStyle)
-		m.drawContent(builder, *reference, dimStyle)
+		m.drawContent(builder, *reference, nil, dimStyle)
 	} else {
 		builder.Write("Original message was deleted", dimStyle)
 	}
@@ -384,3 +391,8 @@ func (m Model) drawReply(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, bas
 func drawPinnedMessage(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style) {
 	builder.Write(message.Author.DisplayOrUsername()+" pinned a message.", baseStyle)
 }
+
+// parse returns the parsed markdown of the content of message, with its mentions resolved from the state.
+func (m Model) parse(message discord.Message) ast.Node {
+	return md.ParseWithMessage([]byte(message.Content), *m.state.Cabinet, &message)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
index d3c838a..55a94fa 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/scrollbar"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/spacer"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/viewport"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/v2/ast"
 )
 
 type messageItem struct {
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ type messageItem struct {
 
 	// A preview is blank while loading and empty if loading failed.
 	previews map[discord.URL]tviewimage.Widget
+	// root is the parsed markdown of the message's content, or nil until it is needed and after the text is invalidated, as it resolves mentions when parsed.
+	root ast.Node
 }
 
 type Model struct {
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ func (m Model) buildItem(index int) tview.Widget {
 
 	message := &item.message
 	if item.text == nil {
-		item.text, item.reply = m.messageViews(*message, item.grouped)
+		item.text, item.reply = m.messageViews(*message, m.contentRoot(item), item.grouped)
 	}
 
 	body := column.New(item.text).Height(layout.Shrink)
@@ -378,6 +381,14 @@ func (m Model) selectedMessage() (*discord.Message, bool) {
 	return &m.items[cursor].message, true
 }
 
+// selectedURLs returns the web links of the selected message, from its saved markdown.
+func (m Model) selectedURLs() []string {
+	if message, ok := m.selectedMessage(); ok {
+		return messageURLs(*message, m.contentRoot(&m.items[m.cursor]))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Update returns ml changed in response to msg and a command to run, or nil.
 func (m Model) Update(msg tview.Msg) (Model, tview.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -459,6 +470,10 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tview.Msg) (Model, tview.Cmd) {
 
 		if _, ok := m.images[msg.proxy]; ok {
 			m.images[msg.proxy] = preview
+			// An emoji is drawn within the text of the messages that use it, so the text is rendered again.
+			for i := range m.items {
+				m.items[i].text = nil
+			}
 			return m, cmd
 		}
 
@@ -601,6 +616,14 @@ func (m Model) canDeleteMessage(message discord.Message) bool {
 
 func (m Model) InvalidateRendered() {
 	for i := range m.items {
-		m.items[i].text = nil
+		m.items[i].text, m.items[i].root = nil, nil
 	}
 }
+
+// contentRoot returns the parsed markdown of the content of the item's message, parsing it the first time, or nil if markdown is disabled.
+func (m Model) contentRoot(item *messageItem) ast.Node {
+	if item.root == nil && m.cfg.Markdown.Enabled {
+		item.root = m.parse(item.message)
+	}
+	return item.root
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
index ffb6f4c..e84a154 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestWaveformRail(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMessageURLs(t *testing.T) {
 	message := discord.Message{Content: "[a](file:///etc/passwd) [b](ms-msdt:id) [c](HTTPS://example.com) https://example.org"}
 
-	if got, want := messageURLs(message), []string{"HTTPS://example.com", "https://example.org"}; !slices.Equal(got, want) {
+	if got, want := messageURLs(message, nil), []string{"HTTPS://example.com", "https://example.org"}; !slices.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestModelDrawLayout(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.UI.MessagesList.Compact = compact
 
 		var got strings.Builder
-		for _, span := range ml.renderMessage(message, tview.Style{}, 80, false) {
+		for _, span := range ml.renderMessage(message, nil, tview.Style{}, 80, false) {
 			got.WriteString(span.Text)
 		}
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestModelShouldGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	if !ml.items[newest].grouped || ml.items[ml.messageIndex(-1, 1)].grouped {
 		t.Fatal("only the first message has a header")
 	}
-	if got := ml.renderMessage(ml.items[newest].message, tview.Style{}, 80, true); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Text != "hi" {
+	if got := ml.renderMessage(ml.items[newest].message, nil, tview.Style{}, 80, true); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Text != "hi" {
 		t.Fatalf("grouped message = %v, want only its content", got)
 	}
 	second := ml.messageIndex(newest, -1)
@@ -386,8 +386,14 @@ func TestModelReactionsView(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("emoji image", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ml.images[emojiURL(custom)] = tviewimage.New(image.NewAlpha(image.Rect(0, 0, 2, 2))).Width(2)
-		// The blank image takes two cells before the name.
+		ml.images[emojiURL(custom.ID)] = tviewimage.New(image.NewAlpha(image.Rect(0, 0, 2, 2))).Width(2)
+		// The blank image takes two cells before the count.
+		if got := draw(); got != "ok 2 •    1" {
+			t.Fatalf("reactions = %q", got)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("with name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ml.cfg.UI.MessagesList.Reactions.ShowEmojiName = true
 		if got := draw(); got != "ok 2 •    cat 1" {
 			t.Fatalf("reactions = %q", got)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/msg.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/msg.go
index 27af36d..3a27371 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/msg.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/msg.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (m Model) openWith(openAttachment func(discord.Attachment) tview.Cmd) tview
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	urls := messageURLs(*selectedMessage)
+	urls := m.selectedURLs()
 	switch total := len(urls) + len(selectedMessage.Attachments); {
 	case total == 0:
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview.go
index ea4c31b..9b3ec49 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview.go
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/discord"
+	md "github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/markdown"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview"
 	tviewimage "github.com/ayn2op/tview/image"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/tview/text"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/v2/ast"
 	_ "golang.org/x/image/webp"
 )
 
