diff --git a/lib/entities/emoji_string_extension.dart b/lib/entities/emoji_string_extension.dart
index da386dae1..8853c3743 100644
--- a/lib/entities/emoji_string_extension.dart
+++ b/lib/entities/emoji_string_extension.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ extension Emoji on String {
 
   bool _hasOnlyEmojis() {
     final parsedText = this.replaceAll(' ', '');
+    if(parsedText.isEmpty) return false;
     for (final c in Characters(parsedText))
       if (!REGEX_EMOJI.hasMatch(c)) return false;
     return true;