diff --git a/docs/astro.config.mjs b/docs/astro.config.mjs
index fd09641c61e..4a73dcbab1c 100644
--- a/docs/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/docs/astro.config.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import starlightGitHubAlerts from 'starlight-github-alerts';
 import starlightBlog from 'starlight-blog';
 import mermaid from 'astro-mermaid';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import remarkStripEmojis from './src/lib/remark/stripEmojis.js';
 
 /**
  * Creates blog authors config with GitHub profile pictures
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ function createAuthors(authors) {
 export default defineConfig({
 	site: 'https://github.github.io',
 	base: '/gh-aw/',
+	markdown: {
+		remarkPlugins: [remarkStripEmojis],
+	},
 	vite: {
 		server: {
 			fs: {
diff --git a/docs/src/lib/remark/stripEmojis.js b/docs/src/lib/remark/stripEmojis.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f3dee2fd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/lib/remark/stripEmojis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Strip decorative emojis from rendered markdown for a more professional look.
+ *
+ * - Applies to regular text nodes.
+ * - Applies to code blocks and inline code so rendered pages contain no emojis.
+ * - Also applies to image/link metadata and raw HTML/MDX JSX attributes.
+ */
+export default function remarkStripEmojis() {
+	return function transform(tree) {
+		visit(tree);
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {any} node
+ */
+function visit(node) {
+	if (!node || typeof node !== 'object') return;
+
+	if (node.type === 'text' && typeof node.value === 'string') {
+		node.value = stripEmojis(node.value);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'inlineCode' && typeof node.value === 'string') {
+		node.value = stripEmojis(node.value);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'code' && typeof node.value === 'string') {
+		node.value = stripEmojis(node.value);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'html' && typeof node.value === 'string') {
+		node.value = stripEmojis(node.value);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'image') {
+		if (typeof node.alt === 'string') node.alt = stripEmojis(node.alt);
+		if (typeof node.title === 'string') node.title = stripEmojis(node.title);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'link' && typeof node.title === 'string') {
+		node.title = stripEmojis(node.title);
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'definition' && typeof node.title === 'string') {
+		node.title = stripEmojis(node.title);
+	}
+
+	// MDX JSX elements can carry emoji in string-valued attributes (e.g., alt/title).
+	// We keep this conservative and only touch string values.
+	if (
+		(node.type === 'mdxJsxFlowElement' || node.type === 'mdxJsxTextElement') &&
+		Array.isArray(node.attributes)
+	) {
+		for (const attr of node.attributes) {
+			if (!attr || typeof attr !== 'object') continue;
+			if (typeof attr.value === 'string') {
+				attr.value = stripEmojis(attr.value);
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Some MDX parsers represent attribute values as objects.
+			if (attr.value && typeof attr.value === 'object' && typeof attr.value.value === 'string') {
+				attr.value.value = stripEmojis(attr.value.value);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	const { children } = node;
+	if (Array.isArray(children)) {
+		for (const child of children) visit(child);
+	}
+}
+
+const replacements = new Map([
+	// Prefer text symbols over emoji glyphs.
+	['✅', '✓'],
+	['❌', '✗'],
+	['⚠️', '!'],
+	['⚠', '!'],
+	// Common decorative prefixes.
+	['🚀', ''],
+	['🔍', ''],
+	['🤖', ''],
+	['🛡️', ''],
+	['🛡', ''],
+	['🔒', ''],
+	['🔐', ''],
+	['🔓', ''],
+	['📥', ''],
+	['📤', ''],
+	['🌐', ''],
+	['🚫', ''],
+	['🐳', ''],
+	['💰', ''],
+	['⚡', ''],
+	['🔗', ''],
+	['🏷️', ''],
+	['🏷', ''],
+	['📊', ''],
+	['🔬', ''],
+	['🏗️', ''],
+	['🏗', ''],
+	['🧪', ''],
+	['📋', ''],
+	['🧩', ''],
+	['🎯', ''],
+	['🎭', ''],
+]);
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} input
+ */
+function stripEmojis(input) {
+	let output = input;
+
+	for (const [from, to] of replacements.entries()) {
+		if (output.includes(from)) output = output.split(from).join(to);
+	}
+
+	// Remove leftover emoji presentation selectors.
+	output = output.replace(/\uFE0F/gu, '');
+
+	// Strip any remaining pictographic emoji characters.
+	// Node 20+ supports Unicode property escapes.
+	output = output.replace(/\p{Extended_Pictographic}+/gu, '');
+
+	// Collapse double spaces introduced by removals.
+	output = output.replace(/[ \t]{2,}/g, ' ');
+	return output;
+}