diff --git a/imgboard.php b/imgboard.php
index d4eb8e7..7476503 100644
--- a/imgboard.php
+++ b/imgboard.php
@@ -135,22 +135,22 @@ if (TINYIB_DBMODE == 'pdo' && TINYIB_DBDRIVER == 'pgsql') {
 		`parent` mediumint(7) unsigned NOT NULL,
 		`timestamp` int(20) NOT NULL,
 		`bumped` int(20) NOT NULL,
-		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`name` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`tripcode` varchar(24) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`email` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`nameblock` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`subject` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`message` text CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`password` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`file` text CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`file_hex` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`file_original` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`name` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`tripcode` varchar(24) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`email` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`nameblock` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`subject` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`message` text CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`password` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`file` text CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`file_hex` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`file_original` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		`file_size` int(20) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
-		`file_size_formatted` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`file_size_formatted` varchar(75) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		`image_width` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
 		`image_height` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
-		`thumb` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`thumb` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		`thumb_width` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
 		`thumb_height` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
 		`stickied` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0',
@@ -164,25 +164,25 @@ if (TINYIB_DBMODE == 'pdo' && TINYIB_DBDRIVER == 'pgsql') {
 
 	$bans_sql = "CREATE TABLE `" . TINYIB_DBBANS . "` (
 		`id` mediumint(7) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
-		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		`timestamp` int(20) NOT NULL,
 		`expire` int(20) NOT NULL,
-		`reason` text CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`reason` text CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		PRIMARY KEY	(`id`),
 		KEY `ip` (`ip`)
 	)";
 
 	$reports_sql = "CREATE TABLE `" . TINYIB_DBREPORTS . "` (
 		`id` mediumint(7) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
-		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`ip` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		`post` int(20) NOT NULL,
 		PRIMARY KEY	(`id`)
 	)";
 
 	$keywords_sql = "CREATE TABLE `" . TINYIB_DBKEYWORDS . "` (
 		`id` mediumint(7) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
-		`text` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
-		`action` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`text` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+		`action` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
 		PRIMARY KEY	(`id`)
 	)";
 }
@@ -829,4 +829,4 @@ if (!isset($_GET['delete']) && !isset($_GET['manage']) && (isset($_POST['name'])
 
 if ($redirect) {
 	echo '--&gt; --&gt; --&gt;<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="' . (isset($slow_redirect) ? '3' : '0') . ';url=' . (is_string($redirect) ? $redirect : TINYIB_INDEX) . '">';
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inc/database/mysql_link.php b/inc/database/mysql_link.php
index cebbed8..95a96e2 100644
--- a/inc/database/mysql_link.php
+++ b/inc/database/mysql_link.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $db_selected = mysql_select_db(TINYIB_DBNAME, $link);
 if (!$db_selected) {
 	fancyDie("Could not select database: " . mysql_error());
 }
-mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
+mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8mb4'");
 
 // Create the posts table if it does not exist
 if (mysql_num_rows(mysql_query("SHOW TABLES LIKE '" . TINYIB_DBPOSTS . "'")) == 0) {
diff --git a/inc/database/mysqli_link.php b/inc/database/mysqli_link.php
index 3ac4001..c9b2893 100644
--- a/inc/database/mysqli_link.php
+++ b/inc/database/mysqli_link.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $db_selected = @mysqli_query($link, "USE " . TINYIB_DBNAME);
 if (!$db_selected) {
 	fancyDie("Could not select database: " . ((is_object($link)) ? mysqli_error($link) : (($link_error = mysqli_connect_error()) ? $link_error : '(unknown error')));
 }
-mysqli_query($link, "SET NAMES 'utf8'");
+mysqli_query($link, "SET NAMES 'utf8mb4'");
 
 // Create the posts table if it does not exist
 if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($link, "SHOW TABLES LIKE '" . TINYIB_DBPOSTS . "'")) == 0) {
diff --git a/inc/database/pdo_link.php b/inc/database/pdo_link.php
index 5630cba..a48d568 100644
--- a/inc/database/pdo_link.php
+++ b/inc/database/pdo_link.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (TINYIB_DBDRIVER === 'pgsql') {
 } else {
 	$options = array(PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true,
 		PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
-		PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8');
+		PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8mb4');
 }
 
 try {