@@ -88,7 +91,20 @@ func (m Model) loadPreviews() tview.Cmd {
 
 		cmds = append(cmds, m.loadAvatar(item.message.Author))
 		for _, reaction := range item.message.Reactions {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.loadEmoji(reaction.Emoji))
+			if reaction.Emoji.IsCustom() {
+				cmds = append(cmds, m.loadEmoji(reaction.Emoji.ID))
+			}
+		}
+
+		if root := m.contentRoot(item); root != nil {
+			_ = ast.Walk(root, func(node ast.Node, entering bool) (ast.WalkStatus, error) {
+				if emoji, ok := node.(*md.Emoji); ok && entering {
+					if id, err := discord.ParseSnowflake(emoji.ID); err == nil {
+						cmds = append(cmds, m.loadEmoji(discord.EmojiID(id)))
+					}
+				}
+				return ast.WalkContinue, nil
+			})
 		}
 
 		if !m.cfg.UI.MessagesList.Attachments.Preview {
@@ -128,16 +144,31 @@ func (m Model) loadAvatar(user discord.User) tview.Cmd {
 	return m.loadImage(avatarURL(user), uint(cfg.Height))
 }
 
-func emojiURL(emoji discord.Emoji) discord.URL {
-	return emoji.EmojiURLWithType(discord.PNGImage)
+func emojiURL(id discord.EmojiID) discord.URL {
+	return discord.Emoji{ID: id}.EmojiURLWithType(discord.PNGImage)
 }
 
-// loadEmoji loads the image of a custom emoji, a row tall.
-func (m Model) loadEmoji(emoji discord.Emoji) tview.Cmd {
-	if !emoji.IsCustom() {
+// loadEmoji loads the image of the custom emoji with id, a row tall.
+func (m Model) loadEmoji(id discord.EmojiID) tview.Cmd {
+	return m.loadImage(emojiURL(id), 1)
+}
+
+// emojiLine returns the image of the custom emoji with id as a line of spans, or nil if it is not loaded.
+func (m Model) emojiLine(id string) []text.Span {
+	snowflake, err := discord.ParseSnowflake(id)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return m.loadImage(emojiURL(emoji), 1)
+
+	emoji, ok := m.images[emojiURL(discord.EmojiID(snowflake))]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if lines := emoji.Lines(); len(lines) > 0 {
+		return lines[0]
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // loadImage loads the image at url in a square rows tall, unless it is loaded already.
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview_test.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview_test.go
index be927fd..dad4bc0 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/preview_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/discord"
+	tviewimage "github.com/ayn2op/tview/image"
 )
 
 func TestPreviewSources(t *testing.T) {
@@ -77,3 +78,29 @@ func TestSquare(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestModelEmojiLine(t *testing.T) {
+	ml := newTestModel(t, testConfig(t))
+	if got := ml.emojiLine("5"); got != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("line = %v, want nil before the emoji is loaded", got)
+	}
+
+	ml.images[emojiURL(5)] = tviewimage.New(image.NewAlpha(image.Rect(0, 0, 2, 2))).Width(2)
+	if got := ml.emojiLine("5"); len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("line = %v, want the two cells of the emoji", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModelLoadPreviews(t *testing.T) {
+	ml := newTestModel(t, testConfig(t))
+	ml.setMessages([]discord.Message{{ID: 2, ChannelID: 1, Content: "hi <:cat:5>"}})
+	ml.loadPreviews()
+	if _, ok := ml.images[emojiURL(5)]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("the emoji in the content was not loaded")
+	}
+
+	item := &ml.items[len(ml.items)-1]
+	if item.root == nil {
+		t.Fatal("the parsed content was not kept for rendering")
+	}
+}