# Spec Issues: (Character) Entity References **URL:** \ **Category:** Spec\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/spec-issues-character-entity-references/2306 "2016-11-29T12:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Crissov](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/crissov/32/1455_2.png) [@Crissov](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Crissov)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/spec-issues-character-entity-references/2306/6 "2016-11-30T16:53:07Z")
I just want to remind everyone that the character substitution feature many authors are more likely to encounter currently, are emoji “short names” or “short codes”. > [@Emoji support, like in JIRA?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/emoji-support-like-in-jira/1055): > > Hi, I’m here as a user, not as a developer. As a user, I would love things like [table support](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/tables-in-pure-markdown/81), and, as I have written previously, some way to [write lists without having a list indicator character for every single line](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/lists-without-a-list-indicator-character/861). CSS support (e.g. a shorthand for creating a with an associated class) would also be great for e.g. control of text color and fonts. And here’s another: I love JIRAs [basic support for emojis and icons](https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/WikiRendererHelpAction.jspa?section=miscellaneous). I understand that this may lead to additional requirements like hosting image… [https://discourse.wicg.io/t/named-emoji-entities-or-short-names/1636](https://discourse.wicg.io/t/named-emoji-entities-or-short-names/1636) --- _[View the full topic](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/spec-issues-character-entity-references/2306)._