diff --git a/pkg/channels/telegram.go b/pkg/channels/telegram.go
index 23c1246af..d5863ec5a 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/telegram.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/telegram.go
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ func displayWidth(s string) int {
 			continue
 		case unicode.Is(unicode.Mn, r):
 			continue
+		case isEmojiRune(r):
+			w += 3
 		case unicode.In(r,
 			unicode.Han,
 			unicode.Hiragana,
@@ -787,6 +789,13 @@ func displayWidth(s string) int {
 	return w
 }
 
+func isEmojiRune(r rune) bool {
+	// Common emoji blocks + Dingbats/Stars used in rating tables.
+	return (r >= 0x1F300 && r <= 0x1FAFF) || // Misc emoji/pictographs/symbols
+		(r >= 0x2600 && r <= 0x27BF) || // Misc symbols + dingbats
+		r == 0x2B50 // WHITE MEDIUM STAR (⭐)
+}
+
 func wrapByDisplayWidth(s string, maxWidth int) []string {
 	if maxWidth <= 0 {
 		return []string{s}
diff --git a/pkg/channels/telegram_test.go b/pkg/channels/telegram_test.go
index ba0876721..6afcc1ff9 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/telegram_test.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/telegram_test.go
@@ -79,3 +79,10 @@ func TestMarkdownToTelegramHTML_TableWrapsLongCell(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected wrapped long cell content, got: %q", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDisplayWidth_EmojiIsThree(t *testing.T) {
+	got := displayWidth("⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐")
+	if got != 15 {
+		t.Fatalf("displayWidth(stars) = %d, want 15", got)
+	}
+}