diff --git a/.local/bin/dmenuunicode b/.local/bin/dmenuunicode
index de1421b..7d9a4ea 100755
--- a/.local/bin/dmenuunicode
+++ b/.local/bin/dmenuunicode
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ chosen=$(cut -d ';' -f1 ~/.local/share/larbs/emoji | dmenu -i -l 30 | sed "s/ .*
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 	xdotool type "$chosen"
 else
-	echo "$chosen" | tr -d '\n' | xclip -selection clipboard
+	printf "$chosen" | xclip -selection clipboard
 	notify-send "'$chosen' copied to clipboard." &
 fi