diff --git a/src/api/template_settings.json b/src/api/template_settings.json
index 6f142e8..c48f1af 100644
--- a/src/api/template_settings.json
+++ b/src/api/template_settings.json
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             "emoji": "🔓"
         },
         "import/upload": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "📥"
         },
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@
             "emoji": "📥"
         },
         "rights/rights": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16711680,
             "emoji": "🏅"
         },
         "rights/autopromote": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16711680,
             "emoji": "🏅"
         },
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@
             "emoji": "📧"
         },
         "curseprofile/comment-deleted": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16089376,
             "emoji": "🗑️"
         },
         "curseprofile/comment-purged":{
-            "icon":"",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16089376,
             "emoji": "👁️"
         },
@@ -221,237 +221,237 @@
             "emoji": "📩"
         },
         "curseprofile/profile-edited": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16089376,
             "emoji": "📌"
         },
         "contentmodel/change": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 25600,
             "emoji": "📋"
         },
         "contentmodel/new": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 25600,
             "emoji": "📋"
         },
         "cargo/deletetable": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "📦"
         },
         "cargo/createtable": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "📦"
         },
         "cargo/replacetable": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "📦"
         },
         "cargo/recreatetable": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "📦"
         },
         "sprite/sprite": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🪟"
         },
         "sprite/sheet": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🪟"
         },
         "sprite/slice": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🪟"
         },
         "managetags/create": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🏷️"
         },
         "managetags/delete": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🏷️"
         },
         "managetags/activate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🏷️"
         },
         "managetags/deactivate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 16776960,
             "emoji": "🏷️"
         },
         "newusers/autocreate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "newusers/byemail": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "newusers/create": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "newusers/create2": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "newusers/newusers": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "newusers/reclaim": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 65280,
             "emoji": "🗿"
         },
         "managewiki/delete": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🗑️"
         },
         "managewiki/lock": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🔒"
         },
         "managewiki/namespaces": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "📦"
         },
         "managewiki/namespaces-delete": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🗑️"
         },
         "managewiki/rights": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🏅"
         },
         "managewiki/settings": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "⚙️"
         },
         "managewiki/undelete": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "♻️"
         },
         "managewiki/unlock": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🔓"
         },
         "datadump/generate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "📤"
         },
         "datadump/delete": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🗑️"
         },
         "pagetranslation/mark": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/unmark": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/moveok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/movenok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/deletefok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/deletefnok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/deletelok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/deletelnok": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/encourage": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/discourage": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/prioritylanguages": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/associate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagetranslation/dissociate": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "translationreview/message": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "translationreview/group": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "pagelang/pagelang": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "🌐"
         },
         "renameuser/renameuser": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 8421504,
             "emoji": "📛"
         },
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
             "emoji": "🗒️"
         },
         "unknown": {
-            "icon": "",
+            "icon": null,
             "color": 0,
             "emoji": "❓"
         }
diff --git a/src/discord/message.py b/src/discord/message.py
index bfad337..51d251e 100644
--- a/src/discord/message.py
+++ b/src/discord/message.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DiscordMessage:
 			if settings["event_appearance"].get(event_type, {"emoji": None})["emoji"]:
 				content = settings["event_appearance"][event_type]["emoji"] + " " + content
 			self.webhook_object["content"] = content
-			self.length = len(content)
+			self.length = len(content.encode('utf-8'))
 
 		self.message_type = message_type
 		self.event_type = event_type
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class DiscordMessage:
 		"""Set item is used only in embeds."""
 		try:
 			if key in ('title', 'description', 'url'):
-				self.length += len(value) - len(self.embed.get(key, ""))
+				self.length += len(value.encode('utf-8')) - len(self.embed.get(key, "").encode('utf-8'))
 			self.embed[key] = value
 		except NameError:
 			raise TypeError("Tried to assign a value when message type is plain message!")
@@ -176,21 +176,21 @@ class DiscordMessage:
 				raise EmbedListFull
 			self.webhook_object["embeds"].append(self.embed)
 
-	def set_author(self, name: str, url="", icon_url=""):
-		self.length += len(name)
+	def set_author(self, name: str, url=None, icon_url=None):
+		self.length += len(name.encode('utf-8'))
 		self.embed["author"]["name"] = name
 		self.embed["author"]["url"] = url
 		self.embed["author"]["icon_url"] = icon_url
 
 	def set_footer(self, text: str, icon_url=""):
-		self.length += len(text)
+		self.length += len(text.encode('utf-8'))
 		self.embed["footer"]["text"] = text
 		self.embed["footer"]["icon_url"] = icon_url
 
 	def add_field(self, name, value, inline=False):
 		if "fields" not in self.embed:
 			self.embed["fields"] = []
-		self.length += len(name) + len(value)
+		self.length += len(name.encode('utf-8')) + len(value.encode('utf-8'))
 		self.embed["fields"].append(dict(name=name, value=value, inline=inline))
 
 	def set_avatar(self, url):