diff -r 9219e2d4117b -r d71bc6db42ef src/main/kotlin/de/uapcore/lightpit/viewmodel/Issues.kt
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/uapcore/lightpit/viewmodel/Issues.kt	Sun Sep 26 14:59:36 2021 +0200
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/uapcore/lightpit/viewmodel/Issues.kt	Sat Oct 09 17:46:12 2021 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import com.vladsch.flexmark.html.HtmlRenderer
 import com.vladsch.flexmark.parser.Parser
 import com.vladsch.flexmark.util.data.MutableDataSet
+import com.vladsch.flexmark.util.data.SharedDataKeys
 import de.uapcore.lightpit.entities.*
 import de.uapcore.lightpit.types.IssueCategory
 import de.uapcore.lightpit.types.IssueStatus
@@ -68,19 +69,30 @@
     val version: Version? = null,
     val component: Component? = null
 ) : View() {
+    private val parser: Parser
+    private val renderer: HtmlRenderer
 
     init {
         val options = MutableDataSet()
-            .set(Parser.EXTENSIONS, listOf(TablesExtension.create(), StrikethroughExtension.create()))
-        val parser = Parser.builder(options).build()
-        val renderer = HtmlRenderer.builder(options).build()
-        val process = fun(it: String) = renderer.render(parser.parse(it))
+            .set(SharedDataKeys.EXTENSIONS, listOf(TablesExtension.create(), StrikethroughExtension.create()))
+        parser = Parser.builder(options).build()
+        renderer = HtmlRenderer.builder(options
+            .set(HtmlRenderer.ESCAPE_HTML, true)
+        ).build()
 
-        issue.description = process(issue.description ?: "")
+        issue.description = formatMarkdown(issue.description ?: "")
         for (comment in comments) {
-            comment.commentFormatted = process(comment.comment)
+            comment.commentFormatted = formatMarkdown(comment.comment)
         }
     }
+
+    private fun formatEmojis(text: String) = text
+        .replace("(/)", "✅")
+        .replace("(x)", "❌")
+        .replace("(!)", "⚡")
+
+    private fun formatMarkdown(text: String) =
+        renderer.render(parser.parse(formatEmojis(text)))
 }
 
 class IssueEditView(